Almost any teacher experiences sooner or later a time in their teaching career when due to lack of preparation, misjudgment of their students’ language ability, or simply laziness they ran out of material, activities and even ideas before the end of their lesson. Not a nice place to be! If […]

Eccentric Traits is a really fun way to practice close listening‏‎ and speaking‏‎. It’s also very funny and can be used for all learner levels‏ although it’s probably most suited to more advanced classes. Basically everyone in the class is given an eccentric trait. They then all mingle at a […]

Dragon’s Den is a detailed and long-term activity ideal for a class studying Business English‏‎. It is based on the popular television program where would-be entrepreneurs pitch their business idea to potential investors to try and raise money to get their business off the ground. The activity can be run […]

Distance Dictation (sometimes known as Energy Dictation) is great for a young class who need to work off some energy. It involves all the skills: reading, speaking, listening and writing and with an added element of competition it’s a good all round activity for the class. Preparation As with all […]

Discarding Adverbs is a game based on a simple set of cards which can be used to practice different kinds of adverbs with your class. The game is also useful in helping to create and practicing questions‏‎. It helps if the class know each other, but it can also be […]