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Forum: English Questions Aug 31st, 2013, 05:27 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 24,374
Posted By mesmark
Re: American English : telling the time

'30 till' would technically be OK in your example but it's not natural. Naturally I would say, 'I have to go at half-past.'

'XX till' usually isn't used until about 20 minutes till the hour, but...
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Aug 18th, 2013, 03:50 am
Replies: 1
Views: 5,965
Posted By mesmark
Re: Online English lessons - What do you think?

Greg - congrats on the new site! the best advice I can give you is keep at it. You might not get much feedback for the first 2-3 years :( But, if you can keep it up, the effort will begin to pay...
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Aug 17th, 2013, 07:29 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 9,993
Posted By mesmark
Re: Song Activity to Teach Comparatives

The activity seems good. I would have the students listen and try to write the words on their own first, maybe listening twice. Then, I would write the words on the board for them to try fill in any...
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Feb 18th, 2013, 08:15 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 47,600
Posted By mesmark
Re: relative clauses

I always play 'Go Fish (http://www.mes-english.com/games/moregamestoplay1.php)'. I use my part-time jobs flashcards and have students ask, 'Do you have a boy who/that works at a gas station? You can...
Forum: English Questions Apr 13th, 2012, 01:41 am
Replies: 5
Views: 3,083
Posted By mesmark
Re: Compared to and compared with

I was running some examples through my head (a completely trustworthy and scientific method :P) and what I find is that I tend to use "compare to" when I'm showing contrast and "compare with" when I...
Forum: English Questions Apr 12th, 2012, 07:42 am
Replies: 5
Views: 3,083
Posted By mesmark
Re: Compared to and compared with

both are fine, in my opinion. Do you have an example sentence?
Forum: General Chat Apr 12th, 2012, 07:28 am
Replies: 2
Views: 3,420
Posted By mesmark
Re: Jhs writing activity

What were you doing with the journal writing assignment? Was it just writing a diary?

I've had students write a page every week based on some topic question, like:
- Where do you want to travel to...
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Apr 12th, 2012, 07:24 am
Replies: 2
Views: 3,728
Posted By mesmark
Re: Online Games for English learners at MyEE Online

Denis - How are the games working out with your students? Do you have any problems with them staying on the site and not getting whisked away to the game host?
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Apr 4th, 2012, 07:23 am
Replies: 7
Views: 14,219
Posted By mesmark
Re: Hamburger Stand for Kids

This is fabulous! Great job on the whole thing.

I can't wait to see the flower shop :D
Forum: English Questions Mar 28th, 2012, 04:14 am
Replies: 5
Views: 3,291
Posted By mesmark
Re: Get your foot in the door

It might be used in relationships.

"I know Sarah and I would make an awesome couple ... if I could just get a foot in the door ..."

Can anyone else think of other uses?
Forum: English Questions Mar 26th, 2012, 10:35 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,291
Posted By mesmark
Re: Get your foot in the door

Yes, it means get a chance to do something or show your ability/worth.

"If I could just get a foot in the door, they would see that I'm perfect for this job."

"My sister's recommendation helped me...
Forum: Teaching ESL Feb 29th, 2012, 08:30 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,499
Posted By mesmark
Re: Where to begin with grammar..

Good luck with it. Let us know if you come across anything good.
Forum: Teaching ESL Feb 29th, 2012, 08:29 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 5,785
Posted By mesmark
Re: How do you get the students THINKING in English?

Tough question. I think it's just important to tell them they should be trying to think in English and not constantly translating. But it's hard. I'm pretty fluent in Japanese and when I come...
Forum: Teaching ESL Feb 20th, 2012, 08:44 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 3,206
Posted By mesmark
Re: What songs do you ACTUALLY use in your classes?

I use
- the Wheels on the Bus
- Itsy bitsy spider
- head shoulders knees and toes
- london bridge is falling down

I don't do much singing at all but I generally get these songs in somewhere and...
Forum: General Chat Feb 20th, 2012, 08:40 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 3,635
Posted By mesmark
Re: Technical Person Should I get a TESL?

The biggest problem is getting the visa. It's not that you aren't useful nor under qualified, but simply that employers must justify the need to hire a foreign worker. So, the requirements for a...
Forum: Teaching ESL Feb 13th, 2012, 06:55 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,499
Posted By mesmark
Re: Where to begin with grammar..

Very big question, but I like arielhud's idea of getting a hold of an old test and going through it to see what is presented. Then just work backwards.

Also, I assume they have texts of some sort. ...
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Feb 13th, 2012, 06:47 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 220,171
Posted By mesmark
Re: Games to teach the difference between past simple and present perfect tense?

That's great! I'm glad to hear that the game is working out.

Yes, you can play it like connect 4. I usually explain that it's more like tic tac toe, except you need 4 marks in a row and not...
Forum: Teaching ESL Feb 10th, 2012, 12:52 am
Replies: 5
Views: 3,299
Posted By mesmark
Re: Intensive English Program

Just following up on this. Did they make the curriculum that you're following? How is the course going? Do you have any suggestions for someone in the same position?
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Feb 7th, 2012, 07:23 am
Replies: 24
Views: 220,171
Posted By mesmark
Re: Games to teach the difference between past simple and present perfect tense?

In the Get Four game (http://www.mes-english.com/games/getfour.php) the formation of the sentence doesn't affect game play. Students play the game and in addition to that make sentences at the end...
Forum: ESL Games and Activities Jan 13th, 2012, 08:00 am
Replies: 5
Views: 5,770
Posted By mesmark
Re: Christmas activity - one to one

This is a pretty good one-on-one game: Get Four (http://www.mes-english.com/games/getfour.php)

It can be adjusted for different levels.

There are always board games to print...
Forum: General Chat Jan 4th, 2012, 12:51 am
Replies: 1
Views: 2,481
Posted By mesmark
Happy New Year

Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you had a fun and relaxing holiday season.
Forum: General Chat Nov 9th, 2011, 01:10 am
Replies: 1
Views: 2,368
Posted By mesmark
JALT 2011 conference

Is anyone going to the JALT 2011 conference in Tokyo?
Forum: Teaching ESL Oct 11th, 2011, 01:57 am
Replies: 2
Views: 3,062
Posted By mesmark
Re: kids

Can you give us an example of your class? What is the target language? What activities do you do?
Forum: Teaching ESL Oct 10th, 2011, 05:59 am
Replies: 1
Views: 2,702
Posted By mesmark
Re: SOS - need reading material for consciousness -raising approach grammar lesson

There are a couple stories (http://www.mes-english.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=13) here. Maybe you can use them as is or adapt them.
Forum: Teaching ESL Sep 30th, 2011, 06:18 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,898
Posted By mesmark
Re: Signature Chant...

There are some chants (http://www.dreamenglish.com/freechants) here which may give you some other options to bridge into if the chants in general are successful.

Clapping patterns also work well for...
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