Tag: using the whiteboard

When starting a new class, it’s always wise to get a sense of what your students expect of you during ...

One common problem is getting to the final minutes of class and not having enough material to end things smoothly. ...

When getting ESL students to talk, teachers can use group-forming techniques to make sure students are talking to different classmates.

Make sure that an activity is suitable for your students. Ideally, the activity should be close to the students’ level. ...

Despite the fact that pair work and group work are often very effective ways of learning a language, some students ...

Dictate the first sentence of the video. Read it a couple of times. Then ask a student to write it ...

To get students interested in the video, it’s important to get them curious about what they’re going to see.

Finding useful video clips is easy with YouTube’s search feature. One suggestion is to do a search for “2013’s funniest ...

In the next few articles, I’m going to explore the topic of teaching English with videos, and show you how ...

Drilling is a basic activity where the teacher reads a word or a sentence, and the class repeats it.