Videos

Watch short videos full of practical classroom tips and strategies for English teachers. Each video resource includes reflection and comprehension questions to support your understanding and help you put these ideas into practice in your classroom.

two children lying on carpet in classroom reading

Reading skills

The reason that we read affects how we read so for example if we are following instructions we will read differently than if we are reading to find out information.

Asian teenager writing in her notebook in a classroom

Preparing to write

Watch these videos to learn some valuable teaching techniques to help your learners overcome the challenges they often face when asked to write different texts in English.

young adult learners writing in a large classroom

Process writing

Explore the processes we follow when when we write in ‘real life’ – think first, write a rough draft, review, amend ... and then produce a finished piece.

teacher talking to her teenage learners in the classroom

Responding to writing

Explore how to give feedback to your learners – feedback on what they’ve done well and guidance on how to get better.

young adult learner reading a book with a pen in her hand

Reading and writing genres

Discover more about different genres in reading and writing and how they can be used to develop reading skills in the language classroom.

Diverse group of learners working together in a classroom

Task-based learning

Explore task-based activities that present opportunities for learners to practise reading and writing skills in meaningful contexts that often mimic real-life tasks and situations.

diverse group of happy young adult students talking

Teacher talk - Encouraging speaking

In this video about encouraging speaking, Adam Simpson, Lizzie Pinard, Rachael Roberts and George Chilton look at why some learners are reluctant to use English and suggest fun and useful activities to encourage them to speak more.

Small, diverse group of high school students having a discussion with their teacher in class

Teaching speaking: Unit 6 – activities

Unit 6 of Teaching Speaking looks at different activities that can be used to help learners improve their speaking skills such as debates and stories.

A teacher sitting at a desk with her learners as they do a speaking activity

Teaching speaking - Monitoring

This video explores effective techniques for monitoring learners during speaking activities.

A group of teenage students and a teacher talking

Teaching speaking - Fluency

Watch a video to learn how we can help learners improve their fluency to become effective communicators of English.

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