Category Archives: Usingenglish

101 articles on Usingenglish.com

Posted on 05/03/2012 by alexcase

Don’t know if I should feel proud, embarrassed, apologetic or whatever about churning out so many, but seems like a number worth marking anyway, especially since it coincides with a change in technology that made it possible to see the number for … Continue reading →

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New TEFL articles September 2010

Posted on 01/10/2010 by alexcase

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

Posted on 24/09/2010 by alexcase

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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The TEFL Why Oh Why series

Posted on 29/07/2010 by alexcase

I’m thinking of continuing my series of articles based on the conversational strategies of young kids (continually asking why), so have listed the ones so far here to remind myself and get some feedback before I start on the next one: … Continue reading →

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My football and World Cup teaching ideas

Posted on 15/06/2010 by alexcase

If you’ve seen my Xmas teaching ideas and worksheets on UsingEnglish, this is similar but for the “international festival of football”, with lots of ideas of how to tie the topic into the things that are already in your textbook … Continue reading →

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(T)EFL football links

Posted on 13/06/2010 by alexcase

After yesterday’s England match I’ll be avoiding the World Cup in class, in conversation and on TV at least until we are out of it (shouldn’t be long!), but here is the list of links I came up with in … Continue reading →

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New UsingEnglish.com stuff

Posted on 09/06/2010 by alexcase

The EFL Dictionary of Football is up to I and still lots of fun- get involved and add your own favourite idioms (“nutmeg” is already in, but haven’t decided about “park the bus” yet) Other worksheets and articles: Classroom language for … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom management, Discipline in the classroom, English through craftwork, pelmanism, Prepositions, sports vocabulary, Teaching young learners, Usingenglish | Tagged , | 1 Comment

World Cup bonanza on UsingEnglish.com

Posted on 03/06/2010 by alexcase

Or at least there will be a flurry of teaching ideas and worksheets when I get Part One out of the way, which is an EFL Dictionary of Football Words and Expressions. I partly got stuck on this because I hadn’t realised … Continue reading →

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When needs analysis goes wrong

Posted on 21/02/2010 by alexcase

I don’t mean when they find nothing to say about their needs (I’ve got it set up so that it’s useful as a language task even when it is not as a needs analysis). What I’m talking about here is … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, Learner motivation, Needs analysis, Onestopenglish, TEFL, Usingenglish | 5 Comments

An apology

Posted on 19/08/2009 by alexcase

to the three TEFL related communities/ social networking sites that I’m theoretically a member of but never even read let alone contribute to (My English Club, BELT Free and EFL Classroom 2.0), plus the many people whose invitations to join LinkedIn or … Continue reading →

Posted in ELT publishing, English Teaching Professional, links, modern english teacher magazine, Teacher forums, Teaching English in Korea, TEFL blogs, Usingenglish | 7 Comments