Tag Archives: TEFLtastic classics

Needs analysis and instant personalised practice (TEFLtastic Classics Part 50)

Posted on 05/01/2022 by alexcase

Back when I was studying to teach English for Business for the first time, what I most appreciated and gained from were lessons on doing needs analysis and on planning first lessons that cover things that most students are likely … Continue reading →

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Three new kinds of TEFL board game

Posted on 13/06/2021 by alexcase

I came up with the first of these as part of my trivia quizzes boom, and used it to make this narrative tenses board game. Students work their way around a board game by guessing numbers. On each square they … Continue reading →

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Good and taboo questions (TEFLtastic Classics Part 49)

Posted on 25/05/2021 by alexcase

The best thing you can teach students about almost any language point is how to ask and answer the kinds of questions related to that language which people really ask each other. However, doing just this more than a couple … Continue reading →

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49 trivia quizzes for EFL students (TEFLtastic Classics Part 44)

Posted on 18/01/2021 by alexcase

When I was posting my list of the best of 2020, I noticed that a couple of the top ones were trivia quizzes and thought I should make sure that I had linked to them from my TEFLtastic Classics post … Continue reading →

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TEFLtastic Classics update

Posted on 22/09/2020 by alexcase

Updated 9 September 2021 My last post was mostly of a promise of things to come, so I thought I’d prove that it was worth coming back with an update on how many links my other TEFLtastic Classics posts have … Continue reading →

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Mix and match (TEFLtastic Classics Part 43)

Posted on 13/09/2020 by alexcase

Updated 23 June 2021 This has been by far the most popular activity in my young learner classes recently. I’ve often used the classic picture book (Do You Like) Ketchup on Your Cornflakes?, in which the top and bottom halves … Continue reading →

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Linking learner training and specific language points

Posted on 21/06/2020 by alexcase

I was wondering recently why my learner training page isn’t more popular, because what could be better than getting students to discuss how to learn a language while also practising the language point of the day? Then when I actually … Continue reading →

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Social distancing variations on TEFLtastic classics

Posted on 08/06/2020 by alexcase

I was planning to do a whole blog post or article on how to play classic TEFL games online and/ or with maximum distancing in the classroom. However, with 42 activities to both work out how to use in my … Continue reading →

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Grammar practice drawing games

Posted on 03/05/2020 by alexcase

Have just rearranged my list of 80 drawing game PDFs to be more organised by individual topic, and there were enough grammar ones for enough different language points to be worth a post all of their own. Will also expand … Continue reading →

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Dice games for specific language points (TEFLtastic classics part 16 revisited)

Posted on 01/04/2020 by alexcase

A sudden surge in popularity for my posts on small talk and talking about your week and weekend for specific language points has inspired me to rearrange my list of EFL dice game PDFs so that it is now organised … Continue reading →

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