Rome – Climbing up the ladder
Posted on22 Apr 2015
Hello from Rome this evening! I’m here to give a workshop to teachers to share tips and activities with teachers of young... Read More
Songs that get stuck in your head
Posted on10 Apr 2015
I said that this week’s theme was listening, and I’ve been preparing some resources and activities to use in class. This post... Read More
This week, we’re listening!
Posted on07 Apr 2015
Just over a year ago, I wrote a post for the Cambridge English Teaching Together Blog on Training your listening skills. In the... Read More
Spotlight on (mis)spelling
Posted on05 Apr 2015
Just before the Easter break, my second post for the Cambridge English Blog: Cambridge Conversations. I looked at common letter patterns... Read More
Motivating young learners
Posted on03 Apr 2015
Karen Saxby, my co author of the Fun for Series and also author of Storyfun, gave a webinar recently and has written... Read More
Free activities for Pre A1, A1 and A2 from Cambridge English
Posted on01 Apr 2015
Some great games here for Young Learners to practise lexis. Games for pre-A1, A1 and A2.
Lesson plan – Gangs & Heroes video
Posted on31 Mar 2015
Start by asking students to think of an adjective that could be used to describe each of these people or groups of... Read More
Spotlight on misspelling
Posted on30 Mar 2015
In her second post for Cambridge Conversations, Fun for author Anne Robinson looks at how we can help young learners with their... Read More
On the Threshold of Excellence
Posted on29 Mar 2015
Last Saturday (was it really a week ago?) I was invited to take part in the XI On the Threshold of Excellence... Read More
Fun video lesson on Tom Hanks movies
Posted on26 Mar 2015
I enjoyed watching this clip and remembering the films I’d seen and noting down those I haven’t and might like to at... Read More