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#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a student of mine about how she ended up becoming a smoker – against her better judgment!
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: hold out LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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November 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a student of mine about how she ended up becoming a smoker – against her better judgment!
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a Friday morning chat with a. student who's already ready for the holidays that are still some way off.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: in the run up to LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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November 10, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a Friday morning chat with a. student who's already ready for the holidays that are still some way off.
Mark Hodgkins is an English language teacher based in Odesa, where he’s heavily involved in humanitarian work. He travels to frontline cities like Kherson & also uses social media to help show russian war crimes. Today at 17.00 London time, I’m doing a Live with Mark. www.instagram.com/hugh_dellar/
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November 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Mark Hodgkins is an English language teacher based in Odesa, where he’s heavily involved in humanitarian work. He travels to frontline cities like Kherson & also uses social media to help show russian war crimes. Today at 17.00 London time, I’m doing a Live with Mark. www.instagram.com/hugh_dellar/
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a friend of mine who suggested that ChatGPT might be able to turbocharge my social media profiles!
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: old hat LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a friend of mine who suggested that ChatGPT might be able to turbocharge my social media profiles!
What might a critical thinking approach to ‘gist’ reading any text look like? How would you answer the questions for texts in your coursebook or others that you provide for students? Are there any texts that these questions don’t work for? Why not?
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
What might a critical thinking approach to ‘gist’ reading any text look like? How would you answer the questions for texts in your coursebook or others that you provide for students? Are there any texts that these questions don’t work for? Why not?
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a rather grim diagnosis a doctor once gave after a visit to A&E with what I thought was a broken bone in my foot.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: wear and tear LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a rather grim diagnosis a doctor once gave after a visit to A&E with what I thought was a broken bone in my foot.
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Is it the job of language teachers to teach critical thinking skills and how well equipped are they to do so? What do you think?
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Is it the job of language teachers to teach critical thinking skills and how well equipped are they to do so? What do you think?
#EFL #ELT #LearnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with an old friend who wasn't entirely honest when filling in the application form for his current job.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: dig your own grave LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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November 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#EFL #ELT #LearnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with an old friend who wasn't entirely honest when filling in the application form for his current job.
Last Sunday, I was planning to do an Instagram Live with Tania Shelepko in Kyiv, but russia knocked out her Internet connection. We’ve rescheduled for 17.00 London time tonight. Tania is an English and Drama teacher & a war report producer for Norwegian media. Join us www.instagram.com/hugh_dellar
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November 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Last Sunday, I was planning to do an Instagram Live with Tania Shelepko in Kyiv, but russia knocked out her Internet connection. We’ve rescheduled for 17.00 London time tonight. Tania is an English and Drama teacher & a war report producer for Norwegian media. Join us www.instagram.com/hugh_dellar
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a classroom conversation about cute animal videos we'd seen recently.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: (be accepted / welcomed / taken into) the fold LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 31, 2025 at 7:41 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a classroom conversation about cute animal videos we'd seen recently.
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a student of mine who had a big fancy wedding this summer.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: go to town (on) LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a student of mine who had a big fancy wedding this summer.
Not all language lends itself to pre-teaching.
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Not all language lends itself to pre-teaching.
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation I had many moons ago in a particularly unhappy and stressed school staffroom.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: get / give someone a (real / right) earful LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation I had many moons ago in a particularly unhappy and stressed school staffroom.
This afternoon at 17.00 London time, I’ll be talking to Tania Shelepko in Kyiv. Tania teaches English and Drama, is a theatre maker and a war report producer for Norwegian media. Join us to hear first-hand how russia’s war is affecting people on the ground. www.instagram.com/hugh_dellar/
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October 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This afternoon at 17.00 London time, I’ll be talking to Tania Shelepko in Kyiv. Tania teaches English and Drama, is a theatre maker and a war report producer for Norwegian media. Join us to hear first-hand how russia’s war is affecting people on the ground. www.instagram.com/hugh_dellar/
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a German friend last weekend about the food in the restaurant we had dinner in.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: (I'm) no stranger to LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a German friend last weekend about the food in the restaurant we had dinner in.
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by an Iranian student of mine who still sometimes fails to conform to conversational norms here in the UK, despite having lived here for ages now!
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: go off on one LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by an Iranian student of mine who still sometimes fails to conform to conversational norms here in the UK, despite having lived here for ages now!
#ELT #EFL #teacherdevelopment Today, Andrew suggests a way to conduct ranking exercises that may generate more language and stretch students … as well as incorporating other critical thinking techniques.
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#ELT #EFL #teacherdevelopment Today, Andrew suggests a way to conduct ranking exercises that may generate more language and stretch students … as well as incorporating other critical thinking techniques.
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by something a student told me about a tragedy that had befallen Mexico City not once, not twice, but three times!
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: What're the odds? LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by something a student told me about a tragedy that had befallen Mexico City not once, not twice, but three times!
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation in class about we deal with our negative emotions – and how others close to us manage when we're in a bad mood.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: know better than to LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation in class about we deal with our negative emotions – and how others close to us manage when we're in a bad mood.
#EFL #ELT #Englishteacher #teacherdevelopment Do you ever do ranking exercises in class? Do you ever notice the same problem as Andrew?
October 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
#EFL #ELT #Englishteacher #teacherdevelopment Do you ever do ranking exercises in class? Do you ever notice the same problem as Andrew?
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a cycling-mad neighbour of mine who narrowly avoided a nasty accident over the weekend.
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: curtains for (somebody) LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a cycling-mad neighbour of mine who narrowly avoided a nasty accident over the weekend.
Another favourite frame connected with 'critical thinking' which offers a route to challenging stereotypes and assumptions - “Just because … doesn't mean ...”
October 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Another favourite frame connected with 'critical thinking' which offers a route to challenging stereotypes and assumptions - “Just because … doesn't mean ...”
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a new student of mine who was feeling a bit guilty about one aspect of her job.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PznA...
ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: We've all got our crosses to bear LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB
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October 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
#EFL #ELT #learnEnglish Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a new student of mine who was feeling a bit guilty about one aspect of her job.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PznA...