
Bored in the classroom? Let's visit England!
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I was looking for a nice book focused not only on culture itself, but using cultural topics as an element of a proper, language-oriented lesson. I used to prepare such classes by myself (with a little help of the Internet), but when at IATEFL conference I saw a book, titled Let's Visit England by Polonsky, I knew I had to buy it.

7 free online courses in October
September is over, and October brings long evenings when you can drink tea or hot chocolate and read books... or learn, of course! With leaves falling in many beautiful colours, let me shower you with lovely online courses, that are free to participate and open for everyone. And if autumn cosiness makes you slightly lazy, the courses I want to show you will wake you up and inspire for a nice change!

Bring some colours to your classroom (autumn lesson ideas)
I know that your favourite season is probably summer - especially with the holidays, right? Well, the break from school is over but, with rainy days coming, your work may feel like an unbearable drudgery. Luckily for us all, I have some ideas to share - and I tested all of them and must say they're guaranteed to bring some colours to your greyish classroom!

How to prepare for Academic IELTS in 35 hours (+ free syllabus)
I have been preparing others for Academic IELTS for more than five years now, and I can see its growing popularity - especially among young people who want to study abroad. To be honest, I do encourage my students to choose a nice university abroad - most Polish universities are not famous for their friendly and creative atmosphere.
To make your life easier, I prepared a syllabus for my course.

Murders in the classroom (doom doom!)
I think everyone, teachers and students alike, feels more or less murderous in September, especially on Mondays. So what can we do? Absolutely: bring proper crime to the classroom, have fun and relieve the negative feelings! I want to share some of the mystery-solving activities I've been working with for a surprisingly long time, and they're still loved by my students.

7 Free Online Courses in September
If you feel you could do with a little bit of learning yourselves, worry not - here's my traditional set list of seven great courses you may enjoy in September: they're online, they're free, they're awesome! And since I remember how hectic Septembers can be for teachers, I've tried to find courses that are either short or self-paced, so you can start them on your own.

7 lifesaving websites for EFL teacher
I already made one list of my favourite websites months ago, but there are so many great things you find while websurfing that I'll probably make more of such sets.
Also, it can be easily seen that I love making lists.

5 free online courses in August
Are you still relaxing? August is actually on, so this time I have only 5 online courses you may still catch up on and enjoy while the summer lasts.

Bored on your summer break? Let's make a board game!
We're getting more and more games in our school, but still there are some beyond our reach - too complex to explain in class, not communicative enough, or simply - impossible to buy (out of stock, waiting for second print, huh). And since we all know that desperate times call for desperate measures, we basically change the official ideas into DIY games.

7 free online courses in July
Summer break is perfect for online courses - you don't have to do lesson preparation, your mind is free to wander: now's the time to study! I do realise not everyone is a die-hard fan of online courses like yours truly, so my shortlisted courses are rather summer-like, short and pleasant.