Author Archives: alexcase

Grammar practice drawing games

Posted on 03/05/2020 by alexcase

Have just rearranged my list of 80 drawing game PDFs to be more organised by individual topic, and there were enough grammar ones for enough different language points to be worth a post all of their own. Will also expand … Continue reading →

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Drawing games on Zoom

Posted on 30/04/2020 by alexcase

As I’m (hopefully) only doing Zoom classes temporarily, number one in my criteria for planning lessons is to do things which are better done online than face to face. As I said in my last post, the things which I’ve … Continue reading →

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Useful language for Zoom lessons

Posted on 26/04/2020 by alexcase

After my first week of Zoom lessons, I’m more convinced than ever that students need to be specifically taught Social English (especially small talk and conversational reactions) to be able to communicate smoothly at the beginning and end of lessons … Continue reading →

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New Social English articles page

Posted on 21/04/2020 by alexcase

Teaching my first two Zoom lessons yesterday showed me that, as I suspected, students need even more help online than face to face when it comes to smoothly starting and ending conversations, small talk, conversational reactions, etc. Luckily, I’ve written … Continue reading →

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Proving how complicated teaching English really is

Posted on 08/04/2020 by alexcase

I’ve been following my own tips and writing lots of articles. I’ve somehow managed to write over 2000 words each on just teaching “What’s your name?”, “How old are you?” and “How are you?”, which shows how tricky even the … Continue reading →

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Dice games for specific language points (TEFLtastic classics part 16 revisited)

Posted on 01/04/2020 by alexcase

A sudden surge in popularity for my posts on small talk and talking about your week and weekend for specific language points has inspired me to rearrange my list of EFL dice game PDFs so that it is now organised … Continue reading →

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New TEFL PDFs 2020 Q1

Posted on 31/03/2020 by alexcase

Can’t say that it was planned, but in the last three months have managed a nice mix of language points including some on previously neglected points like indirect questions. All of these are available as PDFs to save and keep, … Continue reading →

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To do list for self-isolating TEFLers

Posted on 23/03/2020 by alexcase

If my blog stats are anything to go by, I’m not the only TEFLer to have lost teaching hours due to coronavirus scares, and it’s sure to get worse before it gets better, including more self-isolating teachers. In some ways … Continue reading →

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Good time to teach teleconferencing/ video conferencing?

Posted on 23/03/2020 by alexcase

Amongst an understandable dive in my blog stats, perhaps the only one page which has increased in popularity compared to this time last year is one which has just made me realise that I should be teaching it to my … Continue reading →

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New TEFL articles in 2020 Q1

Posted on 20/03/2020 by alexcase

If you, like me, have a bit more time for coronavirus reasons, it’s a good opportunity to read more and longer TEFL articles. A list of just that below. I’ve deliberately included some points which are tricky and impossible to … Continue reading →

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