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24 November, 2019
Motivating teens: A cross cultural digital exchange
Give teens an opportunity to talk (preferably about themselves), use digital technology and make choices and motivation is suddenly not so...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
23 November, 2019
A whole alphabet of plan Bs
When you prepare a lesson at home, everything seems wonderful, but then you enter your classroom it can be a different story.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 August, 2019
How to Implement 21st Century Skills in Class
21st century skills are a real buzz-word. Let's see how we can make those easily form part of our lessons.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 August, 2019
Critical Thinking – a crucial 21st century skill
'The purpose of critical thinking is rethinking: that is, reviewing, evaluating, and revising thought.' Jon Stratton
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
3 August, 2019
My top five end-of-year activities: Celebrating the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one!
I often tell my students that last lessons should be like first lessons as the beginning and end of year represent for me the two sides of...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
28 July, 2019
Ideas to bring soft skills into the English classroom
Let´s look at how we can introduce soft skills into our English lessons.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
28 July, 2019
End of the Year Activities
Are there any OTHER end of the year activities, besides the traditional tea-party?! Or to use an ancient formula, is there life on Mars?
Classrooms Without Borders
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
27 June, 2019
Classrooms Without Borders
Can we really spin the globe and jump in into the unknown in our classroom? Or has the administrative part of our job won and silenced our...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
26 June, 2019
Using digital tools to help promote learning outside the classroom.
The teacher is indispensable to ELT!
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
22 June, 2019
Lesson with a dash of cultural experience
20 years in folk ensemble finally paid off! I introduced to my students traditional Russian traditional game as well as the fortune-telling...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
17 June, 2019
Powtoon: introducing cartoon videos in the classroom
Your students will enjoy producing their own cartoon videos, with the possibility of adding their own voice or some music. They will adore...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
14 June, 2019
Using digital tools in the classroom
Promoting autonomous learning outside classroom to focus on learning goals
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
12 June, 2019
Weird celebrations in the classroom? Why not?
Celebrations and language teaching – does it match? Usually when you are in the classroom, you don’t have the time to organize parties or...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
9 June, 2019
Exploring Cultural diversity in language classroom
A Festival based theme for a lesson.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
28 May, 2019
WhatsApp and English teaching-learning
Teaching is communicating; Teaching is sharing; teaching is upgrading and updating.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
24 May, 2019
Using the free digital tool Flipgrid: an incredible experience
Flipgrid is a free digital platform on which your students can upload videos privately in order to share them with the rest of their...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
22 May, 2019
Celebrating Traditions
How can we prepare students for a shrinking world, while teaching them language?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
11 May, 2019
Readlang to the rescue
One-click translations for promoting learner autonomy
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
10 May, 2019
The ‘superpowers’ of the graphic novel
Originated from comics, and possessing the natural attraction provided by the combination of arts, the graphic novel has survived and...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
8 May, 2019
Instagram during classes
I am an English teacher and the suggestions I share here come from my classroom practice
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
3 May, 2019
Festivals of Other Countries in an EL Lesson
Teaching tolerance and mutual respect!
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
23 April, 2019
Lesson plan – road map for achieving teaching / learning objectives
A lesson plan gives the teacher not only a road map – a beginning, middle and an end – but also freedom to think out of the box and be...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
31 March, 2019
Differentiated Learning: Motivation for all levels in the group
Enjoy EFL sessions - Relax during the process!
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
22 March, 2019
Talking about Future Professions with Young Adults.
Planning a broad outline for a sequence of lessons may be highly motivational!
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
9 March, 2019
There's a Gesture for That!
Every student needs to feel included in your classroom, and gesturing is the great equalizer. I model it, we do it together, and students...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
19 February, 2019
Cultural Studies as Part of the ELT Curriculum.
An educated person today is one who knows how and where to find the necessary information.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
12 February, 2019
Are you planning to develop a project? Why not?
Project Based Learning should be, from my point of view, the right path to follow in our education. But before making a 360 degree turn in...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
9 February, 2019
Projects: Setting students up for success
Projects are a great way to develop language and other essential skills, however we need to give students a bit more than an "Off we go...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 January, 2019
Language and culture: two sides of the same coin
Teaching a language is not just a question of linguistic skills, culture also has a role to play. And we can say that both, language and...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
22 January, 2019
Unplanned opportunities - A lesson in culture
There are often times in a lesson when an unplanned opportunity for learning - language or otherwise - arises. Think of a time this has...

