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5 Tips on How to Start a Course without a Coursebook

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After years of dealing with students who are interested in classes but not really with coursebooks, I came up with five steps that will help you in case you're stuck with covering for a teacher who's forgotten to leave the teacher's book, creating a very short course or managing a course that isn't supplemented with students' copies.

7 free online courses in November

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Yes! My favourite month is almost here! I love November - especially when I can stay in, wrapped up in my favourite blanket, with a purring cat snuggled against me and a great book to read… I don't mind spending my time learning new things - and as every month, I'd like to share my picks of the month: seven free courses you may attend online.

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.

Bring some colours to your classroom (autumn lesson ideas)

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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)

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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!)

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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.

Spring poems - lesson plan

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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!

The Colors of Evil - shortie but goodie :)

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A friend shared this magnificent short animation on facebook and I immediately knew I had to, simply had to use it in the classroom - what's better than pink, fluffy and cuddly evil? Well, yeah, TWO pink fluffy cuddly evils, but I don't have a budget for this. Yet.

10 lifesaving websites for ESL teachers

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Lisa has asked me for some recommendations regarding useful sites for EFL teachers and I'm happy to make a little compilation of the places I visit most often to find ideas, inspirations, betimes lesson plans if I feel exceptionally lazy, and share them with you.

Halloween with a zombie apocalypse? Sure thing!

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With Halloween approaching, a teacher has to come up with some entertaining ideas. I'm not a fan of classes dedicated directly to the occasion, I prefer running a normal lesson with a little twist. This year I've decided to go with something new - namely, the apocalypse.

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