Author Archives: Richard Graham

New Game: Danger Island!

Welcome to Mido Farid’s game of the week. It’s perfect to try with the Treasure Adventure lesson – with a touch of danger! 1. Draw a Treasure Island (or use the map picture card) on the board and ten squares underneath it. 2. Draw a shark on either side of the island. 3. Divide the class into…

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New Mini Cards! + New Download Menu

I’ve got two sets of brand new mini cards for you: The first one goes with the School Subjects lesson: And the next is for “Days of the Week“: As usual, if you’re not a VIP member, get your download pack order today and you will be downloading them very soon! I’m sure you’ll agree…

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Vol. 11 Beta Test

[UPDATE: Beta Test downloading has now finished, thank you! If you still have comments or things you’ve found please do keep writing them up in the comments.  If you didn’t manage to download the files, check out the vol. 11 page where it is on sale now!] The vol. 11 software is now ready for beta…

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I can … and she can … book

After the success (and great comments) of the last pdf book for combining phrases , Justice in Beijing has sent in another book. This time the focus is on “can” and gives great examples on how to build up to sentences like Can you speak Chinese? Of course I can speak Chinese. My father and mother can…

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Lesson of the Week: How do you say … in English?

Along with “What do you think of …?“,  “How do you say …. in English?” is one of the most requested phrases amongst kids.   Sadly it’s also not included in many teachers’ curricula, so let’s try and change that because it is so useful! In the Teacher’s Set we have a very cool interactive…

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“unengaged, unenthusiastic, uninterested and hyperactive” Got a class like that? Here’s how Alex fixed it.

Alex just wrote in with this great story about how he motivated some of his tougher classes.  He gave me permission to share it with you all: My name is Alex, and I am a first time English teacher working at an elementary school in an impoverished part of Guatemala City. I have been using…

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