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Classroom ideas, tools and resources
24 November, 2019
Motivating teens: A cross cultural digital exchange
Give teens an opportunity to talk (preferably about themselves), use digital technology and make choices and motivation is suddenly not so...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
23 November, 2019
A whole alphabet of plan Bs
When you prepare a lesson at home, everything seems wonderful, but then you enter your classroom it can be a different story.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 August, 2019
How to Implement 21st Century Skills in Class
21st century skills are a real buzz-word. Let's see how we can make those easily form part of our lessons.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 August, 2019
Critical Thinking – a crucial 21st century skill
'The purpose of critical thinking is rethinking: that is, reviewing, evaluating, and revising thought.' Jon Stratton
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
3 August, 2019
My top five end-of-year activities: Celebrating the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one!
I often tell my students that last lessons should be like first lessons as the beginning and end of year represent for me the two sides of...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
28 July, 2019
Ideas to bring soft skills into the English classroom
Let´s look at how we can introduce soft skills into our English lessons.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
28 July, 2019
End of the Year Activities
Are there any OTHER end of the year activities, besides the traditional tea-party?! Or to use an ancient formula, is there life on Mars?
Classrooms Without Borders
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
27 June, 2019
Classrooms Without Borders
Can we really spin the globe and jump in into the unknown in our classroom? Or has the administrative part of our job won and silenced our...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
26 June, 2019
Using digital tools to help promote learning outside the classroom.
The teacher is indispensable to ELT!
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
22 June, 2019
Lesson with a dash of cultural experience
20 years in folk ensemble finally paid off! I introduced to my students traditional Russian traditional game as well as the fortune-telling...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
17 June, 2019
Powtoon: introducing cartoon videos in the classroom
Your students will enjoy producing their own cartoon videos, with the possibility of adding their own voice or some music. They will adore...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
14 June, 2019
Using digital tools in the classroom
Promoting autonomous learning outside classroom to focus on learning goals
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
12 June, 2019
Weird celebrations in the classroom? Why not?
Celebrations and language teaching – does it match? Usually when you are in the classroom, you don’t have the time to organize parties or...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
9 June, 2019
Exploring Cultural diversity in language classroom
A Festival based theme for a lesson.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
28 May, 2019
WhatsApp and English teaching-learning
Teaching is communicating; Teaching is sharing; teaching is upgrading and updating.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
24 May, 2019
Using the free digital tool Flipgrid: an incredible experience
Flipgrid is a free digital platform on which your students can upload videos privately in order to share them with the rest of their...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
22 May, 2019
Celebrating Traditions
How can we prepare students for a shrinking world, while teaching them language?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
11 May, 2019
Readlang to the rescue
One-click translations for promoting learner autonomy
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
10 May, 2019
The ‘superpowers’ of the graphic novel
Originated from comics, and possessing the natural attraction provided by the combination of arts, the graphic novel has survived and...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
8 May, 2019
Instagram during classes
I am an English teacher and the suggestions I share here come from my classroom practice
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
3 May, 2019
Festivals of Other Countries in an EL Lesson
Teaching tolerance and mutual respect!
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
23 April, 2019
Lesson plan – road map for achieving teaching / learning objectives
A lesson plan gives the teacher not only a road map – a beginning, middle and an end – but also freedom to think out of the box and be...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
31 March, 2019
Differentiated Learning: Motivation for all levels in the group
Enjoy EFL sessions - Relax during the process!
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
22 March, 2019
Talking about Future Professions with Young Adults.
Planning a broad outline for a sequence of lessons may be highly motivational!
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
9 March, 2019
There's a Gesture for That!
Every student needs to feel included in your classroom, and gesturing is the great equalizer. I model it, we do it together, and students...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
19 February, 2019
Cultural Studies as Part of the ELT Curriculum.
An educated person today is one who knows how and where to find the necessary information.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
12 February, 2019
Are you planning to develop a project? Why not?
