ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#23 | July 1, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036
The Guardian Teacher Network has published an article titled “How to teach … English as a foreign language”.
Many people all over the world will be embarking on English language courses this summer, and the Guardian Teacher Network has inspiring resources to help teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL), many of which will also be useful for teachers of English as a second language (ESL) or an additional language (EAL) working with foreign pupils in the UK.
Start with one of the most popular teaching resources on the GuardianTeacher Network, the Big grammar book, 101 photocopiable English grammar worksheets. It’s ideal to use in class with entry-level English and also ESL pupils. The book covers all the basics including writing numbers, the alphabet, spelling days and months correctly, irregular vowels, elementary homophones, comparatives and superlatives, compound nouns, full stops and using capital letters. Learn how to pronounce English like a native speaker gives students an opportunity to practise working with connected speech in spoken English in a self-study environment. The Big resource book is packed with worksheets that will really inspire learners, covering a huge variety of language areas from grammar to vocabulary to speaking and listening. And the Big activity book is a compilation of English language worksheets and activities for active English lessons.