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11 (more) tips to encourage unmotivated students
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If you’re struggling with ideas to motivate a discouraged student or learner who can’t see the progr...

Help prepare your students to study abroad: 8 tips
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Preparing to study overseas is an exciting time for any student when expectations, questions, and ne...

Grammar lesson plan: “I wish” and “If only”
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This lesson provides activities that help students express regrets, wishes, and complaints using “I ...

How to avoid hitting the end-of-semester wall: 10 tips
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The new year has faded into just “the” year, marking and planning has taken its toll, there’s always...

11 go-to Halloween games and activities
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Hands up who secretly loves this time of year? Whether your students are Halloween fans or total new...

Simple tricks to flip these six common teacher habits
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“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together”.Van Gogh’s ...

So a student cried in class? Here are 11 approaches to take
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If you have been teaching for some time now, you’ve likely seen a student cry in class. The reasons ...

Christmas activities for adult learners and a diverse classroom
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Christmas is approaching.As a teacher, you might be feeling excited…or deflated as the year comes to...

Seven end-of-year steps to get into vacation mode
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As prepared as we may feel at some times of the year, there are certain other months that come as if...

6 New Year activities to get your adult learners chatting
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New Year’s Eve is a powerful time for people around the world, but it carries challenges for languag...

Our favorite tip to kick-start students’ reading skills
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Reading and writing are perhaps the most overlooked  skills when learning English, but are just as i...

How to help your students with public speaking confidence: 3 tips
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As teachers, it can be hard to put ourselves in our students’ shoes when it comes to fear of present...