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accurate language, 86, 102–103

bingo, 289

achievement test, 269–271

blindfold activity, 93

address, 162, 163

blurb, 98, 151

adjective

board

achievement tests, 270–271

correction techniques, 107

fairy tales, 286

furniture arrangement, 128–130

sentence structure, 220–222

practice activities, 88

advanced student, 54–55, 119

presentation of concepts, 72–74

adverb, 222–224

simple classroom materials, 123–124

advertising, 10, 348

board game, 346–347

age

body language, 104–105, 197

students, 20, 120, 134

book.
See
course book

teacher, 17, 37

boring lesson, 28, 64

aim, of lesson, 58, 59, 279

brackets/parentheses, 142

alphabet, 140–141

brainstorming, 162, 203

anagram, 89

Brazil, work in, 355

annoying habit, 231

Brazilian student, 331

answer key, 272

British Council, 34, 344

answer sheet, 308

bully, 134

antonym, 76, 81–82

business English, 280–282, 307

anxiety, test, 311, 312

Business English Certifi cates (BEC), 307

apostrophe, 142

Business Language Testing Service

article, 218–220

(BULATS), 307

assistant director of studies, 16

attendance, 135

au pair, 284

• C •

audio fi le, 198–201

CAE (Certifi cate in Advanced English), 305

auditory learning, 69

Cambridge DELTA (Diploma in English

auxiliary verb

Language Teaching to Adults), 35, 41, 42

modal verbs, 247–251

Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of

sentence structure, 214–215, 224

Other Languages) exam, 304–305

verb tenses, 228

Cambridge ILEC (International Legal English

Avalon School, 46

Certifi cate), 307

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Cambridge International Book Centre, 116

