Category Archives: Past continuous

9 ESL accusations games (TEFLtastic classics Part 15)

A classic Past Continuous activity with variations for Present Continuous, vocab, young learners, etc. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic.  I’m not claiming any particular originality for the ideas I’m including in this series (hence … Continue reading →

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A nice fun personalised speaking activity for Past Continuous

As I’ve written before, when I do use a PPP methodology I tend to present the grammar near the end of the lesson, let them get their heads round it for homework, and then do the speaking practice in the … Continue reading →

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New ELT photocopiables April 2011

Many thanks again to Usingenglish.com  for putting these up, and for motivating me to do answer keys etc – something my students are appreciating too! In no particular order: Teleconferences and video conferences stages game (a much neglected point made … 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 →

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