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The theme of harvest can be an excellent way to engage English language students. In this blog, we will explore some of the harvest traditions around the world and provide some teaching ideas for your EFL ...

Ever wondered what it's like to be a TEFL teacher? Let me share with you the story of my TEFL adventures with English in Action. So, back in the early '90s, after getting my degree as a middle...

I was recently doing some work with English teachers in Luxembourg, looking at written assessments and making them more fit for purpose. We were particularly focusing on ways of making written tasks and assessments...

Many TEFL/ESOL teachers will be in the middle of Summer Language School season now. There are various types of summer school, but in this article, we are referring specifically to schools and institutions where students from across the world come to improve their English...

In this article, we will highlight areas of grammar and vocabulary which are likely to be important to businesspeople and recommend some activities you could use to cover those areas. We shall also suggest ways in which basic English exercises can be adapted to a busines...

With the debate about AI and ChatGPT seemingly reaching fever-pitch in recent weeks, we thought it would be useful to provide our 10 best tips on the technology and how to get the most from it if you are a teacher.

Once upon a time, there was an English teacher who wanted to explain grammar to his students. He had always enjoyed writing and reading stories, so he decided to use storytelling as a way to make his grammar lesson more engaging and re...

Love it or loath it, the Eurovision Song Contest is a huge cultural and media event. This year the contest will be held in Britain; a fact that English Teachers and all those involved in TEFL and ESOL could use to inject a little Eurovision fun into their lessons.

Articles can be an unexpectedly tricky aspect of English Grammar. In theory, English ‘articles’ should be relatively easy to teach and equally easy for students to learn and remember. Yet often even quite advanced students ...

With St Patrick’s Day on 17 March, we thought it would be nice to focus some attention on Ireland. Many TEFL/ESOL teachers will have Irish heritage, and for those who don’t, we have compiled here a list of fun facts and easy to digest information about the Emerald Isle. ...