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Bruno Leys
@brunoleys.bsky.social
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ELT teacher, teacher trainer and materials writer - concert band conductor & composer
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · 18d
Who said imperatives are (mainly?) used for orders? #ReallyRealGrammar #LinguisticLandscapes
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · 20d
A typical example of a common conditional (though not so often taught) present simple + imperative for (strong) advice #ReallyRealGrammar #LinguisticLandscapes
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Aug 5
Imperatives used as encouragement, rather than orders or instructions. #ReallyRealGrammar #LinguisticLandscapes
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Jun 3
Imperative with please for a request and modal might expressing possibility #ReallyRealGrammar #LinguisticLandscapes
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · May 23
Conditional with imperative expressing a request and interesting use of a plural verb (check) with the subject ‘Our team’ - team as a group of people? #ReallyRealGrammar #LinguisticLandscapes
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 26
Funny message in the Erasmus Hogeschool canteen at #belta25 with an imperative inspired by the movie Forrest Gump. Once again not an order or command, but rather an encouragement #ReallyRealGrammar #LinguisticLandscapes
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 26
Dries Debackere from De Taalsector sharing his main takeaways from #IATEFL2025 at #belta25
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 26
Ron Mukerji showing a series of AI tools that can support teachers at #belta25
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 26
Mario Lecluyze sharing his experiences with using ChatGPT for marking his students’ writing assignments in his inspiring talk at #belta25
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 26
Plenary speaker Grzegorz Spiewak delivering a thought-provoking and engaging talk at #belta25
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 26
And #belta25 has started!
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
One of the two closing plenary speakers, 11-y-old Ali Waters, brought on stage in @emilybrysonelt.bsky.social ‘s workshop at #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
doodling and plenty of visuals in @emilybrysonelt.bsky.social ‘s workshop obviously #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
@emilybrysonelt.bsky.social starting by showing her own role models #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
quoting Desmond Tutu: If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
And sharing some of the responses he received on posting his social media messages on the invasion of Ukraine #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
And sharing some emerging language from the Lexical Lab classroom
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
Hugh Dellar discussing how we’re shaped as teachers at #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
Big asks at the end of today’s #IATEFL2025 plenary
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
Neil McMillan including some poetry humour in his highly entertaining plenary at #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 11
Neil McMillan quoting different findings stating that implicit learning/ knowledge is in fact better #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 10
This session on linguistic landscape tasks contained fine samples of English and nice learner reflections. #IATEFL2025
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 10
Trying out the Lightning Talks format (receptively) #IATEFL2025 Quite a feat to share meaningful content in just three minutes. (And when not meaningful, the pain’s over in just 3 minutes)
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 10
Visualising how teachers should listen to their students
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Bruno Leys @brunoleys.bsky.social · Apr 10
Luiz Otavio Barros encouraging us to ‘get dirty with language’ in his talk on Demand High teaching #IATEFL2025
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