TOP TEN IELTS Reading tips
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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…
BUSINESS ENGLISH – What is it really about for the learner?
(Photo credit http://bit.ly/1CiAFTk) There are millions of business people out there who are successful and want to be even more successful and know that English is their weak spot. They decide to register for a Business English course with the hope that the English they learn will really close those big deals they are dreaming…
CONVERSATION STARTER: Were you taught English grammar in Primary school?
When I was at primary school in New Zealand we never even knew what the word ‘grammar’ meant. All we knew was some people went to a ‘grammar school’, and they were a bit more expensive than the public schools… so grammar? No, I came through the educational thought of write as you feel you…
Is there such a thing as a FAST TRACK ENGLISH course?
(Photo credit http://bit.ly/1ynN3ny) In the ESL world that I am in I have to say that this question is THE MOST common question asked and we tend to give the same answer every time – No. But let’s really look into this question and see if there really are any possible fast tracks that students…
