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Looking Forward to IATEFL

Posted on 02/04/2015 by fabenglishteacher

So here we are with a week to go, what am I looking forward to? 1. Buzz & Motivation Although it’s a bit full on I just love the buzz I get from conferences, and IATEFL is the king of … Continue reading →

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A fun activity on a Sunny Day

Posted on 24/03/2015 by fabenglishteacher

 I took advantage of a sunny to day to present the past tense in a slightly different way. By putting the text on a bench we created the perfect way to advantage of the spring sunshine. The students took … Continue reading →

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A counting game

Posted on 23/03/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Do you play this game with your students? Standing or sitting in a circle each student says either one or two numbers that follow on from each other from 1 to 10, the one who says “ten” is out, so … Continue reading →

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3 before Me – Developing learner autonomy in YL & teens

Posted on 22/03/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Teaching this age group usually means groups classes and learner autonomy is essential, not only to increase learning, which in turn promotes good classroom management, but also to ensure teacher sanity at the end of class! In this post we’ll … Continue reading →

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Is there Room on the Broom for a class like us?

Posted on 19/03/2015 by fabenglishteacher

I just love doing projects on stories that I used to read to my own children, after “the smartest giant in town” and “the gruffalo” we’ve been reading another of my favourites. The students love predicting what is going to … Continue reading →

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A fun way to revise history

Posted on 05/03/2015 by fabenglishteacher

We’ve been studying USA history in our English class and this way of revising ticks all the boxes as far as I’m concerned: – group work but each individual is accountable for their work – seeing and using in action the … Continue reading →

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Playing to Learn

Posted on 04/03/2015 by fabenglishteacher

We all know that games are a great way to learn and to motivate students, and I recently had was the prefect opportunity to test a lot of the games I use. I’ve already mentioned our Friday classes here, they are the … Continue reading →

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A Word Wall

Posted on 18/02/2015 by fabenglishteacher

I’ve wanted to do this for ages and finally had time during the holidays. What do you think of the results?

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Response-abilty

Posted on 14/02/2015 by fabenglishteacher

I interviewed Herbert Puchta at the recent ETAS AGM and one of the things he said was, … I’m sorry, I’ll repeat that in case you weren’t paying attention – I INTERVIEWED HERBERT PUCHTA, aren’t I lucky?!! This is the … Continue reading →

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A workshop review – Marie Delaney: Dyslexia – a problem or a gift?

Posted on 07/02/2015 by fabenglishteacher

Despite having given my own workshop on dyslexia I was keen to here what others had to say on the subject as I am far from an expert on the subject, in fact the more I study dyslexia and other learning … Continue reading →

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