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CPD: ChatGPT in the Language Classroom and AI Tools for the English Language Classroom

 “AI won’t take your job. It’s somebody using AI that…

CPD: Trinity Cert PT in EAP

The Trinity Cert PT I’d never heard of a Cert PT before finding…

Teaching Idioms

One of my favourite games to play with students of intermediate…

CPD British Council Teaching English Courses

Courses These are short self-study courses, made up of three…

Root Words and Meaning A – Z

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

CPD: How to Teach IELTS

I’ve been teaching IELTS for years but feel that a lot of my…

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…

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