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Ask a native English-speaker what a conditional is and you will no doubt get a very blank look in response. In the TEFL classroom, however, conditionals are a very important…

Modal verbs are verbs which help verbs convey meaning. There are a range of uses of modal verbs, such as to convey possibility, probability and speculation. Here is a fun…

More people can read now than ever. Which is an amazing success. But, after digging into the figures, we’ve discovered there are still some alarming literacy rates worldwide that simply…

Conditionals can be tricky for English language learners. While the grammar itself is not difficult, the issue for the learner is more about knowing when to use the different conditionals;…

Our poor learners! Learning a language is not easy. Learners need to learn the rules of the language, the pronunciation of the language and the usage of the language, but…

We all know that there’s no one right way to teach a lesson. Take a look into fifty classrooms learning the second conditional and you’re bound to see fifty teachers…

Teaching English as a Foreign Language can mean many things. You could find yourself teaching any age group, any subject, in any country - from Argentina to Zambia. If you…

Maybe you’ve done your TEFL course and now you have some real teaching experience under your belt. You’re feeling confident in the classroom and you know your way around a…

In the English as a Foreign Language classroom, we are often led to believe that talking is king. The whole aim of our lessons is communication, right, so it makes…