Category Archives: Materials

The most TEFLtastic new stuff in 2026 Part 1

Posted on 10/06/2026 by alexcase

New articles, photocopiables and pages from the first half of this year, starting with personal favourites not mentioned yet/ recently: Irregular Past Simple games/ worksheets Irregular plurals games/ worksheets Relationships vocabulary storytelling activities Socialising in the UK tips and useful … Continue reading →

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My new favourite picture books for EFL young learners

Posted on 30/07/2025 by alexcase

A list and descriptions of some books I’ve recently found have really worked with two to twelve year olds, mostly titles I didn’t know when I made my original list of The Best Picture Books for EFL Young Learners and … Continue reading →

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New TEFLtastic photocopiables on almost everything coming soon

Posted on 24/07/2025 by alexcase

A mere 18 years into the history of TEFLtastic, I have finally found time to have an actual plan for new PDFs so that there will be a good mix of topics as the months go by. Instead of yet … Continue reading →

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My top selling e-books of 2024/2025

Posted on 15/07/2025 by alexcase

A sales ranking, then some musings on what it might mean: The most noticeable thing for me is that my emailing book has dropped out of the top sellers and my telephoning books have continued their decline – perhaps because … Continue reading →

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The most TEFLtastic new content of summer 2024

Posted on 01/09/2024 by alexcase

While you’ve all been off spoiling Venice, Kyoto and Barcelona on your hols all summer, I’ve been keeping up a steady stream of new content that you’ve probably missed while you were tanning your belly buttons, reading Dan Brown and … Continue reading →

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28 pages of new free IELTS Reading classroom materials

Posted on 23/07/2024 by alexcase

Have produced a sudden flurry of new materials to prepare students for IELTS Reading, some also linking to other IELTS papers. Not yet enough IELTS Reading stuff to add another title to my collection of Teaching IELTS… e-books, so that … Continue reading →

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Are my e-books too cheap?

Posted on 16/07/2024 by alexcase

I recently put up second editions of my Teaching IELTS Listening and Teaching IELTS Writing e-books. They cost three pounds and five pounds, which might not seem shockingly cheap until you notice that they have over 500 and over 300 … Continue reading →

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New Teaching C2 Proficiency e-book out now!

Posted on 20/05/2024 by alexcase

Over 350 pages of photocopiable classroom materials for Cambridge Proficiency and other very high level classes, covering all skills and parts of the exam, at just a penny a page: Teaching C2 Proficiency: Interactive Classroom Activities  If you haven’t bought … Continue reading →

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New Valentine’s Day teaching tips and materials page

Posted on 06/02/2024 by alexcase

Valentine’s Day games/ worksheets – NEW PAGE with two new articles and 10 new PDFs on linking the best topic for February with more useful language like common grammar points, plus a link to materials dealing with festivals and celebrations … Continue reading →

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New Teaching Negotiating e-book

Posted on 06/02/2024 by alexcase

Over 300 photocopiable pages on the most important tactics and language for the vital skill of negotiating, including much improved versions of some of my favourite activities ever and stacks of new materials: Teaching Negotiating: Interactive Classroom Activities – NEW … Continue reading →

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