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ChatGPT and Other AI- a Review
It has been a while since ChatGPT burst upon an astounded world, so it is time to take stock of where we are. [Paid Subscribers can review my archived…
May 14
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April 2024
Three Letter Agencies and Other Matters
The American government loves three letter agencies. There's the FBI, CIA and NSA to start. The FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the CIA is…
Apr 29
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Shortsighted Rules
I once read a BBC webpage where they justified teaching learners the rule 'Never use will after if' on the basis that learning this rule would 'save…
Apr 25
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The Four Perspectives
In my grammar book, The Ideas of English Grammar, I argue that there are four key perspectives our learners should keep in mind when thinking about…
Apr 15
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March 2024
Teacher CPD: Swedish Death Cleaning Text Analysis
Here is my analysis of the Swedish Death Cleaning Text. I analyzed the lexis using these tools: The Complete Lexical Tutor Vocabulary Profile tool The…
Mar 29
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Conditionals
In an exam like IELTS first conditionals are not considered particularly complex forms - something like Band 5. Third conditionals are obviously much…
Mar 28
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Magic Words: International
Magic Words: International I know a teacher trainer who styles himself an ‘international teacher trainer’. This seems a slightly unusual collocation, so…
Mar 18
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Teacher CPD: Decluttering
This Teacher CPD tasks is to read an article entitled: ‘Swedish death cleaning’ and six other decluttering styles. This might be a text you could use…
Mar 15
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Odysseus Guest Friend Materials
I have updated the Odysseus Guest Friend Materials materials. I have added keys for the quizzes and corrected some errors. The new version is available…
Mar 12
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The Vault: Social Media Academic Essay Task
This is the data sheet and task for an academic essay on social media. It involves analyzing the given resources and writing an extended essay with…
Mar 1
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Academic Essays for High School
In the Latvian school system, students in the 12th and final year have to research and write an extended essay about a topic they are interested in…
Mar 1
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The Vault: Formal Letters
In these materials there are: Two templates of formal letters - a letter of application and a letter of complaint. Two model letters for reference and…
Mar 1
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