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All classes are mixed-ability to one extent or another. Extreme cases, when you have near native level speakers with beginners, can be very challenging for the teacher.

In this article, Luke Meddings reflects on the constraints coursebooks can put on the learning experience in the classroom, and offers some suggestions on how we can overcome that.

Before going into your first class with a new group you may feel a little nervous. It can be quite daunting to stand up in front of people if you are not used to doing so.

If you are new to teaching English to primary learners, this article will give you advice on how to start, and includes ten useful classroom management tips.

Why not use the activities on LearnEnglish Kids for listening practice with your young learners?

This article provides some great on-the-spot exercises and drills that you can introduce into your classes whenever you see that your learners need a quick focus on pronunciation.

Getting teenagers to use English in class can be a considerable challenge for most teachers. Here we examine some of the reasons why it can be so difficult and suggest ways to overcome this problem.

A feature that is common both to language teaching and to traditional folk and fairy tales is the repetition of phrases or ‘language chunks’. 

Do you have days when your learners seem tired or lacking in energy? How do you re-energise them?