ELT365 · Day 195 — Guided Writing: Models, Not Molds
Idea — A model text shows learners what the target genre looks like — its structure, register, and key phrases. Guided writing uses the model as…
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ELT365 · Day 173 — True / False / Not Given: The Exact Distinction
Idea — “True” = confirmed by the text. “False” = contradicted by the text. “Not given” = neither confirmed nor contradicted. Conflating false and not given…
ReadELT365 · Day 171 — Jigsaw Listening: Information-Gap in Reception
Idea — In jigsaw listening, different groups hear different parts of a text, then pool information. The information gap is real — no group can answer…
ReadELT365 · Day 164 — The Lead-In: Activating Schema Before the Text
Idea — A lead-in activates learners’ prior knowledge before they encounter the text. It does not preview the content — it warms the relevant schema so…
ReadELT365 · Day 206 — Business English — email register
Idea — Register in professional writing means matching tone to the relationship and purpose: formal, semi-formal, or informal. Wrong register signals cultural mismatch, not just grammar…
ReadELT365 · Day 205 — Business English — needs analysis first
Idea — Professional learners have specific, job-related language needs. A needs analysis interview before teaching identifies what they must actually do in English: meetings, reports, emails,…
ReadELT365 · Day 192 — Writing as process vs product
Idea — Product writing aims at a finished text. Process writing stages the journey: brainstorm → draft → peer review → revise → final. Process builds…
ReadELT365 · Day 169 — Post-listening tasks that develop the text
Idea — Post-listening is where language learning deepens. The text becomes a springboard: discuss opinions, analyse the grammar, role-play a follow-up. “Discuss in pairs” is not…
ReadELT365 · Day 198 — Process writing vs product writing
Idea — Process writing focuses on how a text is built — planning, drafting, revising. It mirrors how real writers work and raises awareness of writing…
ReadELT365 · Day 196 — Presentations in EFL: shorter is better
Idea — Long presentations overwhelm both speaker and audience. A two-to-three minute talk with one main point and one example is hard enough at B1 and…
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