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Monthly Archives: August 2015

12 IELTS SPEAKING tips

August 31, 2015 in celta, Conversation Starters, ESLTeaching, IELTS.

Finding your ENGLISH language SWEET SPOT

(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1UcDN0i) I wrote post recently for Linkedin which talked about our passion. Whatever our passion is, playing the guitar, cooking, reading…we all have something we just love to do. But the key is to make your passion so much a part of your life that you are being paid to do it –…

August 30, 2015 in English Interest, General, Speaking.

TEACHER ASSESSMENT – Students need to be involved TOO!

(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1gHhcXj) Ever seen a student in class who was encouraged no end, and they responded to the encouragement by working harder, then wondered why they didn’t pass the exam? Yes, that’s a common error where too much positivity gives students false hope. So balancing feedback, assessment and encouragement is almost an art-form in…

August 27, 2015 in ESLTeaching, General.

What is your HAPPIEST or MOST QUIRKY childhood memory?

(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1JCju6W) Oh – there are so many. But I have to say there is a really simple one that does stick in my mind. When I was about 8 years old, I discovered, miraculously, that I had a talent that though only lasted for about 2 years, ended up being the talk of…

August 26, 2015 in Conversation Starters, ESLTeaching, Speaking.

So you have your IELTS and are off to UNIVERSITY? Congratulations! But now it’s time to think about these things too:

Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning:
(photo credit http://bit.ly/1viGSig) It’s easy enough to make sure you have everything in your bag! But there is so much more to think about if you are an international university student. For many people University is the goal, particularly if you are an ESL learner, your university degree…

August 26, 2015 in Uncategorized.

English Conversation Practice

August 24, 2015 in Conversation Starters, IELTS, Listening, Speaking.

‘In the future ‘KNOWING’ will be obsolete’ – REALLY?

Firstly – yayyyyyyyyy!!!  Sorry had to get that off my chest. Secondly, actually I love libraries! So this isn’t an anti-library post….. But I am feeling very fascinated by the way our thinking will change and so grateful that we have people out there who understand what I believe to be the truth about education.…

August 23, 2015 in Conversation Starters, ESLTeaching, General.

DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION is the KEY to all things in the FUTURE

(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1BYWigs) This term ‘disruptive innovation’ isn’t new. It has been around since the beginning of time. But right now it is a term used by Gerd Leonard (a famous futurist) who uses it to describe how things will be in the future. Just to clear things up from the start – disruptive innovation,…

August 21, 2015 in ESLTeaching, IELTS, Speaking.

If HAPPINESS was the national currency, what kind of WORK would make you RICH?

(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1dskFr2) To be honest, I really would only be doing exactly what I am doing right now. Working with education and helping change the world in the process. Happiness is my currency now and will always be… (…..it’d be nice if it could make me rich too though…..) What about you?

August 19, 2015 in Conversation Starters, Speaking.

Learn to LISTEN LIKE A BABY to improve your ENGLISH really FAST

Originally posted on The FUTURE of Learning:
(Photo credit http://bit.ly/1t7eLze) ? Okay first of all I want you to know that I am not going to give you the usual information of – watch tv in English, make a commitment to speak only in English, write, read and listen only to English….you know the usual stuff…Yes…

August 18, 2015 in Uncategorized.

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