Category Archives: Politeness

20 politeness competition games (TEFLtastic Classics Part 13)

The most fun and intensive way of practising formality. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic.  An easy to organise and fun game  for all kinds of polite language. Students choose one of the rude sentences … Continue reading

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New TEFL articles and worksheets November 2011

I’ve mentioned some of these in my posts on tips and useful language etc, but the ones near the top of each section are those that have just gone up and I haven’t linked to before: Articles Teaching grammar in Business … Continue reading

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It’s a games games games games games games TEFLtastic world- Politeness competition

Here’s another nice one for Business English classes, study abroad classes and others. You can also turn it into a board game. I could too, of course, but quite frankly I think I’ve done enough for one week… Politeness competition … Continue reading

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