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Doing Delta Module One? Some Exam Tips - Part Three
In Part Three of our series on the Cambridge ESOL Delta Module One exam, we look at the requirements of Task Four on Paper One of the written exam. See the Cambridge ESOL website to download the...
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Doing Delta Module One? Some Exam Tips - Part Four
In Part Four of our series on the Cambridge ESOL Delta Module One exam, we look at the requirements of Task Five on Paper One of the written exam. If you've missed the other articles in this series,...
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Doing Delta Module One? Some Exam Tips - Part Five
In Part Five of our series on the Cambridge ESOL Delta Module One exam, we move on to Paper Two of the written exam, and look at the requirements of Task One - the "testing" question. There's quite a...
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Doing Delta Module One? Some Exam Tips - Part Six
If you're doing the Cambridge ESOL Delta Module One exam, it's essential you know what the exam requirements are, and how the marks are allotted. In this series, we look at the exam task by task and...
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Doing Delta Module One? Some Exam Tips - Part Seven
And finally we reach the end of our short series on the Delta Module One exam. In this article we're looking at the last task in the exam : Paper Two Task Four. When you've read it, you can test your...
View ArticleAn ELT Glossary : EFL
EFL : English as a Foreign LanguageDefinition : The term EFL is generally used in British contexts to refer to a situation where a learner is learning English, usually in his or her own country, for...
View ArticleAn ELT Glossary : Subject Verb Inversion
There are two types of subject-verb inversion in English :a) Inversion of subject and main verbRound the corner came a large procession.Here's John now.Down fell the rain!This type of inversion only...
View ArticleAn ELT Glossary : Pragmatics
Pragmatics studies how language is used in context (including the relationship between the speakers) and how meaning is interpreted in specific situations. Widdowson (1978:29) gave the following...
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Teaching Polite Requests : Part Two
In Part One of this article, I looked at how native speakers might make polite requests in a variety of situations, and the reasons why non-native speakers sometimes sound too brusque when doing the...
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Teaching Polite Requests : Part One
The first part of this article on teaching polite requests will look at why students often have difficulty with the area and the elements we need to be focusing on. In the second part, we'll look at a...
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Dealing with Difficult Situations : Negotiating Course Content
In this, the first in an occasional series on Dealing with Difficult Situations, we look at a common situation – the one-to one student who has different ideas to you on how the course should be...
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5 Classroom Management Tips To Silence A Noisy Class
Every teacher has 'the class from hell' that just won't settle down. Rob Johanson suggests 5 tips to help you get silence from the worst kids in school...1. The first thing to remember is that you are...
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WILL and BE GOING TO : What's the Difference?
In a previous article on WILL, we saw that it is used express two notions - prediction (or deduction) and volition. But so is BE GOING TO :Prediction / Deduction1/ I think we’ll probably win.2/ I think...
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Understanding Will
One of the areas of grammar which causes most problems for learners is that of describing future events, and one of the most common errors in this area is the constant over-use of will. What does will...
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Christmas Quiz
Looking for a "last lesson before Christmas" activity to use with your adult or teenage students? Try a Christmas quiz. If you're teaching a very small group they could try an on-line quiz - you'll...
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Receptive Exposure Activities
After you’ve presented a new structure or function, and maybe done some repetition drilling on your model sentences, what then? Teachers often move straight on to productive practice activities, but...
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The Balanced Lesson
This is the first in a series of articles on lesson planning. In this introductory article we’ll look at the type of factors which you need to take into consideration when planning a lesson.Why do you...
View ArticlePrepositional Verbs and Verbs with Prepositional Phrases. What's the Difference?
First of all, what's a prepositional verb? A prepositional verb is a verb followed by a preposition, where the meaning is dependent on the combination of both items. For example :He's looking after the...
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Learning Students' Names
At the beginning of the course you need to learn students’ names as soon as possible. Using names to call on students creates a more personal and involving atmosphere in the class, and also allows you...
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Using Music and Visualisation to Promote Discussion
This activity uses music to promote group discussion and is suitable for intermediate students and above. It asks students to visualise the scene that the music which they hear suggests to them, and...
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