Reading Skills: Gist First, Detail Second
5-Minute English Lab · B1 Intermediate 🌟 Reading Skills: Gist First, Detail Second ⏱ 5 minutes · PWP · Receptive Skills 💬 From my own experience: When hotel menus arrived from new suppliers at The…
Category: Teaching Methodology
Hedging Language: How to Sound Academic and Confident
5-Minute English Lab · C1 Advanced 🏆 Hedging Language: How to Sound Academic and Confident ⏱ 5 minutes · Guided Discovery · Academic Language 💬 From my own experience: When I was writing up my…
LLFE-T08 · Board Work Basics — Writing Form Clearly on the Board
TEACHER TRAINING · CLASSROOM SKILLS ✏️ Board Work Basics ⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA methodology · 🏫 Micro-lesson 📖 From the teacher’s desk: In my very first observed lesson on the CELTA course, my…
LLFE-T07 · Fixing Errors — On-the-Spot vs Delayed Correction
TEACHER TRAINING · ERROR CORRECTION ✅ Fixing Errors ⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA methodology · 🏫 Micro-lesson 📖 From the teacher’s desk: When I first received feedback on my own teaching in Landerneau, my…
LLFE-T06 · Eliciting vs Telling — Getting Language from Learners
TEACHER TRAINING · CLASSROOM SKILLS 💡 Eliciting vs Telling ⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA methodology · 🏫 Micro-lesson 📖 From the teacher’s desk: As a sommelier, I quickly learned that guests who chose a…
LLFE-T05 · The Lead-In — Setting Context Before Language
TEACHER TRAINING · LESSON PLANNING 🔥 The Lead-In ⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA methodology · 🏫 Micro-lesson 📖 From the teacher’s desk: In hospitality, we always briefed the team before service — setting the…
LLFE-T04 · Drilling Done Right — Choral and Individual Drilling
TEACHER TRAINING · PRONUNCIATION 🎙️ Drilling Done Right ⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA methodology · 🏫 Micro-lesson 📖 From the teacher’s desk: In my CELTA observed lessons in Landerneau, drilling was the technique I…
LLFE-T03 · Setting Up a Task — ICQs in Practice
TEACHER TRAINING · TASK MANAGEMENT 📋 Setting Up a Task ⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA methodology · 🏫 Micro-lesson 📖 From the teacher’s desk: Managing 20 front-of-house staff at The Ivy in Sydney, I…
LLFE-T02 · Checking Without Asking ‘Do You Understand?’ — CCQs
TEACHER TRAINING · CHECKING UNDERSTANDING ✅ Checking Without Asking “Do You Understand?” ⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA methodology · 🏫 Micro-lesson 📖 From the teacher’s desk: “Do you understand?” — I must have asked…
LLFE-T01 · What Is a Lesson Aim? — Writing Learner-Facing Aims
TEACHER TRAINING · LESSON PLANNING 🎯 What Is a Lesson Aim? ⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA methodology · 🏫 Micro-lesson 📖 From the teacher’s desk: On my CELTA course, writing lesson aims was the…