ELT365 · Day 198 — Planning a Piece of Writing
Idea — Planning before writing improves coherence and reduces mid-draft paralysis. Teaching learners to plan is itself a productive-skill lesson. Example — A mind map, a…
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ELT365 · Day 197 — The Process Approach to Writing
Idea — Process writing treats writing as a cycle: plan, draft, revise, edit. The product is secondary to the thinking behind it. Example — Learners brainstorm,…
ReadELT365 · Day 174 — Using Visuals Before Listening
Idea — Images, diagrams, or key words shown before a listening task activate prior knowledge and reduce cognitive load during the listening itself. Example — A…
ReadELT365 · Day 167 — Multiple Choice — Writing Clean Distractors
Idea — Good multiple-choice distractors come from genuine misreadings, not random wrong answers. Each distractor should plausibly mislead a weak reader. Example — If the answer…
ReadELT365 · Day 165 — Writing a Detail Question
Idea — A good detail question targets specific, locatable information. The wrong answers must be plausible, not absurd. Example — ‘How many students passed the test?’…
ReadELT365 · Day 164 — Writing a Gist Question
Idea — A strong gist question has one correct answer that requires the whole text — not a detail pulled from the first line. Example —…
ReadProfessional English · Lesson 08 — Report Writing — Structure Before Style
A professional report follows a fixed structure regardless of topic: summary → background → findings → recommendations → conclusion. Examples Executive summary (one page, written last)…
ReadELT365 · D163 — Video in the Listening Class: Help or Distraction?
Idea — Video adds visual clues — gesture, facial expression, setting — that support comprehension. It’s not always easier: visual distractors can compete with listening. Example…
ReadELT365 · Day 270 — Planning for Mixed-Ability Groups
Idea Mixed-ability planning means building in choice: an extension task for faster finishers, a support scaffold for those who need it. One plan, two pathways. Example…
ReadELT365 · D175 — Integrating reading with other skills
Idea — Reading rarely happens in isolation outside the classroom. Integrating it with speaking, writing, or listening creates richer, more authentic tasks. Example — Students read…
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