The Modern English Teacher Spotlight Series

The MET Spotlight Series shines a light on key topics we’ve explored in Modern English Teacher. In these webinars, our fantastic MET contributors will explore their chosen topic in more detail, and share their expertise alongside practical tips, useful ideas and more. Anyone can sign up to these webinars for free, and can join us live for the session or watch the recording for up to two weeks after the webinar. After that, each webinar will become exclusively available for MET subscribers.

“Do, Be, Have – they’re all we need!”

A spotlight on the Three Operator Model

Christopher Walker | Tuesday 28th January 2025 | 16.00 – 17:00 (London time)

We’ve all experienced the same thing – our students throw up their hands and say, “How can I learn all 36 tenses in English?!” From past perfect continuous to the passive voice, there’s a lot to cover, and it can feel overwhelming for both teachers and students.

In an article in Modern English Teacher in November 2023, Christopher Walker explained how you can take a completely different approach, and look at the English verb system in terms of its three principle operators – do, be, and have.

In this interactive webinar, we’ll look at the Three Operator Model, and we’ll compare it to the way that course books treat troublesome areas of grammar such as a short past simple action interrupting a long past continuous action. If we embrace the Three Operator Model, we might never have to hear our students complain about the weight of English grammar again! 

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"Watch, discuss, create: 3 ingredients for a jigsaw video-lesson”

A spotlight on communication and differentiation

Rachel Tsateri | Wednesday 19th February 2025 | 16.00 – 17:00 (London time)

The MET  Spotlight Series shines a light on key topics we’ve explored in MET. In these webinars, our fantastic MET contributors will explore their chosen topic in more detail, and share their expertise alongside practical tips, useful ideas and more.

Lesson planning can be time consuming and, by the end, it often doesn’t feel as though it has been productive enough. Planning lessons that encourage learners to communicate, whilst differentiating for different levels in your class can be a huge challenge. However, in an article in Modern English Teacher in March 2024, Rachel Tsateri suggested a low-prep jigsaw video lesson idea that can engage learners in meaningful communication.

In this interactive webinar, we’ll look at the whats and the whys of jigsaw learning, particularly when using video. How can we structure an effective jigsaw lesson and what are the benefits of using this procedure? Why use video? And how can all this help with your lesson planning? Join Rachel to find out!

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