
Summer school madness - 8 tips from a survivor
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A friend of mine is joining a summer school in England for the very first time and asked me to write some tips for summer school virgins. Here we go, then - if I managed to survive, so will you!

Can fake identity be useful for teachers?
Today I'm going to show you something you might not have thought of using, and which proves that a teacher role for today is almost a secret agent!

Want to teach online? RPG comes to the rescue!
I want to share with you an idea of a free platform where you could practise skills required from a professional online teacher.

7 recommended online courses in June
I've shortlisted another set of useful free online courses you can take in June - hope you'll like them, and maybe we'll meet somewhere online?

7 free lifesaving apps for classroom fun
My classroom policy is very simple: communicating in English and having fun. And whenever I feel less creative, I use one of my favourite free applications on my mobile phone to bring in some fun and discussion - it works every time, so I've decided to share seven of those that never let me down.

Spring poems - lesson plan
I don't usually share lesson plans, but I want to show how combining two various sources may help create something unusual and bring some wow effect to the classroom. Here I mixed environment and writing poems and it worked just great!

7 great free online courses to take in May
I've decided to make a list of courses you may partake in this month, and possibly enjoy them at least as much as I do. I've got some ideas for both teachers and students of EFL because there are some options you may not really want to participate in, but share with your pupils or fellow learners as well.

Twinkl Imagine - check, communicate and chill out
Some time ago I decided to join Twinkl group for bloggers who test this platform and share their ideas. In case you don't know what Twinkl is - it's a mine full of jewels like lesson plans, resources, interactive activities, presentations, posters and loads of ideas for teachers, parents and caretakers. Oh, and homeschoolers.

Can we keep our students focused in the classroom?
It's quite easy for me to understand my students being somewhat slow and sloppy, so here are some tricks I use to keep them focused in the classroom because hey, spring or no spring, the Passive must be reviewed.

English for _very_ special purposes
English for the Alien Invasion is written by the same team who committed English for the Zombie Apocalypse. This time the threat is from the outer space, cunning and intelligent. Beware, it's not for the light-hearted!