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When using the Present Perfect you should call the students’ attention to the consequences generated by an action, rather than just the action itself. The tense is always formed by conjugati ...
Role-plays give students the opportunity to demonstrate how to use English in real life situations and make them focus more on communication than on grammar. Role-play activities can be a lot of f ...
This all-time favorite is for complete beginners or elementary students. It is useful for spelling, dictionary work, student interaction and empowerment, familiarization with prefixes and suffixes ...
Correct word order is often the difference between beginner and intermediate students. When moving on to more complex structures, students may find word order confusing and struggle to remember al ...
“My dad got home late from a meeting last night. By the time he came home, we had already had dinner.” The two hads in the same sentence is not only confusing for ESL students, it's al ...
Who knows what the future will bring? However, it does look promising, particularly for our ESL students, because once they master the major verb tenses, they’ll be better equipped to comm ...
Ah, the joys of teaching! Young learners are so full of energy that most activities you propose are met with loads of enthusiasm. Adult learners are focused on meeting their language goals and hav ...
Teaching adult learners can be very rewarding, but very challenging as well. We mustn’t forget we’re dealing with individuals who have their own lives outside of school, some with very ...
Some people are born to teach, whilst others must constantly strive to reinvent themselves and recreate their lessons in the perpetual pursuit of perfection. It is an ever evolving yet challenging ...
Flashcards can be an excellent learning and teaching tool especially when introducing new vocabulary or drilling familiar words. Besides being used by the teacher, they can also be used in a varie ...
It is of paramount importance to make a good first and lasting impression through your physical presentation and behavior. After that the one-to-one methodology will largely depend on the student& ...
Telling time can be tricky for some students so it is important that they have a very strong grasp on numbers before trying to proceed with this lesson. Depending on the age of your students, the ...
Days of the week are generally taught very early on in ESL courses so it is important to incorporate recently studied material into your lessons without overwhelming your students. For this exampl ...
In the pre-Internet world most dialogue in the classroom was between the teacher and the student, but with the advent of the Net we now have a choice of writing and communicating to a wider audien ...
Try these fresh classroom management tips and tricks with your class - they do work! Tell us about your experience with them in the comments, we would love to hear your thoughts!
How To Teach R and L
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I begin by demonstrating the difference between the two sounds. First I introduce the ‘r’ sound. I make a growling noise like a dog and point to the letter ...
This is a list of three nice and fresh classroom management tricks that will help you establish proper discipline in your ESL classroom.
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A cute idea for the classroom is to mount ...
You do not always need to give away a treat. Learning verbal praise is not as easy as it sounds. Yet, the more you praise, the easier it gets to put this tactic into your teaching. A healthy dos ...
If you want to establish good communication with the parents of your students, call each one at the beginning of the year. Talk about his or her child and say some positive things. Having good c ...
“To be or not to be?” is the question pondered by the melancholy Hamlet. On the other hand, an ESL teacher might ask: how do I teach the simple past of the verb to be, without needless ...
Good discipline does not just happen all at once. Managing student behavior is a learned skill, but classroom control will begin before the students ever get into the room. It is no easy task. Eac ...
Weak listening comprehension is one of the things that discourages students the most. Young learners who don’t understand what they’re hearing will just tune out and not participate. F ...
Getting original responses from students can be difficult when you’re teaching ESL, but speaking unscripted English is one of the most important things for students to practice on a regular ...
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