A series of 4 lessons to introduce the concept of debating, plan and prepare a debate, and carry out a successful whole class debate. Builds on transferable skills and encourages organisational skills, team skills, and helps students to structure a cohesive argument.

Tired of testing your students' language ability based on their previous knowledge of French/ Spanish/ German etc.? Why not test their language aptitude by completing this SELF-MARKING test? Questions are based on the Swedish language. It requires students to spot the grammatical patterns and apply that knowledge. The test should take about 1 hour to complete, though students do NOT need to complete the whole test. They should just try to do as much as they can.

Train your students to become independent learners by following the 5 Bs Brain Board Book Buddy Boss (The teacher is the boss!) Only when they have tried the other Bs do they consult the boss.

You think English is easy? Here's a PowerPoint to show some crazy rules in English to highlight how difficult it can be to learn a foreign language. So, whenever a student asks you: "Why do we have to study a foreign language? They are soooo hard!" J Just show them this PowerPoint.