More Photocopiable Activities for the Azar-Hagen Grammar Series
This month’s article contains 16 communicative activities designed for the Azar-Hagen Grammar Series. We also have some recommendations for using them in-class.
The Activities
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Student Presentations
Sarah Lynn
My students enjoy giving formal presentations. With a predictable format but open topics, students get the opportunity to challenge themselves and make a unique contribution to the class.
How-to Presentations
During break-time, I’ve noticed how often students share knowledge about how to get things done in the U.S. I decided to bring that conversation out of the hallway (and their native tongue) and into the class for everyone to hear. …
Michael Rost
3 Ways that Longman English Interactive Facilitates Language Learning
The key issue in deciding whether or not to adopt any educational technology is the actual learning value for the students who use it. We designed Longman English Interactive to enhance learning in 3 key ways.
This is an excerpt from a
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7 Things You Need to Teach Your Students About Note-Taking
Learning to take notes in a second language is notoriously difficult. There are, however, many effective strategies that students need to learn. Are you teaching these?
1. Use Introductions and Conclusions
Professors outline their lectures or give a general idea of the topic. Knowing this helps students predict the content of the lecture and begin to organize their notes before the lecture even starts. …
Teaching to This Test
A common complaint among educators today is that the focus on improving test scores affects how and what they teach. But that argument assumes that testing doesn’t measure knowledge but, rather, test taking strategies.
Pearson took this very issue into account when designing Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic). PTE Academic assesses the real life language ability of the test taker. …
