Before posting goal #1, I’m writing about goal#2 How to Avoid Teacher Burnout? Cambridge Dictionary online defines burnout as extreme tiredness or a feeling of not being able to work any more, caused by working too hard. Teacher burnout is real. Whether we realize or not, we suffer from burnout from time to time. It…
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and most of us have started our summer holidays. Yet some of spend their holidays working in the summer schools or summer camps. Here you can find some activities that may help you Need Energy Asking Questions, some fun activities Games, Fillers, Warm-ups Quick Fillers Fun Writing Activities Old…
Wikipedia defines Information graphics or infographics as graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly. They are great for today’s visual learners. How can infographics be used in language classes? Both teachers and students can create it I think we can make the list longer according to…
I used this song with my students last year. I combined some of the activities from here and added some follow-up writing activities. 1.First I asked my students who we thank in our lives. I wrote some phrases on the board to help them to express themselves. I gave them post-it notes and I divided them…
You are kindly invited to the next ELL, ESL, ELT carnival. The theme of the 33rd carnival will be Songs in ELT Classrooms. If you want to participate, you can use the easy submission form and send me your blog list or you can contact me from here or twitter (I’m @evab2001) if the form doesn’t work. If you…
Have you come across this hilarious site.? “Every day, write a letter that will never be sent to a person who does or does not exist, or to a number of people who do or do not exist.” The sentence I copied and pasted from Language is a Virus is a writing task. Isn’t it…
5 Minute English is a site designed to give the learners short and easy explanations and exercises. The learners can have a quick look at grammar, reading, listening, vocabulary and idioms. They can also find answers to questions that can be confusing for other learners. This is under the Question and Answer section. If a…
There is a buzz going on about The great Gatsby. It’s of course because of the new Gatsby movie. I’ve seen so many links and resources on twitter, interest recently. Then I just remember I also have some resources for the novel. My The Great Gatsby resources A pre-reading animoto Research before reading Chapter 4…
Two years ago, we started our project in Puciosa, a small town in Romania. I didn’t know what was expecting us. I didn’t know what I should expect. Yet I had a feeling that everything would be great … We were in Lamia from April 14th to 19th. Our partner is a Music school so…
Day 1 Plenaries: Even a week before the conference I was excited as I knew what was expecting me… Two days of professional Development with people I admire, with people I share a lot. The day came with an extraordinary opening: A show of drawing pictures with sand and my mind already focused on P.D…
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Technology has changed our lives dramatically. We, even the people from the past, can’t remember how life was without our smart gadgets. Prensky used the term ‘Digital Natives’ and described this new generation and for him we were the digital immigrants. “Those of us who were not born into the digital world but have, at…
