Etpedia: 1, 000 Ideas For English Language Teachers+cd-Rom

Description: ETpedia: 1,000 Ideas for English Language Teachers
is an essential resource for those who teach English as a second or foreign language. It provides new or experienced teachers with 1,000 creative tips, techniques, questions, thoughts and ideas on common teaching and classroom issues. Each section covers a different aspect of teaching and offers a selection of 10 tips or pointers to aid and inspire practice. The content includes teaching language points, planning and preparing lessons, writing materials, supporting colleagues, tackling teacher's block and developing personal practice. A flexible and adaptable resource, it can be dipped into or read cover to cover as preparation for a first teaching job. The layout and wide margins allow space for writing notes about how the materials were used or adapted and supplementary PDFs and video are accessible online to support the use of the resource in practice. ETpedia can be used with all levels and ages and for one-to-one or classroom teaching.



Contents:
Introduction... 1 10 reasons for using this book ...2 10 ways to use this book ...4 10 facts about the author ...6 1,000 ideas for English language teachers... 7 Preparation and planning ... 9 Unit 1: 10 questions to ask about a new class ...10 Unit 2: 10 parts of a learner's profile ...12 Unit 3: 10 questions for a needs analysis ...14 Unit 4: 10 descriptions of language level ...16 Unit 5: 10 points to consider in your lesson planning ...18 Unit 6: 10 classroom layouts ...20 Unit 7: 10 considerations when planning boardwork ...22 Unit 8: 10 tips for the rest of your course ...24 In the classroom ... 27 Unit 9: 10 activities for your first lesson ...28 Unit 10: 10 ways to build rapport ...32 Unit 11: 10 instructions to teach a new class ...34 Unit 12: 10 classroom rules ...36 Unit 13: 10 ways to start a lesson ...38 Unit 14: 10 ways to end a lesson ...40 Unit 15: 10 roles that teachers have in the classroom ...42 Unit 16: 10 tips on homework ...44 Unit 17: 10 ways to motivate ...46 Unit 18: 10 questions to ask your students after a few weeks ...48 Activities for topics ... 51 Unit 19: 10 activities for the topics of PEOPLE and HOMES ...52 Unit 20: 10 activities for the topic of FOOD ...54 Unit 21: 10 activities for the topics of TRANSPORT and TRAVEL ...56 Unit 22: 10 activities for the topics of FREE TIME and SPORT ...58 Unit 23: 10 activities for the topic of CULTURE ...60 Unit 24: 10 activities for topic of SCHOOL and EDUCATION ...624 Unit 25: 10 activities for the topic of WORK and BUSINESS ...66 Unit 26: 10 activities for the topics of NEWS, MEDIA and FILM ...70 ETpedia: 1,000 ideas for English language teachers (c) Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd and its licensors 2014. i Speaking... 73 Unit 27: 10 ways to drill new language ...74 Unit 27: 10 ways to drill new language ...76 Unit 28: 10 sets of useful phrases ...78 Unit 29: 10 types of exercise for functional expressions ...80 Unit 30: 10 free practice speaking activities with functions ...82 Unit 31: 10 ways to generate discussion...86 Unit 32: 10 steps to classroom presentations ...90 Unit 33: 10 sets of expressions for giving classroom presentations ...92 Unit 34: 10 presentation topics for students ...94 Unit 35: 10 ways to correct a spoken mistake ...96 Unit 36: 10 more opportunities for speaking practice during a lesson ...98 Listening ... 101 Unit 37: 10 sources of listening material in the classroom ...102 Unit 38: 10 activities to develop listening skills ...104 Unit 39: 10 ideas for developing note-taking skills while listening ...106 Unit 40: 10 types of dictation ...108 Unit 41: 10 ways to use music and songs in the classroom ...110 Reading ... 113 Unit 42: 10 points to consider about reading ...114 Unit 43: 10 types of reading comprehension question ...116 Unit 44: 10 tasks for higher-level reading ...118 Unit 45: 10 deas to add variety to a reading lesson ...120 Unit 46: 10 activities to use with graded readers and stories ...122 Writing ... 125 Unit 47: 10 types of written text types ...126 Unit 48: 10 writing techniques to develop in class ...128 Unit 49: 10 subskills for teaching writing ...130 Unit 50: 10 symbols to use for correcting writing ...134 Unit 51: 10 writing fluency activities ...136 Resources ... 