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Teaching English in many schools and universities in Libya sometimes encounters many challenges such as lack of resources, overcrowded classes and the poor conditions of such institutes. Most university classes have large numbers of students with different learning abilities and backgrounds, and the teacher often has limited to no access to teaching aids, resources and photocopying machines. Sometimes it's difficult to get enough textbooks for all the students and worst of all, under some circumstances there might not be electricity at all on some days, which makes teaching subjects like listening extremely daunting. Many teachers will be tempted to give up, but there are always some ways in which the teacher can continue teaching and make the lesson as successful as possible. Sometimes he/she will have to switch to a different plan and improvise, yet keep the lesson successful and the students disciplined and motivated. This paper aims at presenting some tips and techniques that an English instructor or teacher can use to create a good lesson under such difficult circumstances. These tips and activities are designed for EFL students and have worked well with my listening and speaking and writing classes over the years in which I have taught these subjects at the University of Tripoli. There is no best way to teach effectively, but each teacher has his/her own methods and techniques according to the contents of the lesson, the level of the students and the class size. Therefore, the techniques and activities presented in this paper can be edited or altered to match students’ needs and the course requirements.
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