Author Archives: alexcase

42 boasting games for EFL classes (TEFLtastic Classics Part 50)

Posted on 29/07/2026 by alexcase

Another of the most adaptable and reliable TEFL activities. This is based on the classic game Yuppies from Intermediate Communication Games, in which two students try to outdo each other with what they are describing such as their possessions. This … Continue reading →

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25 error correction pairwork activities (TEFLtastic classics Part 49)

Posted on 14/07/2026 by alexcase

I use this activity so much that it is now worth a page of its own, freeing up my alternative error correction page for other ways of correcting mistakes. As well as dealing with problems that students are likely to … Continue reading →

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49 of the most reliable and adaptable TEFL classics

Posted on 09/07/2026 by alexcase

now with links to over 1500 examples from my online materials and e-books, including many of my new functional language ideas. Click on or google “TEFLtastic classics” and/ or: 80 coin games for EFL classes 79 board games for learning … Continue reading →

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New e-book

Posted on 08/07/2026 by alexcase

Over 500 photocopiable pages on requests, offers, making arrangements, complimenting and about every other conceivable function, at just a penny a page. Details here and buy a copy here. Also ties that language in with things which are more likely … Continue reading →

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TEFLtastic is now TEFLtastic.com

Posted on 28/06/2026 by alexcase

– ad free, easier to find, and with more e-books. All the links, pdfs, etc seem to be working fine after the change, but please leave a comment anywhere you can if you find something that needs fixing.

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The most TEFLtastic new stuff in 2026 Part 1

Posted on 10/06/2026 by alexcase

New articles, photocopiables and pages from the first half of this year, starting with personal favourites not mentioned yet/ recently: Irregular Past Simple games/ worksheets Irregular plurals games/ worksheets Relationships vocabulary storytelling activities Socialising in the UK tips and useful … Continue reading →

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9 articles on how not to teach English

Posted on 27/05/2026 by alexcase

I started this series to come back to old topics in a new way, and it also turned out to be a great way to combine basic advice and more debatable talking points, and so provide something for almost everyone. … Continue reading →

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My TEFL race against time

Posted on 29/10/2025 by alexcase

My daughter is well into her second term at Japanese high school, so I now only need the world of TEFL to survive another two and half years before my in-laws’ university savings account kicks in and I can achieve … Continue reading →

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Analysis of IELTS Academic 19

Posted on 09/10/2025 by alexcase

The Cambridge official IELTS practice exam books are from the organisation that writes the real tests and so are the most important source of information about what could be in the actual test, particularly about how it is changing from … Continue reading →

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My new favourite picture books for EFL young learners

Posted on 30/07/2025 by alexcase

A list and descriptions of some books I’ve recently found have really worked with two to twelve year olds, mostly titles I didn’t know when I made my original list of The Best Picture Books for EFL Young Learners and … Continue reading →

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