Category Archives: Telephoning

Are EFL textbooks getting better or worse?

The case for the prosecution starts with exhibit A, Intelligent Business, the newish series of textbooks from Longman. First, a mea culpa. At first glance Intelligent Business seemed like such a good concept that I recommended it to my school … Continue reading

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It’s a games games games games games games telephonetastic world

A student has asked me for telephoning stuff tomorrow. Although none of you lot did, only time for one thing today so that means you get telephoning too… And here are the treats we have for you: Telephoning worksheets   … Continue reading

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TEFLtastic fun and games Part two- Business problems roleplays

It’s all getting a bit “TEFLtastic with no irony intended” round here with all these fun and games I’m putting up. Maybe I’m too tired to even be sarcastic…  Anyway, here is my latest attempt to make none of us … Continue reading

Posted in Answerphone messages, Business and ESP writing, Business English and ESP, Email, Memos, Notes, Photocopiable worksheets, TEFL, TEFL games, Telephoning, Text messages (SMS), Writing | Leave a comment

TEFL writing- done and done!

How to make writing fun seems to be a “popular” problem, so here is a list of links I promised someone on the TEFL.net forums: All good TEFLtastic writing fun: Writing games and worksheets Many apologies that most of it … Continue reading

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, Business English and ESP, EFL exams, Email, Error correction, False friends, IELTS, links, Pairwork and groupwork, Paragraphing, Punctuation, TEFL, TEFL games, Telephoning, TESOL, Travel and tourism, Writing games | Leave a comment