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This is the last in a series of four articles which will explore how to integrate a task-based approach into a typical textbook to maximise learning opportunities for your learners and to save teacher preparation time.

Without grammar, words hang together without any real meaning or sense. In order to be able to speak a language to some degree of proficiency and to be able to say what we really want to say, we need to have some grammatical knowledge.

In this article I would like to give you a few tips and some advice on what I've learned from helping students prepare and deliver presentations.

Writing or developing an English language syllabus is a difficult task. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Skills circuits are a fun way to review language.

Traditional and holistic syllabuses reflect different views of language and language learning and teaching. Both viewpoints are quite valid, and most courses nowadays will reflect elements of both.

Many students, especially at intermediate level, express the feeling that they are not making any progress. This is because their progress is not as noticeable as it was when they started learning English.

Project work is becoming an increasingly popular feature within the ELT classroom. Common projects are class magazines, group wall displays about students' countries and designs for cities of the future.

In this article I will outline several reasons for using role-play in the classroom and I will offer some tips for getting the most out of roleplay.