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Expressions of Advice Lesson Plan

January 30th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

Advice

This activity teaches students expressions of advice (asking for and giving advice.) The materials needed are sheets of paper and pens or pencils. The activity takes about 50 minutes. Read more…

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English and globalisation

January 28th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi 2 comments

English teaching and globalisation

English is part of globalisation. English plays a vital role in global trade, media, communication, movement of people, and many other areas. It is not just a system of grammar, words and pronunciations; it is also a tool to integrate countries both politically and economically into the global community. Read more…

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Brainstorm Online

January 26th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is a very effective technique to generate ideas. To understand what exatctly brainstorming is and how to use it in EFL and ESL classes, have a look at these previuous posts. Read more…

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Brainstorming Lesson Plan

January 23rd, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is a tool that uses a relaxed, informal atmosphere combined with lateral thinking to solve problems. In spite of its importance in the generation of new ideas, many students do not have enough training to use it. This activity will teach students to brainstorm effectively. It can be carried out in a one-period session.  No materials are required apart from a pen or pencil and sheets of paper. Read more…

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Advantages of Using a Blog for Teaching

January 20th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi 2 comments

Do you use a blog to teach?

This is a very informative, valuable slideshow that covers key concepts. It presents all the advantages that a blog can bring for teaching. Read more…

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Brainstorming in EFL and ESL Classes

January 20th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

What is Brainstorming

Brainstorming is a combination of  a relaxed, informal approach to problem-solving and lateral thinking. People are asked to find ideas and thoughts that can at first seem to be a bit irrelevent. The idea is to use some of these ideas to form original, creative solutions to problems. Even some seemingly useless ideas can spark still more ideas. The goal of brainstorming is to direct people to new ways of thinking and break from the usual way of reasoning. Read more…

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Bilingualism

January 19th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

A bilingual person

A bilingual person is someone who speaks two languages. Speaking more than two languages means that you are multilingual. Multilingualism is not a rare phenomenon. It’s the norm for most of the world’s countries. A lot of people know and use three, four, or even more languages fluently. Read more…

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Why Do You Let Others Control You?

January 14th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

A classroom management issue

“Why Do You Let Othesr Control You? ” said to a student may be a clue to ending a fight in the classroom according to Larry Ferlazzo’s experience with a bad class. Instead of using punishment, this kind of straight forward strategy can work perfectly to solve classroom management problems. It focuses on the psychological outcome, on valuing the self, humanizing the students and  building a tolerant peaceful personality. Read more…

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Persuasive Essay Lesson Plan

January 13th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

Writing a persuasive essay

This activity teaches students to write persuasive essay. The activity takes about 2-3 session periods. Read more…

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Grammar Poem Lesson Plan

January 12th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

Grammar poem

This is an activity that helps students develop an awareness of both grammar and writing skills. It can be carried out in a one-period session.  No materials are required apart from a pen or pencil and sheets of paper. Read more…

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