cliché, 80, 200

Cambridge University Press, 348

clique, 322

cancellation policy, 278

cloze exercise, 270, 315

capital letter, 143

clues, giving, 105, 106

career ladder, 16

coat hook, 127

CD, 117, 198–201

cohesive writing, 110

Certifi cate in Advanced English (CAE), 305

college degree, 16, 21, 35

Certifi cate in English Language Teaching to

College of Teachers, 40

Adults (CELTA), 34, 40

collocation, 76, 79–80, 315

Certifi cate in ESOL Skills for Life, 305

colloquial speech, 200–201

Certifi cate in Teaching English to Speakers of

Colombian student, 331

Other Languages (CertTESOL, Trinity),

colon, 142

34, 40, 41, 42

colour, 290

Certifi cate of Profi ciency in English (CPE), 305

comma, 142

certifi cation, 16, 34–44, 305

community, class in, 336

chair, 128–130

competition, 295

change, recent, 234, 235

compound noun, 54, 80

chart, 348

comprehension

cheating, 268

listening, 206

children.
See
young learner

reading, 146–148, 152

Children Only ESL-EFL (website), 288

concentration span, 284

Children’s Games Photocopiable Resource

concept check, 74–76, 325

Pack
(Toth), 290

conditional sentence structure, 255–261

children’s programme, 122

conjunction, 224–226

China, work in, 12, 356

connotation, 55, 76, 79

Chinese whispers game, 340

consequence, rule-breaking, 132

choral drilling, 172

consistency, 132

City and Guilds (vocational organisation), 306

consonant, 175–176, 180

class

context, 149–150

correction techniques, 107–108

continuous assessment, 273

mixed abilities, 119–120

continuous tense, 71–72, 228, 232.
See also

one-to-one lessons, 276–277, 278

specifi c tenses

profi le, 77

contract job, 13

real-world locations, 336

contraction

size, 22, 133

described, 216

surveys, 98–99

grammar presentation, 82

classifi ed ad, 151

irregular, 240

classifying, 310

letter writing, 162, 163

classroom management

punctuation, 142

basic equipment, 127

controlled practice, 85, 87, 88

class rules, 130–131, 132, 327

conversation

common problems, 132–135

extended, 187–188

described, 125

language practice, 59

furniture arrangement, 128–130

teacher qualifi cations, 33–34

general principles, 126

coordinating conjunction, 225

monolingual classes, 320–321

correcting students

multi-lingual classes, 324–325, 326–327

class feedback, 108

teacher’s expectations and tone, 131–132

correction form, 114

young learners, 295

guidelines, 102–104

clause, 255

nonverbal corrections, 104–105

Index

365

peer corrections, 107–108

dictionary

self-correction, 106–107

exam courses, 315

teachers’ common concerns, 101–102

lesson phases, 64

written work, 109–113

presentation of concepts, 73

correlative conjunction, 225

reading vocabulary, 149

course book

symbols, 173

benefi ts of, 115, 116

teacher resources, 342–343

classroom management, 132, 133

diploma, 35, 41–43

closed-book lesson, 120

Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of

follow-up activities, 208

Other Languages (DipTESOL, Trinity),

games, 290–291

35, 41, 42

listening materials, 198

directions

reading selection, 139–145

giving, 93, 96

references, 341–343

listening to, 206

selection of, 116

director of studies, 16, 35, 132

students’ expectations, 28–29

discussion

teachers’ adaptations, 119–120

extended, 189–190

teachers’ common concerns, 21, 23

monitoring by teacher, 194

types of, 117

phrasal verbs, 254, 255

young learners, 287

planning for, 193

CPE (Certifi cate of Profi ciency in English), 305

pre-listening tasks, 203

cross-communication, 321

pre-writing tasks, 161–162

crossword puzzle, 290

Production phase activities, 96, 193–195

culture, 326–327

structure, 194

custom, of English speakers, 29

disruption, class, 130–134, 284, 285

CV, 45

distance learning, 13, 40–41

double vowel sound, 175

• D •

drafting, 165–166

drama, 95, 181

drawing, 65, 69, 123–124

debate, 96

DVD, 70, 198–201

deductive learning, 288

defi nite article, 219

defi nition, 76

• E •

degree, college, 16, 21, 35

DELTA (Diploma in English Language

E. L. Easton (business English resource), 282

Teaching to Adults, Cambridge),

echoing speech, 66, 107

35, 41, 42

editing, 315

description, 220–224

Education Development International

descriptive adjective, 221

(EDI), 305

designing materials, 122–123

EFB (English for Business) exam, 306

desk, 128–130

EFC (English for Commerce) exam, 306

diagram, 73

EFT (English for Tourism) exam, 306

dialect, 212

elementary level student, 51

diary, 242

eliciting answers, 67–69, 106

dictation activity

ellipsis, 54

achievement tests, 270

ELSA (English Language Skills

listening activities, 206

Assessment), 306

Production phase of lesson, 93

ELT Games and Activities series

writing activities, 168, 169–170

(Hadfi eld), 342

email, 165

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encouraging students

feedback session

engaging lessons, 64

classroom management, 126

exam courses, 314

function of, 87

students’ expectations, 28

listening activities, 207

written work, 112–113

teenagers, 295

English First (website), 46

tests, 272

English for Business Communications

whole class, 108

exam, 306

FELSA (Foundation English Language Skills

English for Business (EFB) exam, 306

Assessment), 306

English for Commerce (EFC) exam, 306

fi lm

English for Offi ce Skills exam, 307

blurbs, 98, 151

English for Speakers of Other Languages

follow-up activities, 208

(ESOL, Cambridge) exam, 304–305

intonations, 201

English for Tourism (EFT) exam, 306

listening materials, 197

English language

one-to-one lessons, 279

book list, 117–118

reviews, 148

global infl uence, 9

First Certifi cate in English (FCE), 304–305

English Language Gazette
(journal), 344

fi rst conditional, 256–258

English language profi ciency

Five-Minute Activities: A Resource Book of

placement tests, 267–268

Short Activities
(Ur and Wright), 290

progress tests, 269

fl ashcard, 69, 122, 288

student learning levels, 55

fl exibility, 29

teacher qualifi cations, 11, 22

fl uency, 102, 149, 179–180

teacher training, 36, 37

follow-up activity, 207–208

tests, 268

foreign language, 149–150, 168

English Language Skills Assessment

formal letter, 162

(ELSA), 306

format, for writing, 163–165

English Pronunciation Illustrated
(Trim), 342

Foundation English Language Skills

English-speaking country, 10–11

Assessment (FELSA), 306

entrance exam, 299–303

friend, 347

equipment, classroom, 127, 321

frowning, 105

error, language.
See
correcting students

full stop, 142

ESOL for Work exam, 307

fully qualifi ed EFL teacher, 35, 41

ESOL for Young Learners test, 306

functional approach, 78

essay, 163, 164, 271

functional-notional syllabus, 281

exam class, 268, 313–315

furniture, 128–130

examiner, 311

future continuous tense, 71–72, 241–242

exclamation mark, 143

future perfect continuous tense, 244–245

excuse, making, 260–261

future perfect tense, 54, 88, 242–243

extending words, 104–105

future simple tense, 71, 240–241, 249

future tense, 238

• F •

• G •

fairness, 29, 132

fairy tale, 285–288

game

false friend, 318

conditional structure, 259

family, 347

learning styles, 70

FCE (First Certifi cate in English), 304–305

mixed-ability class, 120

fears, common, 17

multi-lingual classes, 323–324

Practice phase of lesson, 99–100

Index

367

pronunciation, 181

rapport building, 323–324

• H •

student motivation, 339–340

habit, annoying, 231

teacher resources, 346–347

Hadfi eld, Jill (ELT Games and Activities

verb tense, 232

series), 342

young learners, 288–291, 295

hand gesture, 104–105

gap year, 15–16

handwriting, 158

gap-fi ll activity, 206, 270

Happy Song, 294

gender, 318, 326

heading, text, 310

general English exam, 304–307

heating/cooling system, 127

gerund

highlighting vocabulary, 310

defi ned, 228

holiday, 45

described, 213, 231

homesickness, 14–15

future continuous tense, 241–242

homework, 199, 207, 314

irregular verbs, 215

homograph, 143

Practice phase of lesson, 89

homophone, 143, 181

student learning levels, 53

hourly rate, 44

gesture, 104–105

humming, 105

global language, 9

humour, sense of, 22, 126

graded reader, 208

hyphen, 142

grading, 50–58

hypothetical situation, 251

grammar.
See also
sentence structure; verb

tense

bad habits, 87

• I •

benefi ts of practice, 86–87

corrections and feedback, 111

‘I spy’ game, 181, 339

exam techniques, 308, 315

IATEFL (International Association of

fairy tales, 286–287

Teachers of English as a Foreign

grading process, 57

Language), 345

listening texts, 202

icebreaker, 323

monolingual classes, 318, 330

ICFE (International Certifi cate in Financial

practice activities, 87–93

English), 307

presentation of concept, 82–83

identifying adjective, 221

quality of CV, 45

idiom, 55

reference books, 341–342

IELTS (International English Language