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Class Tip: keep your receipts
In everyday life we often collect a lot of receipts and tickets, many of which are computerised and contain information about what was bought, when it was paid for and so on. Here are some ideas for using these simple items in class.
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Class Tip: noun phrases
Students can usually recognise nouns, but they are often less aware of longer noun phrases. These are pieces of language that act like a single noun, eg \"my old leather jacket with green buttons\". Use these ideas for working with noun phrases in higher level classes.
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Class Tip:look at learning
Many teachers believe that their students will progress faster if they become more aware of how they are learning (or not learning). How can a teacher encourage her class to pay more attention to thinking about these things?
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Class Tip: time please
Ask every student to (temporarily) set their watches to a completely different time. Tell students to stand up and mingle, asking each other the time, noting down all the varied answers they hear (and checking the actual watches themselves if they are not certain they have understood correctly).
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Class Tip: who's who?
Here are fou r games based around the theme of finding out who someone is or who did something. They are useful for five-minute fillers.
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Class Tip: count down to advent
In countries where Christmas is celebrated many children enjoy advent calendars. This is a large picture with one small window for each day of December leading up to Christmas Day. Each window has a small picture or surprise inside.
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Class Tip: act of remembrance
The meanings and uses of perfect tenses can be confusing for students. However, if your teaching ideas are interesting or humorous, they may help the language become more comprehensible and memorable. Here are a few ideas about working with the present perfect...
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Class Tip: radio by internet
The radio is a tremendous resource of listening material, and the internet has opened this world up for classroom use. Instead of listening to crackling transmissions, it is possible to save clear copies of programmes from all around the world. Here are some ideas for...
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Class Tip: order your adjectives
Many higher-level coursebooks include a focus on adjective order. If you have a number of adjectives before a noun they have a tendency to come in the order: (1) comparative/ superlative (2) opinion (3) size/ shape (4) age (5) colour (6) origin/ nationality (7) material (8) type...
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