Category Archives: Teaching numbers

Numbers pairwork guessing game (TEFLtastic classics Part 9)

A classic activity for numbers, vocabulary and comparatives. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic.  Updated 28 February 2022 As a former physics nerd, when my LCCI Teaching English for Business cert tutor told me all … Continue reading

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New ELT articles and classroom handouts January 2012

Not a bad batch this month, though I say so myself… Articles Fun classroom activities for ordinal numbers – LINK FIXED Functional language for IELTS Speaking – LINK FIXED How to practise Used to  – LINK FIXED Worksheets IELTS Speaking Clarifying language Cambridge … Continue reading

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Teaching numbers in English articles and worksheets

I thought I’d permanently supressed the part of my personality that made me choose Physics at university, but if the number of articles and worksheets I’ve produced on this point are anything to go by I was mistaken… Have made … Continue reading

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New ELT articles and worksheets August 2011

I have a precious few hours with an internet connection and you want to get back to the beach, so without any further ado here they are: Articles How to teach ordinal numbers Games to practice dates Worksheets Meeting people … Continue reading

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Lots of lovely new articles and worksheets

Actually, I have no way of judging the loveliness of my own stuff, of course, just had a nice ring to it. Actually, lots could be an exaggeration too… Articles Adverbs of frequency games – LINK FIXED What your students need … Continue reading

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New English teaching worksheets June 2011

Some nice ones in this bunch, I reckon. Then again, I was quite proud of my hideously over-complicated telephoning lesson on Onestopenglish when it first went up… Big emailing functional language review Different kinds of IELTS Writing Part Two questions (in … Continue reading

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New photocopiable worksheets March 2011 Part Two

These are just in reverse chronological order by when they went up, so you’ll need to use your skimming and scanning skills. A couple each on the topics of relationships, proverbs, how to say numbers, business English and BULATS (again). … Continue reading

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New UsingEnglish worksheets Mar 2011

Being like like the TEFLtastic worksheets that I used to plug every month before my blog protested, but with proper formatting, answer keys etc. Another reason to be grateful to WordPress! Big numbers in British and American English Telephoning practice … Continue reading

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Youtube for TEFLers May 2009

Were the Nazis grammar nazis?- Downfall of Grammar (genius!) Japanese computer program (?) teaches vocabulary in context trailer for the documentary Mad About English complilation of Engrish signs (mainly from the classic http://www.Engrish.com, but easier to watch as a video) More … Continue reading

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A few more Xmas and New Year worksheets

… including my first ever guest writer worksheet (many more wanted!) from Paula Swenson: English Language New Year’s Resolutions (good for learner training, and set up by the kind of relevant reading text that I really should write for my worksheets … Continue reading

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