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10 Fun and Engaging Activities for Teaching English Tenses

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Teaching English tenses can often feel like a challenging task, both for teachers and students. Yet, incorporating fun and interactive activities into your lessons can transform grammar practice into an exciting and memorable experience. Using active learning in teaching English tenses has been proven to engage students directly...
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An Effective Approach to Teaching English Tenses

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Tenses are often a stumbling block for English learners and a challenge for teachers to explain. An effective approach to teaching English tenses is combining examples with timelines to represent how actions unfold over time visually. This post will show you how to simplify teaching tenses while keeping...
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Times Have Changed & So Grammar Teaching Has

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There has been much debate about grammar teaching – arguments about whether it should be explicitly or implicitly, or about what approach might be most effective.   Learners usually expect to concentrate on grammar at some point during a course. The following tips remain valuable to be adopted...
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Teaching Grammatical Structures Using ESA Method

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In this article, you will learn how to teach (present and practice) grammatical structures using the ESA method. The new grammatical structures we teach are largely determined by: However, in all cases, the students always need to The ESA (Engage, Study & Activate) Method to Teach the Grammatical...
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Quick-Start Guide To Teaching Grammar In The Classroom

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Grammar helps students to know the plan of the language, so they will have greater control of the language when learning grammar. Few teachers think that it’s useless to teach grammar but most teachers believe in the importance of teaching grammar to their students in the classroom. For...
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Should Grammar Be Taught Explicitly Or Implicitly?

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In this article, I’m going to discuss the main two approaches to teaching grammar points; explicit and implicit. This discussion will be ended by suggesting which approach you should use to teach grammar rules. Traditionally, most teachers begin their grammar lessons by stating the grammar point and explaining...
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