Category Archives: Conditionals

Sentence completion guessing games (TEFLtastic classics Part Two)

Posted on 03/08/2011 by alexcase

Update: Now moved to 34 Sentence Completion Games (TEFLtastic classics Part Two revisited) I almost certainly didn’t make this game up, but I publically challenge anyone to prove that they’ve overexploited it as much as me! The rules are incredibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Adjectives, Adverbs, Adverbs of frequency, First conditional, Mixed conditionals, Present perfect, Second conditional, TEFL games, Third conditional | Tagged | 6 Comments

More Grammar Games articles and worksheets

Posted on 30/10/2010 by alexcase

UPDATE: More up to date list of my grammar articles here and grammar worksheets here.

Posted in Adverbs, Conditionals, countable and uncountable nouns, Determiners and articles, Grammar, Grammar games, Modals, Passives, Photocopiable worksheets, relative clauses, reported speech, TEFL, verb patterns | Leave a comment

Teaching tenses Grammar games

Posted on 28/10/2010 by alexcase

Much updated list here: Teaching tenses games and tips

Posted in Conditionals, Future tenses, past tenses, Present tenses, TEFL | 2 Comments

New TEFL articles September 2010

Posted on 01/10/2010 by alexcase

I’ve linked to some of these already, but thought I may as well put the month’s supply together Video tasks for specific language points How to teach phonics with simple picture flashcards Classroom language for teaching pronunciation Pronunciation changes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge Delta, Conditionals, English as an International Language/ Lingua Franca, Future tenses, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Pronunciation, Teaching English in Japan, TEFL, Usingenglish, video | Leave a comment

History for ESL students

Posted on 12/04/2009 by alexcase

I am in no way an expert in either history or CLIL, but as I’ve written this material and there didn’t seem to be much available when I was looking thought I may as well put my stuff out there … Continue reading →

Posted in CLIL, Conditionals, conjunctions, Determiners and articles, Future tenses, Grammar games, infinitive of purpose, Modals, past tenses, Prepositions, reported speech, Second conditional, Teaching methods and methodologies, TEFL, Will for predictions | 11 Comments

New TEFL articles and teaching ideas Dec 08

Posted on 20/12/2008 by alexcase

15 ways to learn students’ names LINK UPDATED 15 more fun ways to practice the Past PerfectLINK UPDATED 15 fun ways to practice third and mixed conditionalsLINK UPDATED 15 more ways of eliciting vocabulary LINK UPDATED 15 fun ways to practice will … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom dynamics, Classroom management, Conditionals, Eliciting, Future tenses, Grammar, Grammar games, Mixed conditionals, Pairwork and groupwork, Past perfect, past tenses, Speaking games, Teaching English Abroad, TEFL, TEFL games, Third conditional, Using L1 in class, Vocabulary, Will for predictions | Tagged | Leave a comment

New Year, New Grammar

Posted on 04/01/2008 by alexcase

As people searching for Xmas themed lessons seems to finally be over, here comes the New Year worksheets to ease yourself back into your classes with:

Posted in adverb word order, Adverbs, Adverbs of frequency, Conditionals, Cultural differences/ cultural training, First conditional, Future continuous, Future perfect, Future tenses, Grammar, Learner training, Photocopiable worksheets, state and action verbs, TESOL, Will for predictions, Word order | 2 Comments

Christmas is all about the kids, maaaan

Posted on 15/12/2007 by alexcase

Update: Full page of my Xmas stuff now here. Don’t know how and when it happened, but no kids’ classes at all this year so had no chance to see their happy and snotty little faces when doing the lessons … Continue reading →

Posted in Adverbs of frequency, First conditional, Future tenses, Going to for future plans, Grammar, Learner training, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, Teaching young learners, TESOL, video | Leave a comment

TEFL fun and games Part one- Guess me!

Posted on 03/09/2007 by alexcase

Mondays are not a day for pontificating, and anyway I’m a bit ponficated out at the moment, so here are some fun and games instead- This is one that fits into my ultimate TEFL desert island survival game kit. It … Continue reading →

Posted in adjective plus preposition, Adjectives, Grammar, Grammar games, Mixed conditionals, Photocopiable worksheets, PPP (Presentation practice production), Present perfect, Second conditional, Staging, TEFL, TEFL games, Third conditional | Leave a comment

Pairwork: "It started with a kiss…"*

Posted on 06/08/2007 by alexcase

In a moment of inspiration fueled by low tolerance to the stimulating effects of real British “builders’ tea”, have come up with: The pairwork magic formula I have yet to teach a class that wouldn’t do and enjoy pairwork eventually. … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom dynamics, Classroom management, First conditional, Grammar games, Learner motivation, Lesson planning, links, Mixed ability classes, Pairwork and groupwork, Problem students, Speaking, Staging, Teaching low levels, Teaching teenagers, TEFL, TEFL blogs | Leave a comment