Grammar is a powerful tool, a set of machines to generate a variety of sentences and questions. Yet it’s still controversial, and not always popular with students. In this article, I explain why I take a positive view towards learning grammar.
Things I want my students to know about English – Part 1
Language choices aren’t necessarily correct or incorrect – there’s a whole spectrum of possibilities, depending on who creates the rules of English!
DECISION-MAKING (B1-B2 Lesson)
A lesson themed around decision-making in life and in business, with open-ended discussion tasks, reading activities, and opportunities to learn vocabulary relating to personality and behaviour.
FOOLS AND DREAMERS (C1-C2 Lesson)
An extended lesson at C1-C2 level, based on a documentary film about an environmental project. Includes practice of analysing features of spoken language, sentence formation and text reconstruction. Tasks include writing an opposing argument and sharing personal anecdotes.
Writing lessons: the Englishin3d approach
In a reflective blogpost marking the start of the 5th year of Englishin3d, I describe the ‘recipe’ or procedure I follow when creating lessons on this site.
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