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Talking Images: Idiomsby Lucy Holmes and Sharlene Matharu Lucy Holmes and Sharlene Matharu 2017 978-15272-1-555-9This self-published photocopiable resource book is a delightful way of teaching idioms in a creative, meaningful and fun way.The material is divided into 12 units, each working on a different theme, such as feelings, health and fitness, travel, relationships and money. The units follow the same pattern, beginning with Teacher’s Notes, which provide teacher-friendly instructions on how the units should be taught, as well as the answers to the exercises and the key vocabulary the students need to know for that particular unit. The next...

John Potts charts the intricacies and idiosyncrasies, the contradictions and complications that make the English language so fascinating for teachers and teaching. In this issue, he looks at the language that marks us out as individuals.

In this article, Mick Ashton & Hanan Khalifa provide an overview of Cambridge ESOL’s newly developed “Teaching Knowledge Test” (TKT). The authors describe TKT development, and research and validation stages to date.

Claire Parsons describes an online drama project with storytelling and film-making which she conducted with her young learners by means of Zoom during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Thomas Ziegelwagner describes some of the activities he has used during online teaching to spark his students’ creativity and harness their imaginations.

Maksim Gusev outlines two methods of teaching children how to read – phonics and ‘look and say’ – and offers some activities linked to his preferred approach.

An activity using a fly swatter, a ‘find the teacher’ treasure hunt, a suggestion for promoting good behaviour and a time-telling game for young learners.

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of playing with language. 

Martina Dorn uses a memorable soup analogy to explain formative assessment and the importance of its role in teaching and learning.

Alan Maley ponders the pursuit of happiness.

Rod Bolitho reports on ways to report speech.

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of incompetent criminals. Includes photocopiable materials. 

Martin Sketchley, Pete Clements and Emma Paul discuss their experiences in Teaching Teens.

Chia Suan Chong looks at what English teachers teach apart from language. In this issue, she considers visual literacy.

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits & pieces, quotations, snippets, odds & ends on the theme of silence. Includes photocopiable materials.