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		<title>The Gift of the Magi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A simple lesson plan for Christmas, based on the classic short story by O. Henry.  You can find the original story here (and on many other sites too) and an audio version with accompanying worksheets here at onestopenglish.  The original text works &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/the-gift-of-the-magi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1185&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A book review from a six year old</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[this post has been languishing in my drafts for some time ... since the spring in fact ... but then a few days ago the books were back on our kitchen table after I'd lent them out to a friend &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/a-book-review-from-a-six-year-old/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1179&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let it snow &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This lesson plan is an old-favourite of mine.  It&#8217;s based on a poem by Carol Ann Duffy and is great for a winter&#8217;s morning, afternoon or evening &#8211; especially if it&#8217;s been snowing.  But it works just as well if &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/let-it-snow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1161&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a summary of the #eltchat that took place at  12pm GMT on November 30 2011. How to Deal with Students who are about to Fail Chatters from a range of backgrounds and contexts, business English classes, private language &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/eltchat-summary-dealing-with-failure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1145&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back to the drawing board</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very simple lesson outline that worked well for me.  It grew out of a lesson plan prepared by a colleague for the team of teachers teaching supplementary skills classes in a local state school.  For me it &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/back-to-the-drawing-board/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1124&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Echoes of Paris</title>
		<link>http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/echoes-of-paris/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I was in Paris for the annual TESOL France conference.  It was a fantastic experience, such a great atmosphere, an impressive line-up of talks and so many people to meet.  Back home again and in class, there have &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/echoes-of-paris/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1098&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s a first time for everything</title>
		<link>http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/theres-a-first-time-for-everything/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I gave my first webinar for the first Macmillan Online Conference. And it was a fascinating experience. (Click on the image to see the links for the slideshow &#8211; I&#8217;ll be adding the recording once it&#8217;s online). I was &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/theres-a-first-time-for-everything/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1088&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take a photo and &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/take-a-photo-and/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[introducing the new #eltpics blog  Eltpics is an ever-growing gallery of creative commons licenced images for teachers and learners of languages.  It has its home on flickr.  For the last year it has been collecting photos by teachers for teachers &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/take-a-photo-and/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1046&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An amazing experience</title>
		<link>http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/an-amazing-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is a long, long overdue thank you to my twitter based PLN (personal learning network) who are also my teaching and writing support network and a constant source of inspiration and new ideas. I was looking around for &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/an-amazing-experience/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=974&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A tale of two lessons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ceri Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(of circles and squares) Last Thursday I taught two lessons, back-to-back, with two classes from the same school, with students from the same year, following the same syllabus and studying for the same exam. Not surprisingly, I guess, I used &#8230; <a href="http://cerij.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/a-tale-of-two-lessons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cerij.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13658431&amp;post=1004&amp;subd=cerij&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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