Category Archives: Future tenses

A couple more Xmas presents from your TEFL Santa

UPDATE: Full page of my many Xmas resources and ideas now here. More to come over the weekend, but here are a couple of stocking fillers to keep you happy until you can open the big lesson plans under the … Continue reading

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How much Christmas cheer can one class handle?

UPDATE: Full list of Xmas stuff now here. More Xmas links, should you be a glutton for merriment (including one that says “Focus: Fluency speaking, advanced vocab, conversation, destroying students’ enjoyment of Christmas”, which is nice) And a few more … Continue reading

Posted in conjunctions, Functional language, Future tenses, Grammar, Past continuous, past tenses, Present perfect, Present perfect/ simple past, Present simple/ continuous, Present tenses, Technical English, TEFL, Will for predictions | 1 Comment

The Alternative TEFL jargon dictionary Part Six

After rather a long break, the Alternative TEFL Jargon Dictionary is back! Defective modals– This somewhat negative expression for modals that do not have a seperate past or future form (e.g. must) is now being replaced by the expression “modal … Continue reading

Posted in Classroom management, Future tenses, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, past tenses, PPP (Presentation practice production), Present simple for routines etc., slang, Teaching mixed level classes, TESOL, Vocabulary, Writing | Tagged , | 1 Comment