Welcome to the ETpedia blog

Here you’ll find a wealth of practical and creative English language ideas to use in the classroom. Whether you’re an experienced ELT professional or just starting out, the ETpedia blog is full of fresh new ideas to inspire you in your teaching.

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Managing the lot

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Classroom management and disciplining So let’s start first with the terminology. If you were asked to write a definition of classroom management, what would you...
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Young Learner Exams – Who is it for?

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Every month, I make a short video that we post on our social media. These are mostly to promote the school, but also to...
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Shy or Unsafe? Why some learners struggle with speaking in the language classroom

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“Okay, turn to your group and share your ideas, you’ve got 5 minutes!” I look around the room and whilst the majority of my...
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Value or valued? Are you dating or married?

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In a recent consultation session with a school manager, I used an analogy that came to me at the time, and I am going...
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Grammar me this, grammar me that

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Before we get started, please do not take any of the examples in this blog as evidence of anything. They are purely to get...