"Asking your students the question “Is everything clear?” after you have given instructions on what to do is as good as useless. Most students just don’t want or may be too shy to admit that they don’t understand something, or may think they understand it when they actually don’t, or may hope they will understand it once they get down to work."
I am citing Svetlana Kandybovich here 👆. She suggests amazing ideas to turn the classroom instructions into language learning activities.

"Apart from being a teaching tool, instructions are also part of language that may be used for learning purposes, i.e. become an object of study," she says

You can read the whole post here 👆. In addition, you can find lots of other interesting things like lesson plans, activities, resources and teaching tips. Svetlana is a very creative blogger. Highly recommend visiting her website.

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#Grade_9
#Unit_7_lesson3
#Thepower_of_advertising
This worksheet has a set of exercises based on the text on page 74 of "Fly High" English 9 course book.

Here is the key: 1. Ferrari commercial; 2. Snickers; 3. Facebook; 4. Nike; 5. Apple. I have already tried it with my ninth grade students. The second was the most difficult to guess.

some poetic philosоphy 😇😇😇

#Grade_8
#Home_reading
#Thepictureofdoriangray
Check out my latest creation. It can be used for Home reading section with 8th grade students. There are 3 tasks, i.e. "Headless Sentences", "True or False?" and "Question Quest". The last part introduces the characters with photos.
https://t.me/eltresources

How to use the material above:
1. Click on the arrow on the first slide and go to the slide with the list of the content.
2. Choose any category.
3. In "Headless Sentences" part ask students to read the sentences and find the beginning. Click on the "Check" button to see the answers.
4. In "True or False?" task students will have to find if the statements are true or false. Click on the "Check" button to see the answers.
5. In "Question Quest" section click on the blue bar in the right corner to run the video. Click on the same bar to stop. Ask students to make a question with the question word they see.
6. The "Main Characters" section will introduce the characters of the story with photos.
7. Click on the "Home" button on the top right corner to go to the slide with the content titles.
Hope you will find the material useful 😁. Feel free to share it with your colleagues. Do not forget to invite them to my channel, please.
https://t.me/eltresources

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A short video review "The Picture of Dorian Gray" 👆 explained simply. It is easy to understand 👍👍👍

A bank of photocopiable classroom activities based around quizzes, questionnaires and puzzles. Ideal for busy teachers, Quizzes, Questionnaires and Puzzles offers 60 ready-made activities that can be slotted into any lesson with minimal preparation. The activities last from 20 minutes to a full 50-minute lesson and are intended to promote intermediate and advanced level students' speaking and reading skills. Each activity has 1-2 photocopiable pages for the students plus teachers' notes, including useful language, preparation instructions, and a lead-in and a follow-up task.
https://t.me/eltresources

#Grade_9
#Unit_8_Lesson1_2
#havesomethingdone
For those planning to teach causative "have something done"! This interactive powerpoint will save your time and engage your students for the whole lesson or even maybe two 😁😁😁.

I will be posting some terms related to our profession, i.e. language teaching during the holidays.