Category: Teaching
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Handouts for lessons – “Fundraising and Charity”
I’ve composed these printable handouts (30 pages with answers), which you could use in your lessons when you talk about fundraising and/or charity. I recommend using them with students of upper-intermediate level. However, you can adjust exercises and use them for lower levels. Choose exercises that are suitable for your lesson plan and approach.In my…
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Training your non-dominant hand
I was 12. I have been taking additional art classes. One day, our teacher gave us homework: try to draw or paint with a non-dominant hand. Another day, he showed us how to mirror write. Then, he asked us to practice it at home. Also, the teacher mentioned that Leonardo da Vinci mirror-wrote and painted…
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How to write efficient to-do lists
One of the ways to keep track of your ongoing tasks is to have a to-do list. It will help you stay organized and be on track. I’ve been consulting teachers about staying organized, and I do know that to-do lists can increase and decrease motivation. It all depends on the approach and how you…
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Power of Small Wins—Results from A Research Study
I used to be focused on big wins. In truth, only something big used to matter. Later, I started writing down all the wins every day. Many of them were small, but still, they were my wins. They did matter. Then I read one exciting research study — The Power Of Small Wins by Amabile…
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How to use Backward Planning
You may know that I am a huge fan of planning. Today, I’d like to share one more method I find useful. It is called backward planning, backward goal-setting, or backward design (I filmed a video about it). Backward planning is setting goals is a fantastic strategy where you start with the final goal, and then you…
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pronunciation – regular plural nouns
after the following sounds, we pronounce ‘s’ as /s/ /p/ – laptops – /ˈlæpˌtɒps//t/ – hats – /hæts//k/ – atticks /ˈætɪks//f/ – cliffs – /klɪfs//θ/ – monthes – /mʌnθs/ after the following sounds, we pronounce ‘s’ as /z/ /l/ – calls – /kɔːlz //d/ – beds – /bɛdz//g/ – dogs – /dɒgz//m/ – rooms- /ruːmz//n/…
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