About 96 articles which I’ve published on EC since 2013. All the articles below are also on the relevant Articles by Topic index pages. You could also look at my list of wackier articles on this and its sister site.
How to interrupt politely – NEW
How to use “actually” – NEW
How to count English syllables
How to use whereas, while and whilst (with contrasts to other linkers)
How to thank people in English
How to use contrast and concesssion linkers
How to pronounce consonant clusters
How to use although, though and even though
How to practise offers and requests
How to teach final consonant clusters
Making and responding to offers practice activities
15 fun complaining and dealing with complaints activities
10 fun consonant clusters activities
How to teach ending conversations
7 fun English syllables activities
12 checking/ clarifying practice activities
12 fun business socialising activities
12 fun agreeing and disagreeing activities
How to review functional language
12 fun recommendations activities
How to teach modals of possibility/ probability/ deduction
If it can be done at home, don’t do it in class
First lessons for Academic English classes
How to teach clothes vocabulary to young learners
How to teach clothes vocabulary to young learners
TPR activities for can/ can’t for ability
9 fun activities for can/ can’t for ability
How to teach the language of prohibition
How to teach the language of opinions
Classroom speaking for the language of opinions
Games to practice want/ want to
How to teach body parts to kids
EFL lessons on the topic of parks
Gardens and gardening for EFL classes
Realia and flashcard activities for prepositions of position
TPR activities for prepositions of position
Video tasks for prepositions of position
Craft activities for prepositions of position
How to teach prepositions of position to kids
Teaching pronunciation of the alphabet to adults
Common problems with pronunciation of the English alphabet
Teaching pronunciation with minimal pairs
Fun adverbs of frequency activities
Adding useful language to doing crafts
Coping with difficult questions from 1 to 1 students
Teaching numbers 1 to 10 in English
Tying functional language in with your syllabus
Alternatives to spoken error correction
Linking cultural training and grammar
Teaching formal and informal language
Linking IELTS Speaking Part Two to the rest of the exam
Teaching ideas on the topic of cities
Why you shouldn’t be afraid of an IWB
Functional language for IELTS Speaking
Activities for ordinal numbers
Teaching grammar in Business English classes
Fun modals of probability/ possibility
Classroom activities for IELTS Reading
How to teach teleconferencing in English
What your students need to know about thanking in English
Classroom activities for the language of thanking
Planning and paragraphing activities
What your students need to know about BULATS Writing Part One
Guessing games for the third person S
What students need to know about emailing
Names in the English language classroom
Fun activities for weather vocabulary
Dealing with dominating students
Ten fun activities for adjectives of personality
Politically correct language in the EFL classroom
Gender in the language classroom
Noises in the English classroom
Updated 11 April 2024
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