Author Archives: alexcase

New TEFL stuff 2021 Part One

Posted on 19/04/2021 by alexcase

Newest ones that I haven’t mentioned before top of each section. New TEFL e-book Teaching IELTS Writing: Interactive Classroom Activities New TEFL articles spring 2021 How to make a personal connection in presentations How to be friendly on the phone … Continue reading →

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Guest post: 11 tips for teaching controversial topics in the ESL classroom

Posted on 17/04/2021 by alexcase

A great post from Alice of Hot Take English, hopefully re-starting the once numerous and always popular TEFLtastic guest posts. For a lot of English language teachers, the mere thought of teaching a so-called “controversial” discussion topic in class is … Continue reading →

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New be used to and get used to page

Posted on 14/04/2021 by alexcase

New article and worksheets up on this brand new page on how to talk about being and becoming accustomed to things: Be and get used to games/ worksheets – NEW Stuff on that plus the past form “I used to” … Continue reading →

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New Teaching IELTS Writing e-book

Posted on 12/04/2021 by alexcase

My latest magnus opus provides over 300 pages of stimulating intensive practice of IELTS Academic Writing language, planning techniques and editing of typical mistakes: Teaching IELTS Writing: Interactive Classroom Activities– NEW As usual, buying a copy not only gives you … Continue reading →

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New teaching a and an page

Posted on 08/04/2021 by alexcase

Am presently writing lots of new articles and worksheets on a, an, the, some, any, much, etc, but realised that I already had enough on indefinite articles to make it worth them having a page of their own: A and … Continue reading →

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Two nice new British and American English activities

Posted on 16/02/2021 by alexcase

It had been well over a year since I’d posted anything new on my worksheets page on UK and US English, but made up for lost time with this double whammy. The first idea was one I came up with … Continue reading →

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51 trivia quizzes for EFL students (TEFLtastic Classics Part 44)

Posted on 18/01/2021 by alexcase

When I was posting my list of the best of 2020, I noticed that a couple of the top ones were trivia quizzes and thought I should make sure that I had linked to them from my TEFLtastic Classics post … Continue reading →

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The most TEFLtastic photocopiables of 2020

Posted on 12/01/2021 by alexcase

Following on from my list of top articles from last year, here are the PDFs that I am most likely to use again in my own classes. In addition, there are over 900 pages of photocopiables in my three new … Continue reading →

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The most TEFLtastic articles of 2020

Posted on 11/01/2021 by alexcase

I spent more time writing e-books than articles in 2020, but I guess 17 articles and two lists of vital phrases is not too shabbyfor one year. Listed with my favourites top (as I’m afraid I have no info on … Continue reading →

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77 festivals and celebrations PDFs

Posted on 14/12/2020 by alexcase

Stacks of photocopiables on Xmas, New Year, Halloween, etc, and students’ own festivals, ceremonies etc. Many with links to many specific language points, including brand new ones on gerunds and gradable and extreme adjectives, and newish ones on recommendations, superlative, … Continue reading →

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