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What we’ll be doing on our first day back

Posted on 30/08/2017 by fabenglishteacher

Fun stuff basically! So many of my colleagues who teach other subjects spend the first lesson giving out paperwork and telling students how to lay out their ring binders and what the class rules are. I feel that with about … Continue reading →

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Using emoticons in literature class

Posted on 27/08/2017 by fabenglishteacher

This year I’m very excited to be teaching English literature to a couple of classes of 16-18 year olds. For my first lesson I need to check what books they studied last year, and more importantly which ones they remember … Continue reading →

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Revision games

Posted on 16/06/2017 by fabenglishteacher

This board game can be used at any level for any subject, Just write up topics in the colours used on the board, And when students land on the square they ask a question or speak for two minutes on … Continue reading →

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Being a teacher means…

Posted on 17/05/2017 by fabenglishteacher

Recently I asked my students to give an oral presentation on the job of their choice. I was surprised to see how many chose to talk about teaching, but in retrospect it’s probably the job they see the most of … Continue reading →

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Teaching Up – what I learnt about teaching in Pilates class

Posted on 22/04/2017 by fabenglishteacher

Photo credit: Robert Bejil Productions via Foter.com / CC BY The first thing I learnt was that I am the stiffest, most un-supple person in the world – it’s amazing I can bend at all. The second thing I learnt … Continue reading →

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Learning is connecting

Posted on 20/04/2017 by fabenglishteacher

Photo via Foter.com Eureka! Ever since I started teaching I’d been secretly hoping to find the holy grail – the answer to the most important question ever, and no, not 42! I always felt that if I could discover what … Continue reading →

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“The less you do, the less mistakes you can make” – In Praise of Mistakes & Errors: more thoughts from #IATEFL2017

Posted on 12/04/2017 by fabenglishteacher

This is just a short post rant to share with you something Andrew Wright said during his workshop at the IP & SEN SIG Pre-conference day at IATEFL 2017 in Glasgow. Andrew talked about a boy who having only written a … Continue reading →

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It’s about sharing stories: Thoughts from #IATEFL2017

Posted on 12/04/2017 by fabenglishteacher

The first year I went to IATEFL (Harrogate 2014) I went to as many talks and workshops as I could fit into a day then dashed backed to the B&B to write a whole pile of blogposts, 7 or 8 … Continue reading →

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Powerful (and fun) learning

Posted on 20/03/2017 by fabenglishteacher

  End of term exams and revision are upon us again and it’s a challenge to find new, interesting ways to  help the students revise. This time I gave each student a particular grammar point or topic to prepare in … Continue reading →

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The Restaurant scene with a twist

Posted on 14/03/2017 by fabenglishteacher

It can get a bit repetitive, at least for the teacher, to re-enact restaurant scenes every time we do a chapter on food, so to brighten up the lesson a bit… I bring in some realia which the students love; … Continue reading →

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