Project Based Learning should be, from my point of view, the right path to follow in our education. But before making a 360 degree turn in...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
9 February, 2019
Projects: Setting students up for success
Projects are a great way to develop language and other essential skills, however we need to give students a bit more than an "Off we go...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 January, 2019
Language and culture: two sides of the same coin
Teaching a language is not just a question of linguistic skills, culture also has a role to play. And we can say that both, language and...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
22 January, 2019
Unplanned opportunities - A lesson in culture
There are often times in a lesson when an unplanned opportunity for learning - language or otherwise - arises. Think of a time this has...

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Classroom ideas, tools and resources
11 July, 2018
Syllabus and the text book for a subject
Keeping the needs and aspirations of the learners in view, the curriculum designers frame the syllabus for a given subject which eventually...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
28 May, 2019
WhatsApp and English teaching-learning
Teaching is communicating; Teaching is sharing; teaching is upgrading and updating.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
24 November, 2017
WhatsApp in the classroom to foster listening and speaking
There is a great variety of pedagogical applications of mobile technology in ELT. I would like to share a practical example to integrate...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
28 July, 2016
20% time! - An attempt to empower learners to be more creative and innovative
One of most well-known management philosophies in recent years has been Google's "20% time". This post is about an attempt to implement 20...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
25 August, 2010
30 words to 60 words - An Activity
We give the comprehension questions at the end of the lesson to elicit answers from the students.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
10 March, 2018
5 ways to overcome the Intermediate Plateau
In this article, which I decided to write in a “5-ways -to-do-things” style again, I would like to share my thoughts and ideas on how to...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
4 December, 2009
A fun Lesson plan that lasts an hour!
This is a lesson plan entitled 'Role Models,' that I have been using with my students, it always works well and lasts the full...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
24 January, 2010
A lesson on a controversial topic
This post is a further exploration on my post about teaching English through controversial topics.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
21 May, 2018
A little bit of pressure does you good?
Speaking in English is something that many students find stressful or anxiety provoking.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
23 November, 2019
A whole alphabet of plan Bs
When you prepare a lesson at home, everything seems wonderful, but then you enter your classroom it can be a different story.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
11 June, 2018
All’s well that ends well: three activities to encourage reflection.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
20 January, 2014
An activity I use again and again - Rachael Roberts
This is an activity which works at pretty much any level from Pre-Intermediate upwards.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
20 January, 2014
An ESL lesson that always delivers for me
One of my favourite lessons to do, either with new or established students is one that is called ‘Lost’, I don’t suppose that this is...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
17 November, 2015
Ana Cristina Pratas: Integrating Technology with the Simple Past
Integrating digital technology in the language classroom may be at times frustrating and challenging.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
6 January, 2015
Anna Loseva: 30 questions to ask yourself
It’s already way past Christmas for those who celebrate it in December, and even past New Year’s Eve.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
12 February, 2019
Are you planning to develop a project? Why not?
Project Based Learning should be, from my point of view, the right path to follow in our education. But before making a 360 degree turn in...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
15 July, 2016
Ask Answer Add - A Speaking Activity to Help Learners Maintain a Natural Conversation
A great speaking activity which requires no resources and will help your learners build the skills they need to maintain a conversation.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
19 October, 2008
BARRY TOMALIN -CULTURAL ACTIVITY 14 - DO A CULTURE QUIZ
One of the three 'legs' of culture is 'cultural knowledge.'
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
31 October, 2008
Barry Tomalin Activity 19 Cultural Management Training
Finally, Sandra in Latvia brings us back to the IH Business Cultural Trainers Certificate and how you market yourself as a business...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
1 October, 2008
Barry Tomalin blog 1: bring a souvenir to class
Make culture real.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
1 October, 2008
Barry Tomalin blog 2: a cultural activity
John Mole, author of a very good cross-cultural book on the EU called 'Mind your Manners', said 'Any time something amuses...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
5 October, 2008
Barry Tomalin blog 5: cross-cultural vs inter-cultural, the four questions activity
Do you teach cross-cultural awareness or inter-cultural communication?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
8 October, 2008
Barry Tomalin blog 7: my country's 'number one'
This is an activity designed by Ben Hammond at International House, London, who teaches Contemporary British Culture.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
9 October, 2008
Barry Tomalin Blog 8 Stereotypes and generalisations
How do you guard against stereotyping other cultures?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
10 October, 2008
Barry Tomalin blog 9: teaching the body language
Body language is an important aspect of intercultural communication and using video allows you to observe the body language in action. 
