Reading for pleasure: appealing to learners, not readers
Verissimo Toste, an Oxford teacher trainer, outlines the benefits of extensive reading and how to convince learners it’s worth doing. “Teacher, why should I read in English when I don’t read in my own...
View ArticleReading for pleasure – setting up the class library
Verissimo Toste, an Oxford teacher trainer, outlines the steps involved in setting up a class library to encourage reading in English for pleasure. Having talked the talk, it is time to walk the walk....
View ArticleReading for pleasure – Activities to get students involved
Continuing the Reading for Pleasure series, Verissimo Toste, an Oxford teacher trainer, looks at ways of involving students in the reading process. So, we’ve started our class library. Students have...
View ArticleReading for Pleasure – Students make their own word games
Continuing the Reading for Pleasure series, Verissimo Toste, an Oxford teacher trainer, looks at ways of keeping students reading for pleasure. You have set up the class library and started your...
View ArticleReading for pleasure – Coming Soon to a Cinema Near You!
Continuing the Reading for Pleasure series, Verissimo Toste, an Oxford teacher trainer, looks at how students can make movie posters to keep them engaged with reading. Reading appeals to a student’s...
View ArticleReading for Pleasure – Making Triangles, Sharing Opinions
Continuing the Reading for Pleasure series, Verissimo Toste, an Oxford teacher trainer, looks at how students can make triangles to keep them interested in reading. This month’s activity is...
View ArticleReading for pleasure – Making puzzles, improving comprehension
This month’s activity will have your students fully engaged in their stories. Your students may be familiar with solving word search puzzles, but in this activity they will be asked to make their own...
View ArticleReading for pleasure – Inviting a Character to Class
Interviewing a character helps your students learn the language, gives them an opportunity to be creative and use their imagination, and, whilst having fun, allows them to share their reading...
View ArticleWebinar: Leading a horse to water and making it drink!
Olha Madylus, a teacher and teacher trainer specialising in both primary and secondary education, introduces her upcoming webinar entitled ‘Leading a horse to water and making it drink‘ on 5th and 7th...
View Article4 Creative Ways To Share Your Enjoyment Of Literature
Throughout my teaching I have used literature in the EFL classroom, and the most rewarding moments have always been connected to lessons where I was teaching a poem, a short story, or a play. I’ve...
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