Politeness and EFL

Are native speakers nicer to non-native speakers or to others native speakers? Very interesting research by Chia Suan to which I would add the question: Are native American English speakers nicer to non-native speakers than British English native speakers. (Gosh, this resulted in a tongue - twister)

In my humble experience, Americans are always way much patient, polite and empathic.

http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2012/sessions/2012-03-19/interview-chia-suan

If you want to read more things by Chia Suan you should check out her blog.It's really thought-provoking.

Adjectives - Nespresso

1. Watch and listen. What are the adjectives used to describe the coffee?
2. Why does George Clooney think the girls are talking about him?

DARK- INTENSE- BALANCED- UNIQUE- MISTERIOUS- DELICATE- SMOOTH- STRONG CHARACTER- RICH- LATIN AMERICAN- DEEP- SENSUAL- DELICIOUS

FCE Paper 3: Use of English Part 1

FCE Paper 5: Speaking Part 2

FCE Paper 5: Speaking Part 1

FCE Teachers' Training

FCE (TEACHER TRAINING) from Speak Up Idiomas

Fun with Phrasal Verbs

Fun With Phrasal Verbs from Janet Bianchini

Longman English Practice for Intermediate Students by L.G.Alexander

 

78982085 Longman English Grammar Practice for Intermediate Students

Common Mistakes at First Certificate in English

03 Common Mistakes at FCE

English Vocabulary in Use. Pre Int & Int 2nd Edition

English Vocabulary in Use

Test Your English Vocabulary In Use- Elementary by M. McCarthy & F. O'Dell

English Vocabulary in Use - Elementary

Test Your English Vocabulary in Use. Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate by Stuart Redman and Ruth Gairns

Test Your English Vocabulary in Use PRE-Intermediate & Intermediate

Basic Vocabulary in Use by M. McCarthy & F. O'Dell with Ellen Shaw

CAMBRIDGE 2010 Basic.vocabulary.in.Use 180p

Vocabulary in Use Pre Intermediate by Stuart Redman

english-vocabulary-in-use-pre-intermediate

Phrasal Verbs in Use by Michael McCarthy & Felicity O'Dell

Phrasal Verbs in Use

English Collocations in Use

English Collocations in Use

Learning Tools Over the Years

I always tell my students that when I was a first grader there were no such a thing as worksheets. Photocopies were a luxury for a school in Argentina and before doing any exercise we pupils had to first copy it from the blackboard.

My students find this piece of information shocking. They expect to hear this from someone who is their grandmother's age and not from a teacher in her late twenties.

Me myself find amazing to realize how fast technology in the classroom has evolved
Do you still remember those days when the only technological tool available for teaching was a tape recorder you had to book in advance?

I am sharing today this infographic on the Learning Tools Over the Years by the Colorado Technical University. Here is the link to their web page if you are interested in visiting them.



[Via: Colorado Technical University online learning]