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Archive for April, 2011

ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP > SLOVAKIA

April26

Slovakia, my little big country is busy and lively these days. The planes from different countries are arriving to Bratislava and Košice, you can hear people talking about the same thing on the bus, in shops or streets and Slovak flags are on the cars, windows, everywhere. It’s all because Ice hockey world championship begins [...]

NEW PERSPECTIVES > Some of the ideas I brought back from the conference

April22

The first workshop I attended was Ceri Jones’s Unleashing the power of images. From that time on, I took pictures of shadows, close ups and absolutely anything that could lead to further use and discussion in classroom. What I learned is that you don’t need technology in your classroom to use images with your students. [...]

TEACHING IS NOT A LONELY JOB > IATEFL Brighton 2011

April21

One of the most amazing things you can learn at an international conference such as IATEFL is that “teaching is NOT a lonely job”. I had incredible time in Brighton (beautiful and sunny), chance to meet many ELT speakers, authors, publishers and full time teachers from all over the world and I found out that [...]

WHAT I WROTE ABOUT BRIGHTON 2 YEARS AGO

April13

Brighton Windy, enchanting, lively, extraordinary and definitely one of the most eccentric seaside towns in Great Britain. Brighton is the place one has to see when travelling to Britain in summer. I believe everyone can find something to enjoy there. Either bustling nightlife, traditional pubs with cider and pub quizzes, the romantic seashore with its [...]

CHERRY TREES

April9

I woke up to a beautiful sunny spring day today! I know it is not the first spring day this year but it is the first spring day in my hometown this year…and it is far more than beautiful. My hometown is rather small but still town, not village. However, people are living here mainly [...]

IATEFL 2011 Brighton

April6

Next week I am travelling to Brighton, a lovely city in the south of England. I studied there few years ago and I have really fantastic memories of places, events and people there. I stayed in Hove, actually! My Brighton classmates However, this time it’s going to be brand new for me. I am really [...]