Tag Archives: grammar

A Story out of Context

Posted on August 31, 2014 by jonnyingham

Today I cleared out a cupboard full of old teaching material (I know how to have fun!) I had accumulated files full of worksheets and little cut up cards I had made or photocopied years ago and inexplicably saved. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Mains, Starters | Tagged context, EFL, eliciting, ELT, grammar, narrative tenses, phrasal verbs, presenting language, stories, storyboards, vocabulary | 10 Comments

Timelines in EFL

Posted on June 21, 2014 by jonnyingham

This is my second post in a series of posts going ‘Back to Basics‘, re-examining techniques and ideas introduced on teacher training courses. What is a timeline? A timeline is a visual representation of the relationships that exist between tense and … Continue reading →

Posted in Mains | Tagged #eltwhiteboard, back to basics, CCQ, ccqs, CELTA, concept checking, EFL, ELT, grammar, timelines, visual | 22 Comments

Concept Checking Revisited

Posted on June 11, 2014 by jonnyingham

This is the first (hopefully) in a series of posts going Back to Basics, re-examining techniques and ideas introduced on teacher training courses. Many teachers are introduced to the idea of concept checking in their initial teacher training courses, try it … Continue reading →

Posted in Mains | Tagged back to basics, CCQ, ccqs, CELTA, checking meaning, clarifying meaning, concept checking, EFL, ELT, grammar, Meaning, vocabulary | 25 Comments

How did it get so late so soon?

Posted on April 17, 2014 by jonnyingham

Despite its questionable grammar and lack of apostrophes, I like the Dr. Seuss poem above. It highlights a common difficulty faced by many teachers. 5 minute warmer took 25 minutes? Lesson ended on a grammar presentation? No time for practice? … Continue reading →

Posted in Sides | Tagged EFL, ELT, feedback, grammar, lesson, timing, vocabulary | 12 Comments

Clines in Language Teaching

Posted on March 18, 2014 by jonnyingham

What is a cline? The British Council Teaching English website defines a cline as ‘a scale of language items that goes from one extreme to another, for example, from positive to negative, or from weak to strong’. Why are clines … Continue reading →

Posted in Mains | Tagged #eltwhiteboard, boardwork, checking meaning, clarifying meaning, clines, EFL, ELT, grammar, language teaching, vocabulary | 79 Comments

Riverbank

Posted on February 10, 2014 by jonnyingham

Also known as a board jump, this versatile activity can liven up grammar and get students up out of their seats in a controlled TPR practice activity. This is good for language points which have two (or three) options to … Continue reading →