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
14 October, 2008
BARRY TOMALIN CULTURAL ACTIVITY 12 ASKING THE RIGHT CULTURAL QUESTIONS
This is partly an answer to DIM's blog where she said she had taught some idioms to her group, who then came back with some completely...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
18 October, 2008
BARRY TOMALIN CULTURAL ACTIVITY 13 ACTIVE LISTENING
This is an activity for raising empathy.
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
12 October, 2008
BARRY TOMALIN TEACHING ACTIVITY 11 - Interactive presentations
Angela Daniel made me think. How do you get cultural information across to students so that they absorb it and remember it?
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
4 October, 2008
Barry Tomlin blog 4: creating critical incidents
Day 3 of the intensive Business Cultural Trainers Certificate and we all agree that creating critical incident scenarios is an excellent...
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
14 November, 2018
Being a 21st Century Teacher
It's the need of the modern world to empower our learners with modern skills to be able to deal with it. And for that we teachers need to...

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Magazine
Classroom ideas, tools and resources
Syllabus and the text book for a subject
WhatsApp and English teaching-learning
WhatsApp in the classroom to foster listening and speaking
20% time! - An attempt to empower learners to be more creative and innovative
30 words to 60 words - An Activity
5 ways to overcome the Intermediate Plateau
A fun Lesson plan that lasts an hour!
A lesson on a controversial topic
A little bit of pressure does you good?
A whole alphabet of plan Bs
All’s well that ends well: three activities to encourage reflection.
An activity I use again and again - Rachael Roberts
An ESL lesson that always delivers for me
Ana Cristina Pratas: Integrating Technology with the Simple Past
Anna Loseva: 30 questions to ask yourself
Are you planning to develop a project? Why not?
Ask Answer Add - A Speaking Activity to Help Learners Maintain a Natural Conversation
BARRY TOMALIN -CULTURAL ACTIVITY 14 - DO A CULTURE QUIZ
Barry Tomalin Activity 19 Cultural Management Training
Barry Tomalin blog 1: bring a souvenir to class
Barry Tomalin blog 2: a cultural activity
Barry Tomalin blog 5: cross-cultural vs inter-cultural, the four questions activity
Barry Tomalin blog 7: my country's 'number one'
Barry Tomalin Blog 8 Stereotypes and generalisations
Barry Tomalin blog 9: teaching the body language
BARRY TOMALIN CULTURAL ACTIVITY 12 ASKING THE RIGHT CULTURAL QUESTIONS
BARRY TOMALIN CULTURAL ACTIVITY 13 ACTIVE LISTENING
BARRY TOMALIN TEACHING ACTIVITY 11 - Interactive presentations
Barry Tomlin blog 4: creating critical incidents
Being a 21st Century Teacher
Blog 3: business cultural warm-ups
Blog 6: village life in Britain (activity for schools)
Breaking through the glass ceiling
Bridging the generation gap
Bringing the outside in – choosing supplementary resources for the classroom
Capitalising on the Differences in ESL Classrooms
Celebrating Traditions
Ceri Jones - This is just to say...
Classroom tools
Classroom Tools -The Coursebook
Classrooms Without Borders
Coursebooks and us!
Coursebooks: Pros & Cons
Critical Material For Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking – a crucial 21st century skill
Cultural Studies as Part of the ELT Curriculum.
Dave Dodgson - Learning disconnected
Dave Dodgson: A year in review. Three Quick Ideas to Start your 2015 Classes
Dave Dodgson: Filtered and distilled - the first lesson
David Dodgson: Gamification? Pointless for learning
David Dodgson: Recourse books
David Petrie: Clickbait, Memes and sharing the truth – activities for digital literacies
Differentiated Learning: Motivation for all levels in the group
Ditching the plan
Do we write materials OR Do we design them!
Do you use E.T?
Don't waste a magical moment of learning
ELT and T.V.
