David Heathfield finds that a froggy tale from Angola spawns a number of ways to get students doing physical and vocal mirroring.

Snowed under: It is a popular urban myth that the Eskimo language has an unusually large number of words for snow. In reality, the number of words depends on your definition of Eskimo (there are many different languages ...

Written by teachers for teachers: gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces and more

David Heathfield discusses the importance of storytelling and begins a new series featuring tales told by his students. 

The second instalment of Lessons In Your Inbox focuses on motivating young learners online with selected content from the ETpedia and Teaching English series, free to download. 

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces, quotations, snippets, odds and ends, what you will.

Gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces, quotations, snippets, odds and ends, what you will.

By teachers for teachers: gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles about cash

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

Written by teachers for teachers, this article looks at 'Manglish'

Written by teachers for teachers: gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles ... World Cup quiz: Which team in the 1930 World Cup were selected by their king? a) Belgium b) England c) Romania d) Sweden ...

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David Heathfield uses a story from a Japanese student to illustrate the technique of getting students to guess the end of a story and create their own endings.

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

Written by teachers for teachers: gems, titbits, puzzles, foibles, quirks, bits and pieces about how to interpret words