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by veranike
Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:16 am
Forum: Adult Education
Topic: ONE TO ONE LESSONS - BEGINNERS
Replies: 3
Views: 2812

In English or Cutting Edge

Yeah, Cutting Edge is great! However, I've been using Headway , too, but it simply doesn't work with some students, well, let's say it's boring a bit sometimes... You can also try " In English " by Peter Viney and Karen Viney. It's highly conversational with a step-by-step structure and the accompan...
by veranike
Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: Direct translation
Replies: 10
Views: 4112

loan translation, calque

however I'd rather say word-for-word translation. Interestingly, in my mother tongue, Hungarian the word-for-word equivalent is "mirror translation" :D
by veranike
Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:11 am
Forum: Activities and Games
Topic: Environmental awareness
Replies: 4
Views: 2843

worksheets, rhymes, etc.

You didn't mention the age of your students; however, you can find worksheets, rhymes and more on the following websites for little ones as well as young teenagers (some alterations may be needed) try these: http://www.edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_40_33.html http://www.edhelper.com/EarthDay.htm...
by veranike
Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:23 pm
Forum: Activities and Games
Topic: STRONGLY HETEROGENEOUS CLASSES
Replies: 7
Views: 4035

Multicultural teenagers? Well...

Hello Here are my ideas :idea: try to use: international words, slogans lots of realia, pictures and picture dictionary the computers/Internet (you mentioned that there are 8 of them) for collaborative activities, project work or research (see e.g, great worksheets in the book: Dave Sperling's Inter...
by veranike
Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:41 pm
Forum: Texts
Topic: A list of ESL materials
Replies: 22
Views: 45302

favourites

Hello All, One of the first resource books I purchased (and still is my favourite): 700 Classroom Activities by D. Seymour & M. Popova (Macmillan) A great supplementary activity book (grammar, vocab and phrases) with an excellent index and cross-references: Language Links with CDby A. Doff & C. Jone...