Other teachers and language assistants will sympathise with me when I talk about lessons that have reached a bit of a dead-end, students that taking a while to get into the swing of things, students that are too shy to talk, or lessons that simply did not take as long as intended. During these lessons, we are often left with time that needs to be filled with activities that can be done on the spot, with zero extra materials (except a pen, paper or post-it notes!). Here are my top 7 games to fill that lesson time...

Although preparing your year abroad back home may seem like a lot of faff, paperwork and what not, but the prospect of going to France and dealing with all of that, all over again and in - aaargh - French can leave you with a bit of a headache. Filling out forms, no speaking the bureaucratic lingo and no knowledge of protocol. This is where this article comes in: what to watch out for, how to get the most out of your money and what you can sign up to. Read on to find out more: