18 May 2021

Advanced Use of English Practice and Feedback - Vocabulary : went, went, went

Fifteen wents and how to avoid them, and wents which cause problems. This advanced-vocabulary one-hour single-topic session focusses on accuracy, appropriacy and on developing the speaker's range, while considering 

17 May 2021

Plug-and-Play Reading Comprehension / Literature lesson : Essay "The Stream"

 

This ready-to-use lesson is suitable for both upper-intermediate / advanced English Language classes, and as one or two lessons in a literature mini-unit. 

Plug-and-Play Reading Comprehension / Literature lesson : Essay "Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway

 

This ready-to-use lesson is suitable for both upper-intermediate / advanced (B2/C1) EFL classes and as the first lesson in a literature mini-unit. Hemingway's moving and influental essay is suitable for use with high school and older students.

09 May 2021

Middle Management Seminars and Coaching

 

Effective discussion skills - useful language

 

Discussion is one of the most useful and important strategies for a teacher, and this includes English Language and English Literature teachers. Discussion is also integral to human interaction, and while we are all born to converse, we need to learn to discuss. This session reviews useful language for a discussion skills programme.

06 May 2021

Short Story "Her First Ball" by Katherine Mansfield

 

Our four-part series on this work for students, teachers and those interested in literature. This text comes from the Cambridge English Literature book list, and is also appropriate for IB Language. Literature and Lang&Lit programmes.

Essay "Ha'penny" by Alan Paton

Our four-part series on this work for students, teachers and those interested in literature. This text comes from the Cambridge English Literature book list, and is also appropriate for other Language, Literature and Lang&Lit programmes.

05 May 2021

Get the test you pay for

Diagnostic assessments rarely are (if ever!), while placement assessments can only be done by people familiar with your programme. What you need is a Level Test, telling you where your students are.

01 May 2021

Short Story "The Widow’s Might" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Our four-part series on this work for students, teachers and those interested in literature. This text comes from the Cambridge English Literature book list, and is also appropriate for IB Language. Literature and Lang&Lit programmes.