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✨Did you know...?✨There are over a million words but the average native English speaker only knows about 20,000-35,000 English words.
October 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
✨Did you know...?✨There are over a million words but the average native English speaker only knows about 20,000-35,000 English words.
✨Did you know...?✨There are over a million words but the average native English speaker only knows about 20,000-35,000 English words.
October 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
✨Did you know...?✨There are over a million words but the average native English speaker only knows about 20,000-35,000 English words.
Which cheese is made backwards? .........Edam 😂
October 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Which cheese is made backwards? .........Edam 😂
💗English teachers💗What snack do you always have on hand? Something that gets you through a busy day, and you hide from students at all costs.
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
💗English teachers💗What snack do you always have on hand? Something that gets you through a busy day, and you hide from students at all costs.
The English teacher looked at a student and asked them to name two pronouns. The student replied ‘who me?’
October 7, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The English teacher looked at a student and asked them to name two pronouns. The student replied ‘who me?’
✨Did you know...?✨The word 'run' has over 600 different uses? You can use it to talk about so many things, such as running a race, running a business or household, running to the shops, if your nose is running, or even saying that software runs on a computer.
October 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
✨Did you know...?✨The word 'run' has over 600 different uses? You can use it to talk about so many things, such as running a race, running a business or household, running to the shops, if your nose is running, or even saying that software runs on a computer.
💗English teachers💗Tell us about that one student who made a lasting impact on you.
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
💗English teachers💗Tell us about that one student who made a lasting impact on you.
You can’t run through a campsite.. You can only ran, because it’s past tents.
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
You can’t run through a campsite.. You can only ran, because it’s past tents.
Here is your regular reminder that you can get a free month of Twinkl to download everything you want and try all of our materials -->
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September 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Here is your regular reminder that you can get a free month of Twinkl to download everything you want and try all of our materials -->
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/me11e
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/me11e
✨Did you know...?✨ 800 to 1,000 words are added to English dictionaries every year! The creation of new words has been accelerated due to the internet and new technology. Some words recently added to dictionaries include: goated, delulu, nepo baby and brain rot.
September 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
✨Did you know...?✨ 800 to 1,000 words are added to English dictionaries every year! The creation of new words has been accelerated due to the internet and new technology. Some words recently added to dictionaries include: goated, delulu, nepo baby and brain rot.
Has Autumn started in your country? Celebrate the new season with fun autumn-themed classroom activities
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September 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Has Autumn started in your country? Celebrate the new season with fun autumn-themed classroom activities
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/ferrd
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/ferrd
Why should you never date an apostrophe? They're too possessive!
September 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Why should you never date an apostrophe? They're too possessive!
💗English teachers💗 What is your favourite thing to teach? (It could be a topic, grammar point or skill.. anything you look forward to covering in the classroom!)
September 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
💗English teachers💗 What is your favourite thing to teach? (It could be a topic, grammar point or skill.. anything you look forward to covering in the classroom!)
✨Did you know...?✨An ambigram is a word that looks the same from various orientations. For example, the word "swims" will be the same even when turned upside down.
September 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
✨Did you know...?✨An ambigram is a word that looks the same from various orientations. For example, the word "swims" will be the same even when turned upside down.
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🗣️ 15 Tips for an ESL Debate Lesson ✨That Actually Work✨
Make debates less awkward silence 😅 and more confident speaking 🎤
Swipe for ideas 👇 and find the full blog here: twinkl.co.uk/l/yyb…
✔️ Relatable topics
✔️ Secret challenges
✔️ Active listening
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🗣️ 15 Tips for an ESL Debate Lesson ✨That Actually Work✨
Make debates less awkward silence 😅 and more confident speaking 🎤
Swipe for ideas 👇 and find the full blog here: twinkl.co.uk/l/yyb…
✔️ Relatable topics
✔️ Secret challenges
✔️ Active listening
September 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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🗣️ 15 Tips for an ESL Debate Lesson ✨That Actually Work✨
Make debates less awkward silence 😅 and more confident speaking 🎤
Swipe for ideas 👇 and find the full blog here: twinkl.co.uk/l/yyb…
✔️ Relatable topics
✔️ Secret challenges
✔️ Active listening
1m
🗣️ 15 Tips for an ESL Debate Lesson ✨That Actually Work✨
Make debates less awkward silence 😅 and more confident speaking 🎤
Swipe for ideas 👇 and find the full blog here: twinkl.co.uk/l/yyb…
✔️ Relatable topics
✔️ Secret challenges
✔️ Active listening
✨Did you know...?✨ Some linguists describe English as a 'romance language in disguise' because of the amount of vocabulary borrowed from French and Latin.
September 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
✨Did you know...?✨ Some linguists describe English as a 'romance language in disguise' because of the amount of vocabulary borrowed from French and Latin.
The past, present and future walked into a bar. It was very tense.
September 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The past, present and future walked into a bar. It was very tense.
Meeting a new group of students this week? Get to know each other with these fun questions. No prep, no planning, no printing! www.twinkl.co.uk/l/f2p63
#backtoschool #eslteacher #englishlessons #firstweekofclass
#backtoschool #eslteacher #englishlessons #firstweekofclass
September 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Meeting a new group of students this week? Get to know each other with these fun questions. No prep, no planning, no printing! www.twinkl.co.uk/l/f2p63
#backtoschool #eslteacher #englishlessons #firstweekofclass
#backtoschool #eslteacher #englishlessons #firstweekofclass
Meeting your new students this week? Try English level testing that doesn't suck!
Find them all here ---> www.twinkl.co.uk/l/lrn6u
Find them all here ---> www.twinkl.co.uk/l/lrn6u
September 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Meeting your new students this week? Try English level testing that doesn't suck!
Find them all here ---> www.twinkl.co.uk/l/lrn6u
Find them all here ---> www.twinkl.co.uk/l/lrn6u
English teachers, what do you do on the first day of class to make your students feel welcome?
August 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
English teachers, what do you do on the first day of class to make your students feel welcome?
✨Did you know...?✨The most common letter in English is “E” — appearing in about 11% of all words.
August 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
✨Did you know...?✨The most common letter in English is “E” — appearing in about 11% of all words.
Easy English teacher hack: Stick a strip of masking tape across each student’s desk. It becomes their mini “word bank” area where they can write tricky or new words during the lesson.
August 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Easy English teacher hack: Stick a strip of masking tape across each student’s desk. It becomes their mini “word bank” area where they can write tricky or new words during the lesson.
Who decides what 'correct' English is anyway? This blog unpacks language snobbery, the globalisation of English, and how ESL teachers can embrace it all in the classroom. --> www.twinkl.co.uk/l/7udid
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August 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Who decides what 'correct' English is anyway? This blog unpacks language snobbery, the globalisation of English, and how ESL teachers can embrace it all in the classroom. --> www.twinkl.co.uk/l/7udid
There is a fierce debate happening in Twinkl's virtual ESL writing room... what do you call these?
August 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
There is a fierce debate happening in Twinkl's virtual ESL writing room... what do you call these?
For the first time ever, Twinkl ESL is collaborating with Twinkl Global Arabic to deliver a FREE, high-impact workshop for English teachers across the Middle East.
👉 Reserve your spot here: Book Now
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👉 Reserve your spot here: Book Now
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August 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
For the first time ever, Twinkl ESL is collaborating with Twinkl Global Arabic to deliver a FREE, high-impact workshop for English teachers across the Middle East.
👉 Reserve your spot here: Book Now
lnkd.in/ew8__fdZ
👉 Reserve your spot here: Book Now
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