Category Archives: Future tenses

Teaching tenses games and tips

Like many of my students, I started on tenses thinking I’d quickly get them out of the way and then get onto something more interesting. However, five years later and here I still am writing articles on the little buggers… … 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 TEFL articles Feb 2011

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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Future tenses worksheets and game ideas

As my last two “Ideas” pieces for TEFL.net were both on future tense practice activities, thought I’d better polish up my worksheets on the matter. Two months later, still haven’t really done so (many of them don’t have PDFs yet), … Continue reading

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New ELT articles Jan 2011

Really must write an actual blog post soon… As you can see, though, have been busy doing other things online: 10 fun activities for adjectives of character – LINK FIXED Politically correct language in the EFL classroom – LINK FIXED Speaking activities … Continue reading

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New TEFL articles and worksheets December 2010

Because I’d like to send every reader a real Xmas present each, but I don’t know where either of you live… Talking of Xmas, even more worksheets on that topic at the bottom, in case your students aren’t already sick of the topic … Continue reading

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Teaching tenses Grammar games

Much updated list here: Teaching tenses games and tips

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New TEFL articles September 2010

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

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Using videos to practise future tenses

Just published an article on the topic on UsingEnglish.com Fun video tasks for practise future tenses and conditionals and have some worksheets right here for same said point: Mr Bean The Exam (going to and will for predictions) Pingu Will … Continue reading

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New TEFLtastic communication games March 2010 Part Three

It suddenly occured to me that when I argue with people about the value of worksheets, we are often basically not talking about the same thing. I don’t do gapfills and other mechanical written grammar and vocab exercises in class … Continue reading

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