Share These "Cold" Idioms with Students This Winter
This time of year, temperatures begin to drop and people start bundling up to keep warm. Why not take advantage...
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"Cheese!" 9 Picture-Based Idioms to Share with Students
Free-Talk Idea: Movie Vocabulary (with Quiz + Discussion Questions)
Expressions Students Can Use Instead of "Etc."
We don’t always need to list every example of something we’re talking about. In most cases, naming two or three...
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Tips for Helping Your Students Strengthen Their Vocabulary
The bigger a speaker's vocabulary, the more freedom they have to express their ideas creatively and with the precise nuance...
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English That Adds Up: 10 Number-Based Idioms to Share with Students
For students whose level is strong enough, idioms can often be a fun lesson topic. They are practical and useful...
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Explaining Phrasal Verbs with "Look"
One thing many English students don’t realize is how much of daily English communication is done with a very limited...
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What Are Collocations?
Quick food? Do a test? Wrong and right? Do any of those sound strange to you? If they do, then...
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5 Fun Vocabulary Games for All Levels
Teaching vocabulary can be boring, but here are five easy games to make it more fun for both you and...
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5 Flower Expressions to Teach Students This Spring
Do you have extra lesson time or need ideas for a free-talk lesson? Spring is right around the corner in...
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A Valentine's Day Activity for Free-Talk Lessons This Week
For the week of Valentine's Day, a fun activity your students can do is write short messages to people they...
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7 Cold & Flu-Related Phrases and How to Explain Them
A lot of your students these past couple years have probably mentioned that they feel unwell. Maybe they had a...
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One Smart Way to Boost Students' Reading Skills
If you've ever asked a student to say something in their own words, you know how difficult it is for...
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Use Free-Talk Lessons to Share These Funny English Word Pairs
Some English word pairs sound funny — but they are still very useful to know.
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What Are Collocations?
Quick food? Do a test? Wrong and right? Do any of those sound strange to you? If they do, then...
- Online Tutoring
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5 Fun Vocabulary Games for All Levels
Teaching vocabulary can be boring, but here are five easy games to make it more fun for both you and...
- Vocab & Expressions
Expressions Students Can Use Instead of "Etc."
We don’t always need to list every example of something we’re talking about. In most cases, naming two or three...
- Vocab & Expressions
Tips for Helping Your Students Strengthen Their Vocabulary
The bigger a speaker's vocabulary, the more freedom they have to express their ideas creatively and with the precise nuance...
- Vocab & Expressions
Explaining Phrasal Verbs with "Make"
Phrasal verbs combine verbs with adverbs or prepositions to form new meanings. They are extremely common in English usage and...
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Free-Talk Idea: Movie Vocabulary (with Quiz + Discussion Questions)
Being a movie fan these days often involves much more than simply going to the theater. Movie buffs have passionate...
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English That Adds Up: 10 Number-Based Idioms to Share with Students
For students whose level is strong enough, idioms can often be a fun lesson topic. They are practical and useful...
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Explaining Phrasal Verbs with "Tell" (with Discussion Questions)
As we've mentioned in previous articles, phrasal verbs are combinations of verbs and other short words that form new meanings...
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Explaining Phrasal Verbs with "Look"
One thing many English students don’t realize is how much of daily English communication is done with a very limited...
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