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1. Teacher's Corner: Comparatives and Superlatives - Adjectives

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   This month in the Teacher's Corner, we develop a solid understanding of comparative and superlative adjectives that will help EFL learners perform tasks involving these critical thinking skills while using English.

2. Practicing Irregular Forms with the "Which One Would the World be Better Without? Why?" Board Game

   In: Teacher's Corner: Comparatives and Superlatives - Adjectives Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner activity uses an Activate board game. The game creates opportunities for students to use the irregular comparative and superlative forms for ‘good’ and ‘bad.’

3. Teacher's Corner: Fostering Student Motivation

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   This month’s Teacher’s Corner will examine ways teachers can positively impact student motivation. Begin with this reflection activity about language learning.

4. Prepositions of Location: The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

   In: Teacher's Corner: Making Grammar Fun Format(s): Text

   This week’s activity focuses on teaching prepositions through a virtual visit to the U.S. National Museum of Natural History!

5. Teaching Techniques: Running for Your Words!

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   In Swiss schools, English language textbooks for eight- to thirteen-year-old children contain many arts-and-crafts and science-experiment lessons.

6. The Pragmatics of Greetings: Teaching Speech Acts in the EFL Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article will provide background information on this important speech act and instructional strategies for use in the classroom to help teachers equip their students with a critical component to successful interactions.

7. Reader's Guide

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This guide is designed to enrich your reading of the articles in this issue.

8. More Prepositions of Time: For, While, During, and Since

   In: Teacher's Corner: Prepositions Format(s): Text

   Use the fun activities in this week’s Teacher’s Corner to get students to practice using the prepositions for, while, during, and since to talk about time.

9. Prepositions of Place

   In: Teacher's Corner: Prepositions Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, use everyday objects to get students writing sentences using prepositions.

10. Building Classroom Community through Drawing

    In: Teacher's Corner: Using Art in the English Language Classroom Format(s): Text

    This week’s Teacher’s Corner features a drawing version of show and tell – a fun way to develop a strong sense of classroom community.

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