Author Archives: alexcase

Using video to practise specific language points

Posted on 10/10/2013 by alexcase

Updated 9 March 2017 Been inspired by TEFL star Vicki Hollett’s blog carnival on the topic of video in ELT to finally put together a list of my many articles and worksheets on the topic in a more accessible way, including … Continue reading →

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Teaching sharing personal experiences

Posted on 07/10/2013 by alexcase

Even more than with giving opinions, sharing personal experiences is something we often ask students to do in class without spending much or any time on specifically giving them language to do so. Phrases that you could teach and practise … Continue reading →

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My second teaching motto

Posted on 07/10/2013 by alexcase

Article on the topic just published on the Humanising Language Teaching (hltmag) website: Don’t do anything for students that they can do for themselves – LINK FIXED My first teaching motto is in this article from July this year: If it … Continue reading →

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Teaching likes and dislikes/ preferences

Posted on 05/10/2013 by alexcase

Just written a nice big article on the topic and my page of games, photocopiables and songs on the topic has also become reasonably popular recently: How to teach the language of likes and dislikes/ preferences Likes and dislikes/ preferences … Continue reading →

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Supplementary games/ worksheets for Objective IELTS Advanced

Posted on 04/10/2013 by alexcase

29 relevant links now up here: Objective IELTS Advanced classroom materials Similar for IELTS Masterclass, IELTS Graduation, Focus on IELTS and every part of the IELTS Academic exam on my main IELTS page here.  

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IELTS Writing materials page reorganised and expanded

Posted on 03/10/2013 by alexcase

Never understood why my IELTS Speaking pages are more popular than this section, given that writing is often something students need to work on and it’s difficult to deal with actually in class. Classroom photocopiables now divided into pages for … Continue reading →

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New TEFL articles, worksheets, news and reviews Aug – Sept 2013

Posted on 30/09/2013 by alexcase

Ones that are recent and haven’t been mentioned top of each section. Articles How to teach FCE Listening Part One First lessons for FCE classes Stimulating classroom practice of passives How to teach FCE Speaking Part One How to teach … Continue reading →

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Foreign language study in the EU latest stats

Posted on 28/09/2013 by alexcase

94% – Upper secondary students in the EU learning English as a foreign language 83% – Primary or lower secondary students in the EU studying English as a foreign language 73% – Primary or lower secondary students in the EU … Continue reading →

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Passive voice page expanded and improved

Posted on 27/09/2013 by alexcase

Just published a new article on games to practice passives and taken that opportunity to polish up my page on the topic, improving some worksheets and adding some new ones: Article Fun classroom activities for the passive Games and other … Continue reading →

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How do free online resources compare to TEFL books?

Posted on 25/09/2013 by alexcase

and is that a worthwhile question to ask? My own ambitions go no further than providing something at least as easy to find good stuff from as the Reward Resource Packs, 5 Minute Activities etc that I used to rely on, but … Continue reading →

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