Forum: Teaching ESL 
Sep 1st, 2006, 03:08 am
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Views: 51,764  Teaching 3-6 year olds - Help me!
I've got the chance to teach a group of 3-6 year olds for two hours a morning five days a week.
I'm relishing the opportunity to broaden my experience, which is almost nil at this age group.
Does...
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Forum: ESL Forms
Sep 1st, 2006, 03:02 am
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Views: 27,347 Placement Interview Checklist
I use this form when conducting the oral interview with prospective students. It helps me to identify their level and put them in the correct class.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 31st, 2006, 01:27 pm
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Forum: General Chat
Aug 29th, 2006, 10:20 am
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Views: 18,817 Re: So you've traveled the world, PROVE IT!
Ok, I'm a computer dunce too. How excactly do you get to show your map?
Mine adds up to 21, if a stop-over in barbados counts!
38 years old and only so few!
Now I have a baby daughter it's a good...
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Forum: General Chat
Aug 29th, 2006, 02:18 am
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Forum: General Chat
Aug 28th, 2006, 12:38 pm
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Views: 11,454 Re: Using photocopied materials in the classroom?
I'm in Italy where university students are not encouraged as such to copy entire course books, but they are pointed in the direction of the nearest photocopy shop!
I get about half the class turn up...
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Forum: ESL Forms
Aug 28th, 2006, 12:27 pm
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Views: 24,994 Re: Basic Lesson Outline
Thanks, that's handy.
It's also a good way to show individual students exactly what they've covered during the course.
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Forum: General Chat
Aug 28th, 2006, 12:21 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 25th, 2006, 05:48 am
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Views: 8,016 Re: How old are you? I'm fine, thank you.
I write all the good ones down in the text book.
My favourite, and I swear this is true, was from English File 2. The question was 'Which singer played in goal for Real Madrid?'
My student shot her...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 24th, 2006, 09:20 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,904 Re: 'Pirated' ESL material?
There's nothing like giving something away for free to improve business. The publishers would also get more loyalty from teachers \ school directors etc.
Hmmm, a letter off to OUP methinks . . .
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 22nd, 2006, 09:53 am
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Replies: 47
Views: 71,553 Re: What age group do you prefer?
Despite all the 'baggage' that comes with teaching adults ie refusal to accept that a language can be different to theirs, trying to reason too much, using age as an excuse for not learning, lack of...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 21st, 2006, 09:33 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,904 Re: 'Pirated' ESL material?
Hi there,
Interesting question. I don't know what it's like in other countries but here in Italy I just go and see the publisher's rep with a written request for books, cds etc and he hands them...
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Aug 18th, 2006, 09:09 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 15,150 Make negatives and questions
From affirmative sentences the students must make negative nad question forms.
The structure includes present simple, past simple, there is\are, going to, would like.
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Aug 18th, 2006, 09:02 am
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Aug 18th, 2006, 09:00 am
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Views: 20,127 Active or passive
These are four simple texts to practice identifying the correct voice.
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Aug 4th, 2006, 03:47 am
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Views: 113,853 Family Tree
This is a simple exercise to present \ practice family vocabulary and the genitive.
You can use it in a varity of ways. I prefer to try and eleicit the vocabulary first by focusing on the diagram...
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Aug 2nd, 2006, 10:57 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 94,595 Comparatives and Superlatives Practice Sheet
This is a simple sheet to use after your comparatives and superlatives presentations. Use it in class or at home. The students have to think a little for some of the comparisons eg shoe size - Mark's...
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