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Role play

Students are given conflicting attitudes to a topic in this activity.

Guardian Weekly series: 'That's why I do it': flow and EFL teachers' practices

Examining the concept of 'flow'.

Listening to English: comparing young learners and very young learners

Practical tips on how to devise effective listening activities for your young learners and very young learners.

Key concept: Pragmatics

What impact has pragmatics had on language teaching?

The power of picture books

Discover the basics of incorporating picture books into the young learners' classroom.

How to teach listening

A downloadable natural English Teacher Development chapter.

What makes a good reader?

Find out the definition of a 'good graded reader'.

Fun with rhymes

Two rhymes with actions for children aged 3 to 6.

The role of graded readers in a language course

Find out why graded readers are such a valuable resource in language learning and teaching.

Language students as letter writers

A range of letter writing activities.

Confusing words

A series of lesson plans to explain words that look alike, sound alike or seem alike.

'The little white cat' story and activities

A story for the primary classroom, with full instructions for accompanying activities.

Internet activity

A fun and educational web-based activity for young learners.

Musical footnotes

'Music and movement' games for young learners.

From word to phrase to sentence: a new approach to teaching grammar (Part 2)

Discover why we should focus on teaching the most frequent words in English.