Category Archives: Teaching tips
Fluency activities for large groups
One of the joys of working with large groups is the wide range of activity types which are possible, compared with one-on-one classes. This is excellent from a teaching point … Continue reading
Better business writing – the executive summary
Getting adult learners to write can be a bit of a challenge. Let’s face it, they have all kinds of hangups from school. Getting them to face those demons and … Continue reading
Negotiating a raise … in a fun way
Those of us who work freelance encounter this topic for ourselves first hand. Our students do too of course, and many have more room for manoeuver when it comes to … Continue reading
Teaching in a French University
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED A few years ago we lived in France and I was offered a part-time post at the local university. ‘Great’, I thought, ‘What could be easier? All … Continue reading
Quick grammar revision – slideshow of Paris
I always like to have a little something ‘up my sleeve’ in case I have time left over at the end of a lesson. This rather stunning slideshow is a … Continue reading
Easy online content – 25$ edition
Today I am suggesting a lesson constructed around a charming article from the personal finance blog ‘Wise Bread’, so you should probably go there, and read said piece : http://www.wisebread.com/10-smart-things-to-do-with-25 … Continue reading
5 Reasons Admin is your friend
In the training business it is easy to find yourself dividing the workload into two categories – ‘good’ i.e. face time we are paid for, and ‘bad’ which would be … Continue reading
Take your mobile to class
However annoying a ringing telephone (my own or students’) may be during the course of a lesson the mobile isn’t going to stay away. Everywhere we go, it goes and … Continue reading
Easy online content – Telling stories
Today I am proposing a lesson inspired by an excellent thought-provoking article off ‘Wise Bread’ the personal finance blog. You can find it here. Before I go any further, I … Continue reading
Easy online content – The English We Speak
‘Learning english expressions’ is on the language learning wish list of most of my adult students. The trouble is that short of arriving in class with a catalogue of them, … Continue reading
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