Tag: ESL
Simple past – fill in the gaps exercise – A2 Pre-intermediate
Toys – Visual Vocabulary
25 Alternatives to Reading Aloud Around the Class
Philip Haines is originally from London, England but lives in Mexico City, where he has been working as a teacher and teacher trainer since moving there in 1995. He is an author/co-author on several ELT series published in Mexico, in the primary, secondary and adult segments. Philip works as the Senior Academic Consultant for Oxford University Press Mexico.
In most ELT classrooms there are at least a few students who do not particularly like reading. There are many possible reasons for this, but one factor is that students often do not find the act of reading in the classroom very engaging, despite potentially interesting content. Teachers often capture students’ interest with pre-reading and post-reading activities, but when it comes to the actual process of reading some students are simply not engaged.Keep reading
Philip Haines is originally from London, England but lives in Mexico City, where he has been working as a teacher and teacher trainer since moving there in 1995. He is an author/co-author on several ELT series published in Mexico, in the primary, secondary and adult segments. Philip works as the Senior Academic Consultant for Oxford University Press Mexico.
In most ELT classrooms there are at least a few students who do not particularly like reading. There are many possible reasons for this, but one factor is that students often do not find the act of reading in the classroom very engaging, despite potentially interesting content. Teachers often capture students’ interest with pre-reading and post-reading activities, but when it comes to the actual process of reading some students are simply not engaged.
A common while-reading activity is to have one student read aloud while the rest of the students follow along…
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To deal with somebody/something

Articles online including this phrasal verb:
- How to deal with stress – Wikihow
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10 Tips for Dealing With Difficult People at Work – The Balance
TO CUT BACK ON
Example sentences from the web:
- People are not having as many hours to work and they are being cut back on their working hours because of this issue.
- You’ve drastically cut back on calories, but your body doesn’t stop burning them, so you may feel weak.
- In recent years, the state began cutting back on costs because of the economy.
COME DOWN WITH SOMETHING
Example sentences from the web:
- Maybe you’re coming down with an ear infection…
- He came down with malaria, went home, recovered, and in early 1996, with the support of the World Health Organization, returned.
- Mr C. has come down with a fever. He can’t work today.