Etpedia by Hughes, John -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

ETpedia 1,000 ideas for English language teachers Contents Introduction

10 reasons for using this resource 10 ways to use this resource

1,000 ideas for English language teachers Preparation and planning

Unit 1 10 questions to ask about a new class Unit 2 10 parts of a learner’s profile Unit 3 10 questions for a needs analysis Unit 4 10 descriptions of language level Unit 5 10 points to consider in your lesson planning Unit 6 10 classroom layouts Unit 7 10 considerations when planning boardwork Unit 8 10 tips for the rest of your course

In the classroom

Unit 9 10 activities for your first lesson Unit 10 10 ways to build rapport Unit 11 instructions to teach a new class Unit 12 10 classroom rules Unit 13 10 ways to start a lesson Unit 14 10 ways to end a lesson Unit 15 10 roles that teachers have in the classroom Unit 16 10 tips on homework Unit 17 10 ways to motivate Unit 18 10 questions to ask your students after a few weeks

Activities for topics

Speaking

Listening

Reading

Unit 43 10 points to consider about reading Unit 44 Unit 45 10 tasks for higher-level reading Unit 46 10 ideas to add variety to a reading lesson Unit 47 10 activities to use with graded readers and stories

Writing

Unit 48 10 types of written text Unit 49 10 writing techniques to develop in class Unit 50 10 subskills for teaching writing Unit 51 10 symbols to use for correcting writing Unit 52 10 writing fluency activities

Resources

Unit 53 10 classroom aids Unit 54 10 ways to make your coursebook work for you Unit 55 10 activities using the objects around you Unit 56 10 ways to use Cuisenaire rods Unit 57 10 ways to use a board game Unit 58 10 sets of questions to ask about an image Unit 59 10 ways to use video in the classroom

Technology and digital resources

Grammar

Vocabulary

Unit 72 10 ways to present a new word Unit 73 10 aspects to knowing a new word Unit 74 10 students’ strategies for recording new words Unit 75 10 activities for practising vocabulary Unit 76 10 sets of vocabulary dominoes Unit 77 10 quick types of vocabulary test

Pronunciation

Teaching contexts

Further development

Unit 92 10 ideas for your professional development Unit 93 10 classroom observation tasks Unit 94 10 tips on developing a PLN Unit 95 10 influential approaches on English language teaching classrooms Unit 96 10 key acronyms with the word English Unit 97 10 more key ELT terms Unit 98 10 training courses and qualifications you could take next Unit 99 10 future career paths in ELT Unit 100 10 more ELT books to read

Appendix

Unit 3/86 Needs analysis Unit 5 Lesson plan pro-forma Unit 13.5 Classroom survey Unit 18.10 Student feedback Unit 31.6 Information gap Unit 52.8 A model version Unit 57 Blank board game and party board game Unit 75.10 Fruit wordsearch Unit 76 Domino sets Unit 78.10 Word stress Unit 80.6 Phoneme dominoes Unit 91.9 Quiz My tips Write your own 10 tips