50 Mixed-Ability Grammar Lessons CLASSROOM PHOTOCOPIABLE TIMESAVERS Ready-made activities for busy teachers LEVEL: ELEMENTARY - INTERMEDIATE This rich resource provides grammar practice activities for the mixed-ability class covering the main Elementary, Pre-intermediate and Intermediate structures. Each lesson contains three graded levels of activity based around each structure. An ideal supplement to any coursebook up to Intermediate level.
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Recipes for Tired Teachers Lesson Ideas for Classroom Use with minimal preparation This resource book will be useful for teachers looking for new ideas to teach a variety of skills. This is an overall great "idea" book for the ESL classroom.It is
basically a book of activities for each different aspect of language
teaching. It devotes entire units to more difficult-to-teach topics
such as developing listening skills. Most of the activities are
extremely interactional and would enhance student's communicative
abilities, either directly or indirectly. This book is a great resource
for finding just the right activity for your lesson plan. All
activities are also easily adaptable for level and for subject area.
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Am I teaching well? Self-Evaluation Strategies for Effective Teachers Am I doing the right thing in the classroom? Are my students learning all they could? Is there anything I could do to gain even more satisfaction from my job? Am I teaching well? If you ask yourself questions like these but aren't quite sure how to go about finding the answers, then this book is for you! Am I Teaching Well? Self-Evaluation Strategies for Effective Teachers is a resource for classroom practitioners, pre-service teachers and teacher trainers. Each chapter presents a series of self-assessment tasks that will help you reflect and improve on a wide range of aspects of your teaching practice. Topics include organizing for instruction, designing programs and lessons, using resources and integrating technology, classroom presentation, responding to student questions and encouraging student participation, providing feedback, increasing motivation, assessment, program evaluation, and professional development. Numerous self-evaluation exercises are fully photocopiable without infringement of copyright, and the book is illustrated throughout with humorous drawings. The table of contents clearly indicates the scope and richness of Am I Teaching Well? An appendix at the end of the book takes you step-by-step through procedures for self-evaluation using video- or audiorecording, a particularly effective strategy that will really let you see yourself as others see you. Audience: Newly qualified to experienced teachers as well as teacher trainers interested in improving their classroom practices.
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