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EFL Lesson Ideas for Chinese New Year

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Chinese New Year EFL Lesson - Colourful LanternsHappy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Rabbit begins on Sunday 22nd January 2023. The rabbit is associated with peace, longevity, intelligence, elegance and auspiciousness in Chinese culture. This peaceful, contemplative creature should imbue your EFL teaching learning and teaching with gentle strength and diligence this year. Chinese tradition dictates that 2023 will be filled with quiet, steady and effective progress, along with a touch of witty humour!

The Chinese New Year is a great time for a seasonal EFL lesson. Learning about other cultures and traditions is always interesting and a great way to learn more English, so we’ve prepared a fun comprehension exercise for your next EFL lesson relating to Chinese New Year! Continue reading →

Is the PPP Method of Teaching EFL Out of Date?

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For many years, the PPP technique has been used in the EFL classroom to great satisfaction. Presentation, practice and production has been at the centre of TEFL, with teachers first presenting the target information, the students then practising it in a controlled way, before producing it in a fresh context with free communication.

But with some modern approaches to teaching now critical of PPP, and new EFL teaching techniques springing up all the time, has the PPP teaching method become out of date?  Continue reading →

Christmas Vocabulary for EFL Lessons

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Christmas Vocabulary EFL Lesson - baublesChristmas is here, which means festive lesson ideas are making their way into the EFL classroom! What better time than to take a look at Christmas vocabulary and put it into context? Although not all EFL students celebrate Christmas, it is still an important cultural holiday for English-speaking countries, so EFL students will benefit from knowing what it’s all about.

Christmas is a really interesting topic with loads of quirky traditions (and we’re not just talking about Uncle Bert’s insistence on charades before the Queen‘s speech!) So before you launch into another verse of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’, hold onto your paper hats – it’s time to think about Christmas vocabulary!
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