Making Writing Communicative

Ideas for communicative writing tasks

• Find ways to publish learners' writing, on websites such as

Increasing Student Interaction

Maximising practice timeLearners need to practise as much as possible if they are to be successful. Interaction through pair and group work maximises the opportunities to practise as more learners speak for more of the time.

Ways To Encourage More Use Of English In The Class

At first you might get frustrated when students speak their own language in class. Keep this checklist in mind and it may help.

Interesting Facts About United Kingdom

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• London has the credit for the first hot chocolate store ever opened.
• The English drink the most tea in the world.
• It is against the law to get drunk in a pub in England.
• In Scotland, it is against the law to get drunk and possess a cow.

Teaching Idioms Is Teaching Fluency

Colorful language and powerful imagery make idioms a lot of fun for ESL learners. When you throw cats and dogs in a scene where they are falling from the sky, it’s hard to know exactly what a phrase might mean. It’s almost like a code-breaking game, where students must learn that when certain words come together in a phrase, they can mean something very different. 

It’s important to not only teach the meaning of idioms, but to also teach how to use them correctly and effectively. When a non-native speaker uses an idiom correctly, he or she will sound very fluent. But, on the other hand, if they bumble the phrase, they will sound the exact opposite.

Learning idioms is appropriate for intermediate to advanced students. If you teach an idiom lesson to beginners or low-intermediate learners, you may well be putting them in the bumbling category mentioned above. Teach idioms wisely and sparingly to ensure your students’ success.

Підготовка до ЗНО з англійської мови: з чого починати?

Це запитання мучить багатьох, особливо тих, хто не може похвалитись дуже хорошим рівнем володіння мовою або описує свою підготовку фразою «треба з нуля». Що ж, допомога є у вигляді плану з поясненням кожного пункту. А якщо після статті ще залишаться запитання, сміливо залишай у коментарях. Відповідь неодмінно буде.

INSPIRING QUOTES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS

These inspiring quotes will help you stay motivated to improve your English every day. It's easy to get discouraged after a bad grade on a test or a particuarly difficult lesson. It is hard to learn a new language, and more importantly, it takes time, effort, and practice. But even when the task seems hard, it's never impossible, as these inspiring quotes will tell you. So change tactics, try something new, and keep on learning English!