Colours in English — A World of Colour
🎨 Draw a rainbow and label each colour in English: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Sing the rainbow song — it really works!
Category: English Teaching
Hello! — Greetings in English
Greetings are like a magic key 🔑 — say "Hello!" with a smile and people always smile back. Practise every morning: say hello to your mirror!
How I Became a Teacher — Building Your Teaching Identity
1. What is a reflective journal for? To notice patterns in your teaching — what you repeat, avoid, improve. Evidence-based self-development.
The Silent Student — Managing Mixed-Ability Classes
1. A strong student finishes the task in 2 minutes. What next? Give an extension: 'Now do the same with a different example', 'Can you think of an exception?', 'Explain it to your partner.'
Songs in Class — Why They Actually Work
1. What is the 'affective filter'? Krashen's term for the emotional barrier that blocks input when learners feel anxious or unsafe. Music lowers it.
Grit and Grammar — Why You Will Hit a Wall
1. What is a language plateau? A stage where progress feels invisible but consolidation is still happening in the brain.
The Story Behind the Story — Narrative in Teaching
1. She ___ (read) when the phone ___ (ring). was reading / rang — past continuous for background, past simple for the interruption
Four Languages in One Head — Code-Switching
1. Is code-switching a sign of not knowing a language? No — research shows it's a feature of high proficiency in both languages, not low proficiency in either.
Make or Do? The Eternal Grammar Question
2. Can you ___ me a favour? do (do someone a favour — fixed phrase)
The Letter That Got Me Through Immigration — Formal Writing
1. You don't know the name of the person. How do you sign off? Yours faithfully (when you opened with 'Dear Sir/Madam')