Tuesday, November 13, 2012

On masses of ice

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From The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne: 'They scarcely leave a passage for the [brig] Forward. Just examine that immen...

‛iceblink' definition

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► noun a bright appearance of the sky caused by reflection from a distant ice sheet. From The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules...
Saturday, November 03, 2012

Animal vocabulary time with beginners! – WSI

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Monday, October 08, 2012

Learner feedback unimportant?

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commentary from Jim Scrivener's 'Learning Teaching' about teachers' initial worries in class: • I hope I don't say any...
Friday, September 21, 2012

aught

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'before aught else, we must be free' — Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Silvia's English Corner

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Private tuition – general oral fluency only: Silvia Mucci (Minister for the Environment, Buenos Aires Province)
Saturday, September 01, 2012

Social Outings – WSI

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A day out in the Japanese Gardens An evening at the Irish pub
Monday, June 18, 2012

Shakespeare's Influence on the English Language

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commentary 'Friend' in its verb form –  'befriend' having a slightly different meaning –  was coined by Shakespeare 400 y...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Professional development | Book Club Class 4.0 – WSI

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Last night's Book Club class went really well despite its low turn out of just three learners. Using a trusty teacher's aid of m...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Poster: Olympic & Paralympic Events – WSI

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Professional development | In Treatment night three at WSI

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Role-playing therapist and patient (with attitude of their choosing) Think about your lesson and answer the question. What happened ...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

Cooking class posters – WSI

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'In treatment' lesson poster – WSI

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In this series of classes Ss watch a 25 minute episode of HBO series  In Treatment,  which portrays the troubled lives and psychotherapy ses...

Raining On The Rock – WSI

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Though a lesson from a long time ago, I wanted to upload some students' writings I found today going through my papers, to keep record o...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Professional development | Aviators Castaways Jigsaws & Pyramids – WSI

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The survivors of Castaway reality TV show & one intensive task-based lesson for a Friday evening. A communicative focus. Aim: learners d...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

from Oliver Twist by Dickens

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This bitter disappointment caused Oliver much sorrow  and grief, even in the midst of his happiness; for he had comforted himself many ...
Friday, March 09, 2012

A select home screen of ELT apps . . .

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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Grammatical Gender Assignment

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commentary In French a noun may either be feminine or masculine, be it inanimate, conceptual, or living. These are either/or semantic opposi...