Forum: Teaching ESL 
Feb 23rd, 2013, 07:01 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 23rd, 2013, 06:59 am
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Views: 2,812  Re: Improving Listening Skills
Thank you! I don't have that but I've tried some tv programmes using subtitles. Do you know any websites for dictation?
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 23rd, 2013, 06:57 am
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Views: 4,966 Verb to BE for kids
Hello, does anyone have any good ideas for teaching/applying the verb to BE for kids 8-10? Also, it would be for an one-to-one class and two-to-one class. Thanks in advance!
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 3rd, 2013, 01:32 pm
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Views: 15,535 Fun Activities- Present Simple vs Continuous
Hello, I have a low pre-intermediate class in their early twenties. I need some fun activities. We have practiced and practiced the difference between the two present tenses. Does anyone have any...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 27th, 2013, 04:45 pm
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Views: 2,812 Improving Listening Skills
Hello, so I'm teaching two FCE preparation courses. My students are the worse at the listening portion. Does anyone have any good ideas to help improve their listening skills? I use a lot of news...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 17th, 2012, 07:45 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 9th, 2012, 01:52 pm
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Views: 6,832 Teaching 4 & 5 year olds
Hello, I've been asked to do lessons with two children ages 4 & 5. This will be the youngest that I've ever taught. The children have just finished a Helen Doron class so they have had some exposure...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 8th, 2012, 12:57 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 7th, 2012, 07:31 am
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Views: 3,455 Individual Adult Lessons Only Conversation
Hello, I have a student that wants to take a few lessons to prepare fpr an end of the year English exam. She is low pre intermediate. She wants to work on her conversational skills. Does anyone have...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 7th, 2012, 07:26 am
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Views: 98,462 Re: Teaching English to 6-8 year olds
Thank you very much for your reply. It's hard with one-on-one lessons at that age. If there was two we could play games. Do you know any good 1 on 1 games?
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 28th, 2012, 06:05 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 26th, 2012, 06:36 am
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Views: 98,462 Teaching English to 6-8 year olds
Hello, I give individual lessons to a few children ranging from 6 to 8. A few of them love using the book but one doesn't. She hates the student's book. It's hard to play a lot of games because it is...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 13th, 2012, 08:51 am
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Views: 2,740 Pitman Certificate B1
Does anyone have any experience with the Pitman Certificate? I've been given a class of 30 students at a local high school in Italy. The principal wants them to take the Pitman opposed to some other...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 3rd, 2012, 03:51 pm
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Views: 2,701 FCE Course
Hi! I've been elected to teach a preparation course for two individual lessons for the FCE exam. However, I don't have any experience with it. I've read through the handbook at my school, but does...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 3rd, 2012, 09:59 am
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Views: 6,696 Re: Help with an 11 year old boy!!
Thank you for your replies! @luinfrance I definitely understand where you are coming from. We have our good days and bad days! I have to bribe him to get him to do any kind of grammar exercises!...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 3rd, 2012, 09:51 am
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Views: 3,318 Re: Intensive English Program
Sorry for the late reply! I was actually given a book. However, I don't use it too much. Mostly for the grammar, I try to add in my own activities to practice conversational skills. It isn't as...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 6th, 2012, 12:27 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 23rd, 2012, 07:34 am
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Views: 3,318 Intensive English Program
Has anyone ever taught an intensive English program? I will be teaching a course, but without a book.:confused: The adults are pre-intermediate. Thank you very much in advance.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 23rd, 2012, 07:26 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 16,876 Re: Mistakes that new teachers make
My biggest mistake so far, since I haven't been teaching long, would be speaking too fast! Especially being American, we tend to speak too fast!
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 23rd, 2012, 07:23 am
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Dec 27th, 2011, 08:58 am
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Views: 5,792 Re: Christmas activity - one to one
I can't help you out but I was wondering if you could tell me a few of the games you played with her. I have an 11 year old as well and I run out of games to play with him. It does become difficult...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 23rd, 2011, 03:25 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,696 Help with an 11 year old boy!!
I am giving one-on-one lessons to an 11 year old boy in Italy. He's at a high beginner level. Today was our fourth time together and I noticed that he was a little annoyed to be there. His parents...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 1st, 2011, 04:41 pm
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Views: 7,220 Private lessons with a 5 year old
I have been giving lessons to a 5 years for a couple of weeks now in Italy. She learns the vocabulary really fast and is really bright. However, I can't get her to speak at all back to me. She...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 1st, 2011, 04:26 pm
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
May 17th, 2011, 03:32 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,769 Re: One-on-one games!
Thank you for your reply and I will try one of these on Thursday and let you know!!
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