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Language Matters: The English Verb System (1) Tense and Time
These materials come from our Delta Module One course, where we argue that many so-called grammatical "rules" are unrealistic, simplistic and prescriptive in comparison with the way the language is...
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Teaching Presentation Skills
This article draws on materials originally used on our Delta Module One course and looks at three areas:a)why learners might need to produce the genre;b) what organisational and linguistic features...
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Language Matters: The English Verb System (2) - Aspect
Another extract from our Delta Module One Course today - looking at the area of progressive and perfect aspect.Pre-ViewingTasksBefore you watch the presentations, make notes on the following questions,...
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Using News Broadcasts to Improve Listening Skills
Do you use news broadcasts with your learners? This article draws on materials originally used on our Delta Module One course and looks at two issues: What are the advantages and limitations of...
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Language Matters: The English Verb System (3a) - Auxiliary Verbs
AUXILIARY VERBS AND MODALITYNB: I am aware that the volume of the presentation in this section is very low. On my computer it is just audible - better with headphones. Make sure your computer sound is...
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The Flipped Classroom
This article (based on material from our Delta Module One course) deals with the concept of the flipped classroom. What does the term mean, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of the...
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Language Matters - Cohesion and Coherence
Cohesion and coherence - what do the terms mean, and what's the difference between them? This introductory video (originally part of our Delta Module One course) will give you an overview of the...
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Using Authentic Reading Texts in the Classroom
This post, based on material used on our Delta Module One Course, discusses the use of authentic reading texts in the classroom. In particular it looks at:a) the advantages of usingauthenticreading...
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Language Matters: The English Verb System (4) - Question Formation
1. PRELIMINARY TASKHow do you ask a question in English? How would you explain the rules of form and use of the following questions? If you're not sure, check with a grammar such as the Cambridge...
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Plural Uncountable Nouns, anyone??
The other day I was reading through the Cambridge document Delta Module One Tips for Candidates and Centres (2022), and came across this criticism on p.18 - that exam candidates often......describe...
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Teaching 121- Some Considerations
This article is based on work originally prepared for our Delta Module One course, and focuses on one-to-one teaching. For an article onContent and Methodology for 121 courses, click on the link. Here...
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Language Matters- The English Verb System(3b): Modality
These materials were originally used on the Delta Module One course run by Business Talk Milan. The course has now closed.To fully understand the explanations here, you need first to have worked...
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Storytelling in the EFL Classroom
When you think of using storytelling in the classroom, do you just think of young learner courses? This article is based on work originally prepared for our Delta Module One course, and focuses on the...
View ArticleThe Plateau Stage - and how to get over it
The ELT Glossary already has a brief entry on the plateau stage - a stage which often occurs at intermediate level and refers to a period during which the learner "stops learning". However, here we...
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Teaching Turn Taking
This article, based on material used in our Delta courses, focuses on turn-taking and asks...a) Whylearners may have problems with turn-takingb) Howyou teach turn-taking in order to...
View ArticleLanguage Matters : Connected Speech - Suggested Answers
1. Catenation : Two different types of catenation occur in English and both are exemplified in the sentence below. What are they? Write the sentence in phonemic script, indicating where catenation...
View ArticleLanguage Matters - Pot Pourri: Suggested Answers
The task for this section can be found here. If there are any terms in the answers which are not familiar to you, look them up in the ELT Glossary.1. have been found Form Present Perfect Simple...
View ArticleProject Based Learning
This article, based on material originally used in our Delta Module One course, focuses on Project Based Learning and asks about...a) the advantages of using PBLb) the potential problems and, where...
View ArticleLanguage Matters: Comparatives and Superlatives
What are the rules for the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs in English? Look at the questions below and consider the examples (all, unless otherwise stated, from...
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Using Dictionaries in the Classroom
Should learners use dictionaries in the classroom or should all explanation come from the teacher? If they do use dictionaries, should these be monolingual or bilingual? This article, based on material...
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