Author name: Derek Haines

Derek Haines is an author of a number of books, however, he spends most of his time blogging, making technology go wrong, and being a rather senior ESL English teacher. Born in Australia, but now living in Switzerland with his wife and his black Cocker Spaniel, he spends most of his time trying to make technology work again, after inadvertently breaking it. It's a painful process, yet such an effective self-study method to acquire new technology skills. As a writer - I can change adroitly into the first person, and say that I love what I do and where I live, and also, that I am a Douglas Adams fanatic, bordering on a tragic. So much so, that by some spooky coincidence, my street address is 42. That’s better than just owning a few towels. I also, quite like commas. The Oxford type or otherwise. As an ESL teacher, I am a firm believer in the Direct Method, which means that I like my students to do all the hard work and not me. Most of all, I enjoy life and gladly take each breath as it comes.

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Fre. EFL ESL Worksheet – Present Simple Questions

Make questions A quick revision activity for A2 and B1 students to form questions in the Present Simple. There is also a small preposition gap fill to complete the exercise. Ideal for home study. To find more related worksheets, either click on the categories, which are listed under the page title, or on the tag […]

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Free ESL EFL English Lesson Worksheet – Prepositions Of Place

Prepositions Of Place There are eleven images in this lesson package to practice prepositions of place. Commence with the set of preposition flashcards and then after some controlled practice, let students work freely on the other images. To find more related worksheets, either click on the categories, which are listed under the page title, or

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Free TEFL FCE Lesson – Describing An Object

Describe An Object A lesson for FCE classes in which students have to accurately describe everyday objects using dimension adjectives, plus materials, patterns and features of an object. It also encourages students to use the gerund in describing what the object is used for. It also allows for the understanding of compound nouns. This is

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Free ESL EFL Minimal Pairs Pronunciation Practice Worksheet

Minimal Pairs Pronunciation Minimal pairs pronunciation practice is a list of sound pairs to help students with their pronunciation. Used from time to time it can be very useful. To find more related worksheets, either click on the categories, which are listed under the page title, or on the tag links at the bottom of

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