Forum: General Chat 
Sep 15th, 2009, 02:52 am
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Forum: General Chat
Sep 1st, 2009, 10:04 am
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Views: 2,836  Re: Have you ever gotten "the bump"
It is easy. When you check in...just ask if it would be possible to get an upgrade. If you are well dressed and if you check in easy...you might be able to get the upgrade. Be careful though cause...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Aug 28th, 2009, 04:59 pm
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Forum: General Chat
Aug 28th, 2009, 04:58 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,836 Re: Have you ever gotten "the bump"
If you ask sometimes they do it for free...I have never been bumped to buisness or first class without asking though. Thats great though...I love buisness class...so roomy and comfortable.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 28th, 2009, 04:53 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,023 Re: Boy Do I Need Help!!
Hi Jay Edie,
If you don't have a course book provided for you, my advice would be to choose one that you like and work from it. It will make your classes easier to prepare and it will take some...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 26th, 2009, 08:13 am
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Views: 3,195  Preparing students for Presentations
I have a couple students/friends who are applying to be English Teachers for the Spanish government...ie Civil servants. The exams are really tough and they have worked hard all year studying...
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Forum: General Chat
Jun 26th, 2009, 08:11 am
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 26th, 2009, 08:10 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,874 Re: Things that bother you about work...
In Spain everything seems to be a process...getting paperworks filled out, stamped, signed and all organized...by three different people and different offices. It is crasy. Everything is a process...
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
Jun 20th, 2009, 06:26 am
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Views: 2,215  New Free ESL Cafe!
Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to let you all know that I have created a new social area or ESL cafe for my students and visitors.
There you get free access to your own blog and the ability to comment...
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Forum: General Chat
Jun 19th, 2009, 12:08 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,824 Re: Teaching online
I'm continuing with online classes and I have to say that they are really fun to do and for me it is great. I can do a couple hours a day in the morning...in my home office and then forget about it....
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Forum: General Chat
Jun 19th, 2009, 11:48 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,782 Re: Going out with your students
I have gone out with students before. In my last company I worked with the same students for 2 years and I knew them all very well. We would go for lunch together (extra practice for them or...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 17th, 2009, 06:14 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,186 Re: Do you give rewards in class?
I think you can make it so it is not a physical reward. I make a points system and divide the class into groups. So if you do your homework you get points for your team. The kids seem to love it...
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Forum: General Chat
Jun 15th, 2009, 06:42 am
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Replies: 8
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 15th, 2009, 06:38 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 72,845 Re: Thank you.... You're welcome???
I think that all the answers suggested here work fine. It just depends on what you personally like and use more. I say almost all of the options suggested here. I also say you're welcome...but...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 15th, 2009, 06:33 am
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Replies: 4
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Forum: General Chat
Jun 4th, 2009, 05:44 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,824 Re: Teaching online
OH...I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for adding your comments and experiences on this thread as well. It was great to see what other people thought about them. It is true. Teaching...
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Forum: General Chat
Jun 4th, 2009, 05:43 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,824 Re: Teaching online
Well I have been doing webcam classes for three weeks now and I have to say that I really enjoy it! It is really fun, the class content is all pre-made as the company created the powerpoint...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jun 2nd, 2009, 01:12 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 21,653 Re: Fun Adult Games!
There is also a great book full of games for adults and it is broken into grammar points.
"Intermediate Grammar Games" Pearson Education Limited
Hope that helps.
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Forum: General Chat
Jun 2nd, 2009, 01:07 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,005 Re: H1N1 influenza
That is a bit scary...the idea of being in a plane with recycled air for so long. I have to fly to Canada in July...and that is about 12 hours in a plane. hmmm...that should be interesting. ...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 2nd, 2009, 01:00 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,712 Re: Your strategies for large classes
Someone asked me the same question on my website...but they have 40 people in their class. I can't imagine teaching that many students at the same time. The max I have ever done is 13. (...and I...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 2nd, 2009, 12:57 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,368 Re: What is your specialty?
My specialty is...ok wait...I have a couple:
Telephone classes
Role plays
and phrasal verbs.
Those are the topics and types of classes that I like the most. I prefer to work one on one with a...
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Forum: English Questions
May 15th, 2009, 11:51 am
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 15th, 2009, 11:49 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 15th, 2009, 02:54 am
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Views: 3,147 Re: The Perfect "Real-English" book..???
I think you are absolutly right. I think people need to learn to ask the right questions (myself included).
There are so many forms and purposes for English, there is not one "real-English". ...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 14th, 2009, 03:32 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,147  The Perfect "Real-English" book..???
Does this even exist? I had a student ask me for a recommendation for a "real-life" English book, not just a grammar book and I really had no idea.
Unless I wrote my own (considering it!) I have...
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