End of the Year Activities
ERROR CORRECTION
Exploring Cultural diversity in language classroom
Favourite Activity: See-Think-Wonder
FESTIVALS
Festivals of Other Countries in an EL Lesson
Fifteen ways to adapt your textbook so your students aren't bored to death
FINGERS AND TOES
Fiona Mauchline: Get them speaking
Foster creativity by being a creative teacher
Fostering and assessing cooperation and creativity
Four blog posts and a book: no-prep activities
Four games for vocabulary development
Games and Activities
Games for young Learners (8th year Tunisian System)
George Chilton - We all make mistakes
Global Citizens
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
How I use mobile devices in my ESL work
How to Implement 21st Century Skills in Class
ICT in the Classroom
Ideas for beating the B2 plateau
Ideas to bring soft skills into the English classroom
Instagram during classes
Is it a British or an American Coursebook?
Karaoke to get your students singing songs
Katherine Bilsborough - no-prep activities
Katherine Bilsborough: A simple idea - The Weekend Game
Katherine Bilsborough: Using sketchbooks in the English classroom
Language and culture: two sides of the same coin
Larry Ferlazzo - Online tools
Larry Ferlazzo - Using a "Three-Two-one" Speaking Activity
Le chat est sur la chaise – why I steer clear of course-books.
Learning what's important
Lesson plan – road map for achieving teaching / learning objectives
Lesson with a dash of cultural experience
Let's play online!
Letters, The Teacher's Elves
Lizzie Pinard - Course books in the language classroom: friend or foe?
Lizzie Pinard - no prep activities
Map of... (An activity to use again and again)
Marry Me
Mastermind session: lesson in the new format
Materials Development
Materials Development
Materials free teaching
Motivating teens: A cross cultural digital exchange
My top five end-of-year activities: Celebrating the end of a journey and the beginning of a new one!
Need based Development of Text
New Year´s Resolutions
Online Resources
Open your books!
Phil Wade - Differentiation is the spice of life
Phil Wade - Why make worksheets?
Planning for the Early Primary Stages
Powerpoint for teachers part 1
Powerpoint for teachers part 2
Powtoon: introducing cartoon videos in the classroom
Projects: Setting students up for success
Rachael Roberts - A favourite speaking activity
Rachael Roberts - Breaking the ice
Rachael Roberts - Realia
Rachael Roberts - the coursebook
Reading Shakespeare Today. Lesson 2.
Readlang to the rescue
Realia in EL Teaching
Relationships by Larry Ferlazzo
Remember - using poetry in the classroom with a variety of levels and age-groups
Resources and Appropriacy
Role playing
Routine Is Important!
Sandy Millin: Reclaiming attention and exploiting smartphones
Sandy Millin: The importance of feedback
Skimming improves Reading Ability
Smartphones & Learning possibilities in the EFL class
Snowball fighting in the classroom
Speed-chat: A minimal resource activity to get your learners talking
Steve Muir: Using images
Talking about Future Professions with Young Adults.
Tasks & projects in ESP : English for engineers and other fields
Teaching "chunks" to Very Young Learners
Teaching with minimal resources – ideas we can borrow from the Business English classroom
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM.
Technology to reach more students more often.
TEENS TEACHING ADULTS.
The alphabet game - Ceri Jones
The Best Teaching Aid Ever!
The Choices We Make
The Coursebook
The coursebook - Ann Loseva
The Coursebook: Best Uses
The creativity I regretted!
The Misfits- A class to remember
The sea of opportunities?
The syllabus, the national curriculum, and students' needs
The Twelve Memes of Christmas : a seasonal homework challenge
The Weird Weekend
The whole alphabet
The ‘superpowers’ of the graphic novel
There's a Gesture for That!
Three enjoyable smartphone activities to get learners talking
TONGUE TWISTERS
Two Christmas activities
Unplanned learning opportunities.
Unplanned opportunities - A lesson in culture
Upgrading language skills via films and drama stories used for Elementary Students
Using digital tools in the classroom
Using digital tools to help promote learning outside the classroom.
Using mobile devices to create a class Padlet
Using podcasts to develop listening skills
Using technology in lessons
Using the free digital tool Flipgrid: an incredible experience
Various ways of starting an English lesson
Vicky Loras - Teaching with coursebooks: weaving a tapestry of activities
Vicky Saumell - Coursebooks as guides
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