Forum: General Chat 
Nov 12th, 2006, 05:48 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,656  Re: Using photocopied materials in the classroom?
In Korea, I can't stand those teachers (Korean or English) that just turn on a tape or CD for the text book and get the students to work through a book. Lazy English teaching for sure. However, the...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 9th, 2006, 07:57 pm
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Replies: 56
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 9th, 2006, 04:37 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,191 Re: Memorable Students
Gosh that is spooky. You never really know who you are teaching.
But emile, how could you be teaching North and South Koreans together in a class? It really is a strange world.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 9th, 2006, 04:28 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,342 Re: books for teaching business classes?
Ahh, the dreaded first day with students. I see this really as an opportunity for them introduce themselves and for you to find out what they really want out of the English Classes. There are...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 7th, 2006, 10:38 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,919 Re: Intermediate Students
Hmm, worth looking into. I suppose it should really boost the student's confidence if they know they have the ability to do well.
Thank you for the heads-up.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 7th, 2006, 08:58 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,919 Re: Intermediate Students
Thank you so far for the websites you found relating KET Exams. I looked at the Cambridge ESOL Website when I started reviewing course structure with my students a few weeks ago. I printed out some...
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Nov 7th, 2006, 07:47 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 99,233 Re: Clothing Activity Worksheets
I used it for a class of students which can get pretty noisy. So first I done was I made a simple rule: good behaviour is rewarded and bad behaviour is punished. This rule cut the Korean chit chat...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 7th, 2006, 12:15 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,919  Intermediate Students
Hello. I have been teaching some teenagers who are I expect to be Intermediate level students. I have recently spent two lessons to learn more about what they want out of the lessons and how I...
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Nov 6th, 2006, 05:51 am
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Replies: 16
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Nov 6th, 2006, 03:17 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 99,233 Re: Clothing Activity Worksheets
Yes and thanks for the comment. I made those this morning. Currently I am in between classes and got an idea during classes to introduce the difference between "a pair of ..." and "a ..." (eg. a...
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Forum: ESL Worksheets
Nov 5th, 2006, 08:59 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 99,233 Clothing Activity Worksheets
Hello all,
I have been working on some clothes exercises for students and have so far made two worksheets for the students. The first one is a wordsearch for the students to reinforce vocabulary of...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 5th, 2006, 08:08 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,206 Re: Linguistic Blunders
I remember not so long ago that I was describing to my brother-in-law that my brother in the UK was a rubbishman during his gap year at Uni. So I thought very quickly when he didn't understand...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 4th, 2006, 08:48 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,038 Re: How did you get into Teaching?
Valll9, I remember being a social organiser for foreign students in the UK. Probably the same as you. It was a great introduction to be a teacher and taught my first class at the school, which...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 3rd, 2006, 03:24 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,594 Re: How many people feel 'homesick'?
I miss going out with some of my best friends from the UK. I also miss the chats you had over a beer and not worrying about communication problems, which is typical with Koreans.
However, there are...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 2nd, 2006, 11:27 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,038 How did you get into Teaching?
Well I thought it would be nice for those who new to teaching try to understand how others got into this profession. I'll start.
I spent three years in the military and decided it was time for a...
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Forum: Jumbled Words & Sentences
Nov 2nd, 2006, 07:34 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,116 Sentence Jumble: Peter
Click Here To See This Worksheet. (http://www.eslhq.com/worksheets/preview_worksheet.php?worksheet_id=32517)
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Sentence Jumble: Peter...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 1st, 2006, 08:39 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,858 Re: Do you teach anything other than ESL?
:lol:
I read up on the British Council website and they offer support for Teaching Military English.
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/militaryenglish/
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:doh: I just saw Susan53 reply with the...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 1st, 2006, 08:23 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,804 Re: Teaching in Korea
Thanks for the reply. I haven't really looked at the prospect of opening a school in Korea that seriously but had a passing thought that I could probably do a better job than other Hagwons and...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 1st, 2006, 08:55 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,683 Re: Behavioural change
For vocabulary reinforcement I let them look up the translation of a word from English to Korean and after that activity, I ask them to find the antonyms and synonyms of those words using the...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 1st, 2006, 08:37 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 12,745 Re: What do your classes do that drives you mad?
Hi. Thanks for the question but I have created a thread 'cos I have some questions about my Hagwon. But more to the point, I have a somewhat understanding Korean wife who is a great woman I can...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 1st, 2006, 08:37 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,804 Teaching in Korea
Hello. I hope someone could help me. I have been in Korea for about a year and I seem to learn about teaching everyday. Anyways, before I ask my question I would really like to introduce the...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 1st, 2006, 06:01 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 12,745 Re: What do your classes do that drives you mad?
:lol:
I can't stand the students that complain because they don't understand it even when I give them a translation into Korean. It is damn annoying.
Then they come back to class the next day and...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 1st, 2006, 05:53 am
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Replies: 9
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