TOP TEN IELTS Reading tips
Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning:
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According to students, a GOOD TEACHER should…..
When teachers do their esl training, they are taught so much theory and if they are lucky they also get the chance to practice teach to a class during their training hours. Anyone who has done this will say that theory is theory, but the students ………. are reality! So even though a teacher…
CONVERSATION STARTER: Is life easier for people in the western world or more difficult?
Having travelled to some of the most developed countries in the world and the most undeveloped countries in the world, I can say at first glance it certainly looks like the western world has a better standard of living, but then again I have to tell you that back in 1980 I travelled to…
Can someone learn ENGLISH through playing a SPORT?
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1y89ZoW) You bet! I remember years ago when I was teaching a mixed group of children, some from the US, some from Germany and one from Korea, and the interesting point was that the Korean boy refused to speak and learn any English whatsoever in the class and in fact refused to…
IELTS Speaking score of 8.5
5 ways to listen for the GIST in an English CONVERSATION!
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1zpPFBq) No doubt you will find listening difficult if you are a keen student and work hard at your grammar and perhaps can even write very well. The reason for this is that when someone speaks they don’t always speak clearly may not be using the vocabulary you are used to shorten…
5 ANNOYING QUESTIONS you should NEVER ask a native speaker (unless you know them well)
(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/15Eimhn) Here is a post I wrote quite a white ago and it got a lot of reaction from people. So thought I would send it out again. Enjoy! … Every ESL student wants to meet a native speaker, if only for speaking practice, but there are some things you need to…
