Category Archives: Future tenses

Teaching tenses Xmas lessons

Posted on 11/12/2023 by alexcase

Teaching past, present and future verb forms in end of the year lessons tips and photocopiables: Teaching tenses in Christmas lessons article Present tenses Xmas photocopiables Present Simple Xmas photocopiables It is and they are Xmas photocopiables It is and … Continue reading →

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Two nice new activities for mixed future tenses

Posted on 07/07/2015 by alexcase

Along with the fact the authors have done boring stuff like workbooks so I don’t have to, what I most like about teaching with textbooks is the challenge of trying to come up with activities to tie together with whatever … Continue reading →

Posted in Food vocabulary, Future tenses, Grammar games, Present perfect, Speaking games | Leave a comment

My new TEFL stuff (Dec 2012 – Jan 2013)

Posted on 02/02/2013 by alexcase

Articles Gardens/ gardening in EFL classes – LINK FIXED TPR for can/ can’t  – LINK FIXED Games for can/ can’t – LINK FIXED Teaching future continuous – LINK FIXED Future continuous games  – LINK FIXED Future continuous speaking practice  – LINK FIXED Movement in adult classes – … Continue reading →

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A “classic” future tenses explanation

Posted on 07/12/2011 by alexcase

“We can talk about plans using the present progressive… … We use going to rather than will for plans, decisions and firm intentions.” (Market Leader Business Grammar and Usage, two lines apart from each other on page 28) I don’t know why … Continue reading →

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New TEFL articles Feb 2011

Posted on 22/02/2011 by alexcase

The first is one of my pieces for MET that I’ve started putting up on the blog, and the rest are my usual monthly supply for TEFL.net and EnglishClub.com: Drawing On Drawing Games Part One – Pictionary Dealing with dominating … Continue reading →

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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

New TEFLtastic worksheets Feb 2010 Part One

Posted on 08/02/2010 by alexcase

Your city and life Add the quantifiers speaking Next weekend and future tenses Describing objects 20 questions and extended speaking A report on weekends- Language of generalisation or phonics picture flashcards ee phonics picture flashcards Writing reports in English useful … Continue reading →

Posted in board games, countable and uncountable nouns, Future tenses, Language of generalisation, links, Photocopiable worksheets, Reports, Speaking, Speaking games, Technical English, Writing | Tagged | 1 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

A few more Xmas and New Year worksheets

Posted on 22/12/2008 by alexcase

… 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 →

Posted in Cultural differences/ cultural training, Future tenses, Learner motivation, Learner training, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, Teaching numbers, TEFL | Tagged | 1 Comment