Forum: General Chat 
Dec 12th, 2006, 12:18 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,154  Think About Your Job
Well I read an interesting article on the BBC News Website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6162611.stm) about Indian Learners of English being given hope for a better future when they study...
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Forum: General Chat
Dec 11th, 2006, 10:56 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,710 Re: Funny translations
Found this ice pack from one of my students in class in the summer and found the instructions absolutely funny.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 11th, 2006, 08:35 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 11th, 2006, 08:10 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 21,888 Re: 2006 Christmas lesson plans
Craft Activities for your Kids (http://britishcouncil.mtk1.com/perl/mtk1.pl?download=KIDSprintxmascrafts&file=http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-print-xmas-crafts.pdf)
Make Your Own Snowman...
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Forum: General Chat
Dec 11th, 2006, 08:08 pm
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Replies: 13
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Forum: General Chat
Dec 11th, 2006, 08:02 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,321 Re: Bringing up kids abroad
Well Mesmark, that is what I really plan on doing with my son. Every six months I am planning an overseas trip to the UK for Korean students and hopefully this will also be a chance for my son to...
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Forum: General Chat
Dec 11th, 2006, 09:17 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,321 Re: Bringing up kids abroad
I met a woman who worked at a translation company as a director. She was French and her husband was English. They live in the UK now, but anyways here the experience she had:
1. Her children, both...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 11th, 2006, 09:08 am
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Replies: 20
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Forum: General Chat
Dec 10th, 2006, 09:08 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,805 For those learning Korean
I have found a good website to learn Korean:
http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/
It is really good and is helpful to understand grammar in Korean. Hope this is helpful for those studying Korean.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 10th, 2006, 08:30 pm
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Replies: 20
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Forum: General Chat
Dec 8th, 2006, 08:27 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 34,309 Re: CELTA Interview
Hey thought I would reply to this thread again to mention that I have just got an email to say that I have been accepted on to the CELTA Course.
Everything seems to be working out now for the best.
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Dec 5th, 2006, 08:17 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 68,816 Re: Games for small groups?
Directions:
Draw a square grid on the board. Write a series of numbers or letters in the squares of the grid. Blindfold a child and have him come up and draw a circle around the correct number or...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Dec 5th, 2006, 08:16 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 68,816 Re: Games for small groups?
Alphabet Soup:
Make some alphabet cards (with capital and small letters) on paper, cut them up and stick on to card and/or laminate them. You can then use them for future use. Then once prepared...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 5th, 2006, 08:05 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,647 Re: Xmas and culture
Wow you live in Suwon Jenni? I live about 30 mins from there. I live in Pyeongtaek (평택). I have been to Suwon now and then for shopping and to the immigration centre to get my F2 Visa.
Anyhow, we...
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Forum: General Chat
Dec 5th, 2006, 04:43 am
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Replies: 11
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Forum: General Chat
Dec 5th, 2006, 04:40 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,529 Re: Where is the best country your have taught?
I, like LiK, have only taught in Korea. It is very nice with the food and the alcohol. Alcohol is so cheap but you have to watch out for their vodka like rice drink, soju, which is pretty nasty...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 30th, 2006, 09:24 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 34,309 Re: CELTA Interview
It lasted from 9:30am till 11:00am. So a pretty quick interview in my terms. There was only one other person today. But they are having group interviews this week and next week.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 30th, 2006, 05:42 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,191 Re: Memorable Students
I have had my first Kindergarten student leave today. I got back from Seoul to the school to catch the end of the kindergarten class. This girl had been at the school for about a year. She was...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 30th, 2006, 05:35 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 34,309 Re: CELTA Interview
Wow. Can't believe I had finished my interview. It really was good fun at the end of the day. I pretty much prepared to the best of my ability and tried my best. Now I have to wait a week till I...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 29th, 2006, 08:06 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 34,309 Re: CELTA Interview
Yep, I shall let you all know how I get on. Anyhow, just a quick question about teaching. Why do you love teaching so much? This is the only question I am dreading in my interview so any advice...
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Forum: English Questions
Nov 29th, 2006, 08:03 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,317 Re: Stuck for conversation
I got it from Korea LiK. In fact I persuaded my boss to buy it for classes because he had so many Konglish books for the students and nothing from reputable publishers like Cambridge or Oxford.
I...
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Forum: English Questions
Nov 29th, 2006, 07:52 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,394 Re: Have got(ten)
Bugger. I wish I found this out earlier. Gotten is a past participle of get (http://www.answers.com/topic/gotten). So in a present perfect context, you could use gotten (I've gotten some fresh...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 29th, 2006, 07:42 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 34,309 Re: CELTA Interview
It's my CELTA Interview tommorrow morning. I hope I get accepted on to the course.
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Forum: English Questions
Nov 28th, 2006, 09:06 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,317 Re: Stuck for conversation
Well this reply maybe slightly late, but better late than never. I use News articles in my conversation classes. This helps students to understand the world around them in English.
Furthermore, I...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 27th, 2006, 09:17 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,499 Classroom Equipment
Hello all.
Just a thought I had whilst preparing my material last weekend. I teach at a local English Institute in Korea. Although it might not be great I try and do a good job under the...
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