English tests are not an aim in and of themselves, although they’re sometimes treated as if they were. In fact, there’s a lot that English testing sho...
This lesson provides activities that help students express regrets, wishes, and complaints using “I wish,” and “If only”. This is important stuff—pro...
IntroductionThe decades-old debate between explicit and implicit grammar teaching is one of the most divisive in language education.Advocates of expli...
Books are powerful tools in language learning. They provide examples of authentic language and expose students to different cultures and ways of think...
Feedback plays a crucial role in helping us to communicate with others. Every day we nod in agreement, smile, raise our eyebrows, or ask people to rep...
Living in the digital age has quite a few perks – especially when it comes to language learning. For instance, gone are the days when heavy textbooks ...
Once language learners progress beyond the basics of English, they start to get a lot more creative, expressing a wider range of thoughts, feelings an...
In education, we often talk about how to challenge our students—but what about ourselves as teachers? In a teaching career, it’s normal to find yourse...
Some students and schools believe that the only good teacher is a Native English Speaking Teacher (sometimes referred to as a NEST or Mother Tongue sp...
Mara Reynoso is a teacher living and working in Mexico. During her career she has gone on several overseas group travel trips with her students. Here,...
