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Guest Writers

Adam Simpson, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey

Introducing EFL Students to Chat Rooms

Firstly, they allow learners to interact in an authentic context with native speakers without being restricted by location. Language students can use a chat room at any time to interact with any number of people anywhere in the world. Secondly, Chat rooms can promote learner autonomy and....Read On

Using PowerPoint for ELT

PowerPoint is an incredibly popular piece of software. PowerPoint files are easy to create and can be e-mailed as attachments. They can be posted on or downloaded from websites. Not only can PowerPoint presentations be traded and exchanged, they can also be modified to fit any individual classroom setting.....Read On

Task Based Learning

Whilst the PPP (presentation, practice, production) method offered a comfortable and safe framework for me as a newly qualified teacher, I nevertheless soon realised that i) it is important to meet the specific needs of ones learners, and ii) an authentic context will enhance the learning experience. A failure to deliver on both of these counts is one of the major reasons why the PPP method is criticised. This is also the reason why I have chosen to examine an alternative to this model: Task-based learning......Read On

Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Designed to practise reading skills, and contain a lot of words on the Academic Word list (words most commonly found in academic texts).

Landmines and the Campaign to Ban Them

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 320k) or in Word format (around 48k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

Sociology and Sociologists

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 400k) or in Word format (around 52k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

Critical Reading

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 405k) or in Word format (around 48k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

Egypt and the Egyptians

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 400k) or in Word format (around 58k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

George Orwell

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 370k) or in Word format (around 63k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

The Renaissance

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 385k) or in Word format (around 51k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

The Caste System in India

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 335k) or in Word format (around 65k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

Gun Control in the United States

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 300k) or in Word format (around 62k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

India and the Indians

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 350k) or in Word format (around 55k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.

Why do societies collapse?

You have a choice of downloading this worksheet in either .pdf format (around 524k) or in Word format (around 108k). It may take some time to download the .pdf document if you are on a slow dial-up modem. You will need Acrobat Reader to read and use it.