Ideas to Start a new class – Part Three: Student Expectations
When starting a new class, it’s always wise to get a sense of what your students expect of you during ...
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Start a new class – Part Two: Learning About Each Other
During the first week of classes, everyone is a stranger. You don’t know your students, they don’t know you, and ...
How To Start a New Class – Part One: Learning Names
The beginning of a new class can be an exciting, yet stressful experience. Everyone will be meeting each other for ...
How to End a Lesson
One common problem is getting to the final minutes of class and not having enough material to end things smoothly. ...
Find Someone ‘Who…’ by Hall Houston
Find Someone 'Who...' by Hall Houston Find someone who is one of the most famous activities in language teaching. In ...
Getting Students to Talk Part 3
When getting ESL students to talk, teachers can use group-forming techniques to make sure students are talking to different classmates.
Getting ESL Students to Talk Part 2
Make sure that an activity is suitable for your students. Ideally, the activity should be close to the students’ level. ...
Getting ESL Students to Talk Part 1
Despite the fact that pair work and group work are often very effective ways of learning a language, some students ...
Teaching TEFL Using Videos Part 4
Dictate the first sentence of the video. Read it a couple of times. Then ask a student to write it ...
Teach English with Videos Part Three
To get students interested in the video, it’s important to get them curious about what they’re going to see.
