H is for Homework

H is for Homework

Do ELT writers write homework tasks? Yes! Sometimes we do, especially for Young Learners and teenagers. Some publishers or Ministries of Education produce a Homework booklet. Sometimes they are accessed online. In some cases homework is part of a conscious effort to...
H is for Heads-up and heads-down

H is for Heads-up and heads-down

Visualizing your materials in the classroom When we write a series of exercises for a complete lesson, for example, in the form of a worksheet, it’s easy to become engrossed in how it works on the page or screen. However, it’s more important to visualize...
G is for gapfill

G is for gapfill

Experience a gapfill One of the most commonly-used, commonly written (and commonly maligned) types of exercise in ELT and any language materials is the gapfill. I asked ChatGPT to write this 100-word definition and then added some gaps. Try reading it and fill the...