英語教育

Why Should Your School or Company Use a Virtual Learning Environment?

Why Should Your School or Company Use a Virtual Learning Environment?

What is a VLE (Virtual Learning Environment)? In the last 10 years, education has benefited from a real e-revolution – most schools and universities now have a functioning Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), at the heart of their teaching and e-learning programmes – a virtual ‘shadow’, if you prefer. Ability to access a ‘Virtual’ room 24/7 as either a duplicate or extension of their physical classroom is a clear advantage for learners and teachers alike. Every educational establishment ought to integrate a VLE into their lessons and allow it to become second nature to learners and educators outside of the classroom. Here are some reasons why: – Let’s Learn English allows […]

Collaborative English Learning

Collaborative English Learning

Receptive skills are used when listening and reading. Students receive the message and decode the meaning to understand it. It’s a passive process. Productive skills are used when speaking and writing. Students use the language they have acquired and produce a message through speech or a written text.   It is well know fact that English learners tend to develop receptive skills ( Listening and Reading) faster than productive skills ( Speaking and Writing). Have students practise both receptive and productive language skills! In order to fully develop both types of skills, students must have plenty of opportunities to receive and produce the language in all four domains. COLLABORATIVE LANGUAGE […]

Teaching and Learning 3rd Conditional Using Songs

歌を使った第3条件法の指導と学習

I love teaching grammatical structures using songs! This time we are going to listen to an awesome song by Adele. This is a fantastic way to practise the 3rd conditional! But first, let’s quickly revise the grammatical rules… Use the 3rd CONDITIONAL for… HYPOTHETICAL PAST EVENTS “If I had seen her, I would have told her”.. but I didn’t. ” If Lucy hadn’t moved to another city, we would have been friends”. ” Would you have made the world a better place, if you had been a politician?” REGRETS ” If I had studied harder at school, I would have found a much better job”. ” If I hadn’t been […]

Trend – teaching pronunciation from TV

Trend – teaching pronunciation from TV

All language teachers are aware of the fact that pronunciation is extremely important while learning a new language. However, many of them do not teach it because they consider vocabulary and grammar more important. On the one hand, it is assumed that if a learner knows basic grammar and vocabulary, they still can communicate without problems, even with a poor pronunciation. On the other hand, ignoring the basic rules of pronunciation can cause many problems. Especially in English language it is very easy to confuse two words and articulate them in the wrong way, which may result in an unintentional offence even. It proves that pronunciation does matter. So how […]

Conditionals through songs

Conditionals through songs

GRAMMAR DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BORING! Have you ever wondered how it would be if you were born a boy or a girl? This is a great song to practise especially conditionals, but not only. You can also learn a few useful, interesting expressions and words while listening and later singing this song. Today we focus on grammar, so tell me… Which conditional? The title ‘If I were a boy‘ refers to: a(n)realunrealsituation inpastpresentfuturetime and so is the first part of afirstsecondthirdconditional. which is constructed with: ‘if‘ +present simplepast simplepast perfect in the ‘if’ clause , andwill + 1st formwould + 1st formwould have + 3rd form in the […]

Using Songs in Class

Using Songs in Class

Whether teaching English to children or adults, using songs in the English language classroom enriches our English lessons,making English learning a natural as well as an enjoyable and valuable experience for our students. What makes music such a great teaching tool? It is known to have broad psychological benefits and it relaxes students. It connects all cultures and languages. This makes it one of the best and most motivating resources in the classroom, regardless of the age or background of the learner. Planning for the use of songs in class The process of selecting a song is one of the most difficult aspects of using music in a lesson. Here […]