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Paul Bress ponders the power of the written word.

Alan Maley reflects on ageing and dying.

More tested lessons, suggestions, tips and techniques which have all worked for ETp readers.

Sarka Kreuzova reminds us that reading is still relevant in the 21st century.

Paul Carr has ways ofvarying the tried and testedtechnique of dividing theclass into smaller units.

The writer of Creating Motivation, Chaz Pugliese, gives us tips and tasks that have worked for him over the years to create a positive learning environment.

Emilia Siravo finds that corpora bring a touch of reality into language lessons.

A meditation centre hoping to recruit new staff put a sign on the door saying ‘Enquire within’. Of course, this is a joke – and one that could easily have found its way into the subconscious-themed Scrapbook in this issue. Nevertheless, it seems that, wherever we look these days, we are being persuaded to enquire within ourselves. Mindfulness is being extended to almost every aspect of our lives: my quick Google search resulted in everything from ‘mindful eating’ to ‘mindful dog walking’ – though I think I’ll leave ‘mindful ironing’ to the real devotees.Mindfulness has also permeated the field...

John Potts clears up some confusing combinations for confused students.

David Heathfield uses a Newari tale of faithful goats, evil stepmothers and compassionate forest demons to demonstrate collaborative storytelling.

Alex Case explains why he has abandoned dice for coins and how useful coins can be in the classroom with lots of examples of activities using coins. 

Luke Prodromou and Lindsay Clandfield touch on motivating techniques for taming the beast.

Louis Rogers differentiates between two different word list.

Magnus Coney continues his series on putting theoretical insights to practical use. Here he looks at how best to get learners to retain information.

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 is looking at words ending in -ing.