Forum: General Chat 
May 17th, 2013, 03:30 pm
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Views: 4,875  Re: France- Angers
Hi Sabrina!
I only just saw your post and it was 10 days ago so I hope you see that someone answered you.
I live in France but I am not from England and only taught for a very short time in the UK...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Apr 22nd, 2013, 02:22 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,685 Re: Adult Conversational Class Ideas
If you sit down and write up a list of grammatical points and language structures (a mini-curriculum) they need to revise and then another list that you should do with them for them to improve their...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 11th, 2013, 01:28 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 8th, 2013, 10:50 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,825 Re: In a tough situation
An easier activity to organise and control might be a giant Bingo. But, you have stated that your task is to make the children talk. Games, as I posted above, are ideal for speaking whereas Bingo is...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 8th, 2013, 10:27 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,825 Re: In a tough situation
Hi Mdan,
I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner!
You have quite a complex situation here. Do you have any ideas at all as to how you want to do this?
I think that the best scenario would be to...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Apr 2nd, 2013, 02:47 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 56,531 Re: yes/no questions(verb to be)short answers
Hi Mdan!
Why don't you post this question as a new thread? I think it'd be easier for everyone to see it, meaning that you'd get more answers, and it wouldn't be lost in the middle of a different...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 17th, 2013, 03:04 pm
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 9th, 2012, 02:09 am
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 9th, 2012, 02:04 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 100,679 Re: Teaching English to 6-8 year olds
Glad I could help :) Let us know how it goes.
Once I'd posted yesterday I thought of something else that kiddies also like: role-playing. I can't remember on which board it is but somewhere here on...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 8th, 2012, 12:06 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 100,679 Re: Teaching English to 6-8 year olds
Hi again SMS,
A lot of games that can be played with groups can be adapted to one to one teaching (and obviously a lot cannot). The key would be to make sure that the game you are playing is...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 31st, 2012, 02:26 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 100,679 Re: Teaching English to 6-8 year olds
Hi,
To add to the above post, I also find that 6-8 year olds still love stories. Stories are a great way to contextualise language and make it meaningful. You can use flashcards to teach the...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
May 22nd, 2012, 09:13 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,272 Re: 3 year olds!
Duck, duck, goose is a good game that children love. They sit in a circle and one child walks around tapping each child on the head as he/she goes by. If you have been teaching them how to count they...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
May 22nd, 2012, 09:12 am
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Replies: 11
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
May 22nd, 2012, 09:06 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 38,957 Re: games for small rowdy kids?
So, yikes, 2 hours is way, way too long for this age group! I have to agree but seeing as you're stuck with it, the only way out is through :)
I understand that you have tried a variety of games and...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
May 19th, 2012, 03:36 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,567 |
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 18th, 2012, 09:14 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,319 |
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
May 18th, 2012, 09:08 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,229 |
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 18th, 2012, 08:34 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,064 Re: teaching teens
Hi there!
Teaching teens can be a toughie because of the developmental stages they are going through. They are insecure and often seem blasé but there are ways to get through to them. Teens don't...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
May 18th, 2012, 08:21 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,893 Re: please help
Hi Mitsunori!
You can also play a version of "Duck, duck, goose" with it.
Have the children sit in a circle and choose one child who must walk around the circle touching the other children on the...
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Forum: English Questions
Nov 12th, 2010, 10:17 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 19,667 Re: polite forms in English language
In English, we don't use a different pronoun in order to be polite. For example, in French, you say "vous" instead of "tu" when you are speaking to someone you don't know or someone who is older,...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 12th, 2010, 10:10 am
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Replies: 37
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 11th, 2010, 03:54 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 56,531 Re: yes/no questions(verb to be)short answers
I wrote an article on teaching yes/no questions (http://www.suite101.com/content/teaching-yesno-questions-with-do-or-does-in-english-a304073) so have a look at this link. It'll be quicker than...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 11th, 2010, 03:46 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,545 Re: Good TV series to show to Elementary class?
I haven't worked with it myself and it's not a TV series but the best I could come up with is Muzzy (http://www.early-advantage.com/howitworks_et.aspx), which is a BBC language course for children...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 11th, 2010, 03:34 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,297 Re: teaching young kids using only English
Hi Liz,
I teach in France and I'd agree with Andrew and eaturcheese. I'd say go with English as much as you can but I know that it's not always possible.
I have some classes I only see once a week...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 11th, 2010, 03:24 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,819 Re: Looking for penpals
ePals (http://www.epals.com/) is a great site where you can find other schools or classes who have the same needs as you. It's also free!
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