141 Unit 52: 10 classroom aids ...142 Unit 53: 10 ways to make your coursebook work for you ...144 Unit 54: 10 activities using the objects around you ...146 Unit 55: 10 ways to use Cuisenaire rods ...150 Unit 56: 10 ways to use a board game ...154 Unit 57: 10 sets of questions to ask about an image ...158 ii ETpedia: 1,000 ideas for English language teachers (c) Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd and its licensors 2014. Unit 58: 10 ways to use video in the classroom ...160 Unit 59: 10 activities with mobile phones ...162 Unit 60: 10 ways to use online games ...164 Technology and digital resources ... 167 Unit 61: 10 questions to ask yourself before you use technology in the classroom .168 Unit 62: 10 ways to start blending technology into your classroom ...170 Unit 63: 10 popular websites for English language teachers ...172 Unit 64: 10 activities with mobile phones and handheld devices ...174 Unit 65: 10 ways to use online games ...176 Grammar... 179 Unit 66: 10 tools and techniques for presenting grammar...180 Unit 67: 10 timelines for presenting tenses ...184 Unit 68: 10 tips for writing your own gapfill exercise ...186 Unit 69: 10 ways to vary a grammar gapfill exercise ...188 Unit 70: 10 activities for practising grammar ...190 Unit 71: 10 activities for practising question forms ...194 Unit 72: 10 sentences for a grammar auction...198 Vocabulary ... 201 Unit 73: 10 ways to present a new word ...202 Unit 74: 10 aspects to knowing a new word ...204 Unit 75: 10 students' strategies for recording new words ...206 Unit 76: 10 activities for practising vocabulary ...208 Unit 77: 10 sets of vocabulary dominoes ...212 Unit 78: 10 quick types of vocabulary test ...216 Pronunciation ... 219 Unit 79: 10 ways to present and practise word stress ...220 Unit 80: 10 ways to develop awareness of phonemes ...222 Unit 81: 10 activities for contrasting phonemes ...226 Unit 82: 10 awareness-raising activities with intonation ...230 Unit 83: 10 tips on teaching connected speech ...232 Teaching contexts ... 235 Unit 84: 10 tips and activity types for teaching young learners ...236 Unit 85: 10 issues and strategies for teaching teenagers ...238 Unit 86: 10 strategies for teaching exam classes ...240 Unit 87: 10 things that make teaching business English different ...242 Unit 88: 10 ideas for teaching one-to-one classes ...244 Unit 89: 10 tips for teaching beginners ...248 ETpedia: 1,000 ideas for English language teachers (c) Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd and its licensors 2014. iii Unit 90: 10 strategies for teaching mixed-ability or multi-level classes ...250 Unit 91: 10 tips on teaching monolingual classes ...252 Unit 92: 10 ideas and activities for summer schools and evening events ...254 Further development ... 257 Unit 93: 10 ideas for your professional development ...258 Unit 94: 10 classroom observation tasks ...260 Unit 95: 10 tips on developing a PLN ...264 Unit 96: 10 influential approaches on English Language Teaching classrooms ...266 Unit 97: 10 key acronyms with the word English ...270 Unit 98: 10 more key ELT terms ...272 Unit 99: 10 training courses and qualifications you could take next ...274 Unit 100: 10 future career paths in ELT ...276 Unit 101: 10 future career paths in ELT ...278 Appendix... 281 Unit 3: Needs analysis ...282 Unit 5: Lesson plan pro-forma ...284 Unit 9.8: Classroom survey ...286 Unit 14.1: Student feedback ...287 Unit 30.6: Information gap ...289 Unit 51.8: A model version...290 Unit 56: Blank board game ...291 Unit 56: Party board game...292 Unit 76.10: Fruit wordsearch...293 Unit 77: Domino sets...294 Unit 79.10: Word stress...304 Quiz...305 Create your own 10 tips...308



Author Biography: John Hughes - has worked in English language teaching since 1992 as a teacher, teacher trainer, manager and author. is a well-known presenter at international teachers' conferences and associations. runs workshops and delivers teacher training on behalf of schools, universities and publishers. has managed ELT departments in Poland, Italy and the UK. has authored and co-authored coursebooks for teenagers, adults, business people and university students. is a part-time teacher trainer on courses at Oxford University. also delivers training online via webinars and in virtual learning environments. has written features and articles for many journals and magazines, including English Teaching Professional and Modern English Teacher. still teaches overseas students in Oxford. is a regular ELT blogger with posts on many blogs including his own at www.elteachertrainer.com.