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7 May 2015

Shedding light on language

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Shedding light on language This practical session will consider ways in which we can train students to notice, think about and use language.  We will consider how we can help school students develop good habits that will bring them success...
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29 Apr 2015

Viralelt

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After reading Katherine Bilsborough’s Five Things column in the TESOL Spain newsletter, I visited one of the websites she recommended and was impressed by what I found.   Viralelt takes a video that has gone viral on the internet and prepares...
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22 Apr 2015

Rome – Climbing up the ladder

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Hello from Rome this evening! I’m here to give a workshop to teachers to share tips and activities with teachers of young learners. This will be my third visit to Rome to give training and I’m excited to be back....
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10 Apr 2015

Songs that get stuck in your head

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I said that this week’s theme was listening, and I’ve been preparing some resources and activities to use in class. This post is about music – irritating music mostly.  How many times do you hear a song on the radio...
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7 Apr 2015

This week, we’re listening!

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Just over a year ago, I wrote a post for the Cambridge English Teaching Together Blog on Training your listening skills. In the post, I recommended the Ted talk by Julian Treasure:  5 ways to listen better. Julian Treasure is one...
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5 Apr 2015

Spotlight on (mis)spelling

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Just before the Easter break, my second post for the Cambridge English Blog:  Cambridge Conversations. I looked at common letter patterns in English words that cause problems when we write. I hope that the ideas I share via these...
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