Elessons
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Football and phonetics
There is no football in Russia. Well, there are lots of clubs. There are many kids eager to play. There is a lot of money invested in football. But the national team always teeters on the brink of a complete fiasco. However, I always have an impression that the only more…
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Global Author Podcast Episode 17: Duncan Foorde
Duncan Foorde talks us through how we can develop as teachers through our lessonsmore…
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Lesson plan 80: Taxing times
With tax as a hot topic at the moment, this elementary to pre-intermediate eLesson looks at unusual taxes in the past and nowmore…
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Global Author Podcast Episode 16: Jim Scrivener
Another great essay from Jim Scrivener – this time exploring what it means to be ‘intermediate’.more…
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To watch or not to watch?
October is here and teachers of English are under a lot of pressure – demand for private English classes and various courses exceeds all expectations! It seems everybody in Kostroma is somehow connected with language learning. Kostroma is a provincial town, and all your associations with the word ‘provincial’ – more…
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Global Author Podcasts Episode 15: Jim Scrivener
This week’s podcast is a gem from Jim Scrivener on how ‘Beginner’ may not be as simple to define as it seems.more…
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Global Author Podcast Episode 14: Rose Senior
Rose Senior talks to us about class-centred teaching – what it is, how we can adapt our teaching accordingly and how students benefit. more…
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Lesson plan 79: ‘Lighter than air’ ships
This intermediate to upper intermediate eLesson is about airships, their uses in the past and potential for the future.more…
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Beginning with Global
The new school year has started! It’s not really ‘school’ for me – I’m a university lecturer. I also teach one-to-one, which is a good way to try new methods and ideas. So, two adult men are my new private students, complete beginners. I’ve decided to try something new this more…
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Hello from Russia!
We have a new Global blogger starting with us this week. Evgeniya Zimina from Russia is our most northern blogger so far and will be posting every two weeks about her teaching experiences with Global experiences. Here Evgeniya introduces herself – her first blog post will appear later in the more…
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Global Author Podcast Episode 13: Nicky Hockly
This week Nicky Hockly discusses MLearning. It’s also very timely as it coincides with the start of our Global MLearning sessions.more…
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Global Author Podcast Episode 12: Hall Houston
This week, Global essayist, Hall Houston, explores one of the most fundamental benefits of the course – critical thinkingmore…
