This is a brand new complete free English pronunciation course in the public domain. The main aim is to teach learners how to use connected speech in English. The course uses PowerPoint slides, MP3 audio files, interactive comprehension quizzes, discussion questions, practice activities, and links to further helpful resources.

The aims of the course are to:

- understand what connected speech is and why it is important
- be able to perform the four main actions of connected speech
- learn and practice the little-known techniques of connected speech
- feel more confident in using spoken English to communicate daily
- better understand native speakers when they speak English

Students are introduced to the topics above with a Warm-Up session to discuss about places in Philadelphia, how to get to those places, etc.

Then, using a real Philadelphia map, the students will learn how to give and follow directions, and also learn some useful expressions related to directions.

The next part of the class is about the explanations of a grammar topic which is used to give and follow directions: the Imperative Tense.

The closing activity will talk about the cardinal directions, which are another way to talk about directions.

As an assessment, the students will write and perform, in pairs, a dialogue about directions using the Imperative Tense.

The total time to complete this lesson is 150 minutes (2 hours and a half).

This lesson is part of a bigger project related to biographies. It is required for this classes that written biographies had already been taught, specially with reading activities that activate the Simple Past Tense and time expressions. In this lesson, students are introduced to oral biographies and recall the vocabulary studied previously through listening and pair discussion. Teacher also scaffolds a production of an oral biography, focusing primarily in the narration of facts of a person’s life. And then, students work on the biographies chosen by them in pairs. In the continuity of the classes after this lesson plan is over, the main goal of this project is for students to present biographies of people who make historical contributions in a podcast or video format. This single lesson is planned for one class of 50 minutes, as it in the Brazilian context and there is an assessment in the end of the class.

This activity will allow students to memorize the names of public buildings quickly as they play a memory game.

Lesson plan for final project of Teacher Exchange program.

This lesson plan is aimed at working on history. The language required for students is the use of past tenses.
It uses in class flip strategy and collaborative learning. It is intended to have a learner-centered class and peer-assessment.

This lesson plan aims to offer subsides on how to work with the genre biography reggarding to its characterization, comphreension and production. It also focus on listening activities and the proper use of verbs in the simple past.

This podcast from Saarland University offers challenging listening opportunities for upper intermediate to advanced learners and fascinating topics to do with the English language and culture. Published bi-weekly, with a growing archive of nearly 100 episodes, the podcast can be used in the context of traditional, e-learning, or blended learning courses as well as self-study approaches.

This lesson will allow students to give advice and ask for advice as they brainstorm about different study tips for exams.

This lesson plan talks about stereotyping and its harmfulness. After this lesson students will be able to became aware of some cultural differences and labeling as well. When applying this lesson, some adaptions may be necessary taking into consideration the variety of contexts worldwide.

Teflpedia is a wiki covering Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) and related fields, broadly-defined.

It contains an extensive glossary of language teaching methodology, and information about English, particularly grammar, etc.