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20/10/2011
In a recent lesson I introduced my class to Flatmates, an excellent animated soap opera on the BBC Learning English website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/
12/10/2011
Have you ever wondered why there are so many French words for streets in English? Just think about it. There are boulevards, avenues, promenades and even cul-de-sacs. But why? In this week's post, we're going to have a look where English words come from.
05/10/2011
I thought I’d let you in on one of my inner secrets for this blog post. I’m a bit of a crossword geek. I often spend some time in my day doing crosswords and they are a fantastic way to practice, reinforce and consolidate your English.
29/09/2011
After spending a few days in wonderful Paris and attempting to get by on my schoolgirl French, I realised that I feel like many of our students; I know quite a lot but really struggle to use it on the spot and I know that my level won’t improve without a lot of hard work. We English teachers even have an expression for this situation – you are on ‘the intermediate plateau’. Progress seems slow because you’ve learnt all the basics and now getting to advanced level is an uphill struggle.
Read my descriptors below to see if you too are ‘stuck on the intermediate plateau.’
21/09/2011
A few years ago when I was studying for my Diploma in teaching English, I tried a small experiment with my class. I decided to look at what it was that made us like certain words so much. I even wrote about it on our old blog. Well, I thought it was high time we looked at this topic again so on the blog this week, I'm going to try the same experiment on you. Don't worry, all you need to do is answer two simple questions, and try not to think about the answers for too long. If you're ready then read on...
