Author Archives: alexcase

Latest and greatest on TEFLtastic

Posted on 26/07/2022 by alexcase

A list of new content on TEFLtastic, sometimes mixed with classic materials that are well worth remembering. Updated every couple of days. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic. Teaching English Functions: Interactive Classroom Activities (over … Continue reading →

Posted in IELTS, Photocopiable worksheets, Teaching English as a Foreign Language | Leave a comment

New TEFL stuff 2022 H1*

Posted on 13/06/2022 by alexcase

Much less stuff than in the good ole days, but hopefully less quantity finally means more quality. Latest items top of each section. New TEFL e-book Teaching IELTS Speaking: Interactive Classroom Activities (over 300 pages on tips, vocabulary, functional language phrases, … Continue reading →

Posted in IELTS Speaking, Photocopiable worksheets | Leave a comment

New Teaching IELTS Speaking e-book out now

Posted on 31/05/2022 by alexcase

As Teaching IELTS Writing: Interactive Classroom Activities seems to have been quite popular, I’ve now put together over 300 photocopiable pages of thoroughly classroom-tested materials that help really teach (not just practise) IELTS Speaking: Teaching IELTS Speaking: Interactive Classroom Activities … Continue reading →

Posted in IELTS Speaking, Photocopiable worksheets | Leave a comment

New Like as a Preposition and Verbs of Sensation pages

Posted on 08/03/2022 by alexcase

A mix of old and new materials on “be like”, “look (like)”, “taste (like)”, etc. At the moment the two pages are just the same worksheets arranged differently depending on what your main language focus is, but as usual with … Continue reading →

Posted in Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, Prepositions, Teaching English as a Foreign Language | Leave a comment

New participle clauses page

Posted on 07/02/2022 by alexcase

I’m still struggling with how best to teach this tricky bit of grammar, and have twice given up on articles I was trying to write on the topic. However, I have come up with two nice communicative practice activities and … Continue reading →

Posted in Grammar games, Photocopiable worksheets | Leave a comment

The most TEFLtastic worksheets of 2021

Posted on 10/01/2022 by alexcase

As the TEFL blog boom years during which I started TEFLtastic fade further from view and more social-media-savvy generations have taken over, I more and more picture myself as an ageing rock star saying “We feel like our new album … Continue reading →

Posted in Photocopiable worksheets | Leave a comment

Needs analysis and instant personalised practice (TEFLtastic Classics Part 50)

Posted on 05/01/2022 by alexcase

Back when I was studying to teach English for Business for the first time, what I most appreciated and gained from were lessons on doing needs analysis and on planning first lessons that cover things that most students are likely … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Needs analysis | Tagged | 1 Comment

The best end-of-term revision game

Posted on 13/12/2021 by alexcase

I already did a post on “The Best End-of-term Revision Games”, but here I am again many years later without the final -s, because I think there is a clear winner: Rotating revision board game (TEFLtastic classics part 14) a … Continue reading →

Posted in board games, Revision games | Leave a comment

Xmas activities for Business and ESP classes

Posted on 07/12/2021 by alexcase

I don’t see any reason why ESP classes can’t also have a bit of seasonal cheer, as long as you manage to tie it in with something useful such as meetings roleplays, pronouncing numbers, talking about trends, or telephoning practice. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Business English games, Cultural differences/ cultural training, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets | Leave a comment

New TEFL PDFs and articles autumn 2021

Posted on 18/11/2021 by alexcase

Favourite and/ or newest stuff that I haven’t mentioned yet top of each section. New TEFL articles autumn 2021 How to teach defining and non-defining relative clauses How to teach a/ an and the How to teach relative pronouns How … Continue reading →

Posted in Photocopiable worksheets | Leave a comment