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Root Words and Meaning A – Z

List of blog posts on root words from Latin and Greek and their…

Vocabulary Profiling 2

Have a look at 'Vocabulary Profiling 1' for reasons to profile…

Vocabulary Profiling 1

How do you decide on the vocabulary to teach students?   Which…

English Accents

Blog posts and examples of English Accents can be found here: English…

Learner Autonomy

Organisation Creating a Study Plan Vocabulary Notebooks Listening Free…

Useful Online Resources

This is a (slowly growing) list of useful online resources for…
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IELTS

Free Practice Tests online How to Prepare for IELTS directed…
Songs

Songs for Learning Vocabulary: Topics A to Z

A to Z of Song Topics As I've spent the last month or so listing…
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Songs for Learning English Grammar

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I'm keen on the idea of songs helping students internalise, through…

ChatGPT in the Classroom

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I became interested in ChatGPT because it has become such an…

Literature Circles

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Over the summer I explored Academic Reading Circles (ARC) with…

Teaching Effective Thinking – Six Thinking Hats

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Edward De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats was originally designed…

CPD Course 7: ChatGPT in the Language Classroom

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The course I took on online teaching mentions PeacheyPublications.com…

Teaching Effective Thinking: Game – Devil’s Advocate

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This is a good activity for critical thinking, it helps when…

Teaching Effective Thinking: Game – Good News / Bad News

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This is a good exercise in looking at things from a different…

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