Category Archives: Vocabulary
Solar trees?
The ‘Daily Good’ has come up trumps again – Pure gold, ladies and gentlemen. For sheer entertainment, I invite you to have a look at the items on this project. … Continue reading
Words, words, words …..
Words are so fascinating. Where they come from, their different meanings, their different uses … If you’re teaching a language and you don’t find words to be really fun, then … Continue reading
Handwriting v. e-mail
This is not an erudite debate about the evils of modern communication. It’s just an unassuming item which would be perfect for reviewing vocabulary and passive/active forms, possibly as a … Continue reading
Made in the USA?
I have a soft spot for anything which defeats expectation in the classroom. It’s good for learning. I have come across a video by an English teacher called Brad which … Continue reading
Translation tools – Advising Students
Any teacher or trainer ought to be working towards their own obsolescence – that’s to say, we should be equipping students to succeed without us. There have never been so … Continue reading
Sous-vide steak slideshow lesson
Here in France any food-related topic can generally be relied upon to kick-start conversation – even with people who seem determined to have no opinions. This is therefore an item … Continue reading
Cooking up the ‘cloud’ kitchen…
Every year since the fifties, the ideal home exhibition or some other technology showcase has announced that at some point in the near future food preparation will be revolutionised. These … Continue reading
Managing change – video comprehension
‘Inc’ magazine is a really great souce of information about business. There are many short web-type articles as well as much longer features of the kind we’re more used to … Continue reading
Negotiating a raise … in a fun way
Those of us who work freelance encounter this topic for ourselves first hand. Our students do too of course, and many have more room for manoeuver when it comes to … Continue reading
Mindmapping – get tooled up
I don’t know about you, but I love mind maps. They appeal to my sense of aesthetics, and make learning stuff more enjoyable than would otherwise be the case. Because … Continue reading
Catherine Kennedy
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