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Don’t just grade THEIR work…

Posted on 17/03/2014 by fabenglishteacher

…. Grade yours too. I came across this idea while reading up for my next assignment and have found it very useful, reflective teaching light. After each lesson I just give it a grade, A, B,…F, etc. When you just … Continue reading →

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5 reasons to keep a teaching journal

Posted on 07/03/2014 by fabenglishteacher

Since I started my M.A. last autumn I’ve been keeping a journal in various forms. For the last month or so this has become a notebook in which I write a few thoughts, often questions actually, EVERY EVENING, except Saturday … Continue reading →

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Practicing the Past

Posted on 26/02/2014 by fabenglishteacher

Today the 6ème were using the past simple for the first time, this is always a delicate moment and I’m never sure whether I won’t be producing a herd of grammar monsters who will answer the question “what did you … Continue reading →

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A lesson on plagiarism

Posted on 25/02/2014 by fabenglishteacher

Do your students “cheat”? Or is it only school pupils that do so? Obviously the need for a good mark with minimum effort overrides any longer term motivation about actually learning English, or so it often seems. So today, when … Continue reading →

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Fast Finishers #2

Posted on 23/02/2014 by fabenglishteacher
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Fast Finishers #1

Posted on 23/02/2014 by fabenglishteacher

This week I’m giving a workshop entitled “fast finishers and Slow starters”. The idea is to share some ideas about what to do when a pupil sticks up his hand and yells “I’ve finished” minutes after the class has started … Continue reading →

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Posted on 18/02/2014 by fabenglishteacher

It’s half-term, time to take a step back and look at how I’m doing and where I’m going (as well as changing the beds and eliminating that marking pile!). It feels like I made those New Year’s resolutions a millennium … Continue reading →

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Happy at Work

Posted on 07/02/2014 by fabenglishteacher

It may be raining outside, and I left my poorly son to come to work, but there’s always something to make it worthwhile. The secret is to find the sunshine amongst the clouds!

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Have they just had Sport? Is it windy?

Posted on 07/02/2014 by fabenglishteacher

I teach teens and Young Learners. Most of my classes have three lessons of one hour per week and I have noticed a major difference in the concentration and the work we get done, depending on the time of day … Continue reading →

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Fab idea #4 – Action Comprehension

Posted on 31/01/2014 by fabenglishteacher

  How about trying something different to check reading or listening comprehension? Get the pupils to stand in a line facing the front, I get them to line up according to age – lots of practice of “When’s your birthday?” … Continue reading →

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