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Top Tips For Dealing with the Recent Pandemic as a Foreign English Teacher in China - TEFL Blog
Thu, 19 Mar 2020 Nadiia Dovbnia
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Top Tips For Dealing with the Recent Pandemic as a Foreign English Teacher in China
I have been working in China as an English teacher almost for half a year. When the outbreak began, I decided to stay in China. At first, I thought it would be like a seasonal flu quarantine back in my country, Ukraine, when schools are closed for just a week or two. However, the situation got worse and I realized that it might be safer to stay inside my city than to go through the train stations and airports.
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Our life here has changed completely in less than in 48 hours.
I have to say, the way people here react to the situation amazes me.
Fake News Raises Panic
Schools are shut down.
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Food Vocabulary Worksheet "Which food am I"? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Food Vocabulary Worksheet "Which food am I"?
Here's a simple vocabulary practice about foods. The students read the description of the foods and write them down. Then they match the descriptions with the correct pictures.
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8 Best Places to Teach English Abroad for Food Lovers - TEFL Blog
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 Mark Crocker
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8 Best Places to Teach English Abroad for Food Lovers
One of the many benefits of teaching English abroad is that you can combine your new career with your own hobbies and passions in countries all over the world. If sampling new and exciting cuisine is your thing, then you will have plenty of great food loving destinations to choose from. Here is our pick of the best destinations where teaching jobs and great food options are both in abundance.
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1. Spain
2. Thailand
3. Mexico
4. Vietnam
5. Japan
6. Italy
7. South Korea
8. China
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Chinese Cuisine Guide - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Chinese Cuisine Guide
SOURCE: all-that-is-interesting . com/chinese-cuisine-guide
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English idioms: Food ▷ Infographic - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
English idioms: Food
The English language contains many set phrases whose meanings cannot be discerned by looking at the individual words that make up the phrase. These phrases are called ‘idioms’ and they are used widely by native English speakers around the world; they are also a common cause of confusion for English language learners and as such many EFL students ask their teachers to teach them English idioms. Teachers used to think that there was no point in teaching idioms to students out of fear that they would use them incorrectly; however, as they are such a widely used part of the language it is now considered a good idea to teach them.
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Tefl reviews - Activate Food Game - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
OTP English Lesson - Richard - Activate Phase - Food Game
"In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of quantifiers to his students in Florida. After talking about quantifiers, Richard is playing another game with his students. The students need to come up with 2 fruits each that are a) too sweet, b) too sour and c) too salty.
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Indian Food Guide - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Indian Food Guide
SOURCE: www . finedininglovers . com/blog/food-drinks/different-indian-cuisines/
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Mumbai Street Food - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Mumbai Street Food
SOURCE: www . allaboutcuisines . com/food-tours
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Belizean Food Guide - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Belizean Food Guide
SOURCE: belize-travel-blog . chaacreek . com/2016/03/top-9-belize-food-infographic/
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Philippine Street Food - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Philippine Street Food
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Tefl reviews - Activate Food Game 2 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
OTP English Lesson - Richard - Activate Phase - Food Game II
"In this video, our OTP trainee Richard introduces the topic of quantifiers to his students in Florida. After talking about quantifiers, Richard is playing another game with his students. The students need to come up with 2 foods each that are a) too sweet, b) too sour and c) too salty.
ITTT's Observed Teaching Practice courses (OTP) are ideal for teachers wanting to improve their teaching skills remotely from anywhere in the world."
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Thai Street Food - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Thai Street Food
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Korean Regions and Food - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Korean Regions and Food
SOURCE: robin-ha . blogspot . kr/2014/08/a-brief-map-of-korean-regional-food . html
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Korean Street Food Guide - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Korean Street Food Guide
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Food Guide to Canada - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Food Guide to Canada
SOURCE: www . huffingtonpost . ca/2012/07/06/food-in-canada_n_1654368 . html
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Talk for 1 Minute About Food - Speaking Cards - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Talk for 1 Minute About Food - Speaking Cards
These printable conversation cards will help your students develop their speaking skills.
How to use the cards
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Dutch Food You Must Try
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Do you like...? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Do you like...?
This is a fun worksheet about food and drinks for ESL students. The students write about what they like and don't like.
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Foods Likes and Dislikes
This is a fun worksheet where your ESL students write about foods they like and which foods they don't like.
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Teaching Vocabulary to Chinese Native Speakers - TEFL Blog
Sat, 25 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Teaching Vocabulary to Chinese Native Speakers
The Oxford English dictionary defines Vocabulary as "the body of words used in a particular language". From this definition, it is obvious that teaching vocabulary to new students of the English language will not be an easy thing due to the complexity and nature of the language. Context is very important when teaching vocabulary. The Shakespearean language of the 16th Century has evolved from the Victorian era, or to that of the early 20th century and today's 21st century. The location also determines the use of certain vocabulary and expressions. For example, the English spoken in London is different from that of Liverpool, Glasgow, New York, Houston, Ottawa, etc. It is important for a... [Read more]
Teaching Speaking to Chinese English Learners - TEFL Blog
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teaching Speaking to Chinese English Learners
The following essay is a summative task for my TEFL certification course. I have chosen the topic "Problems for learners in a country of your choice" and the country of focus is China. In the essay, I would like to answer the question "How to help Chinese learners improve their conversation skills?"
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State of the problem
Phonetic System
Chinese Censorship
Culture
Ways to Teach Speaking
Intonation and Stress
Speaking Activities
Motivation
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Troubles Faced by Students from China When Learning English - TEFL Blog
Fri, 08 Nov 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Troubles Faced by Students from China When Learning English
If you think of Chinese ESL students it is safe to assume that most teachers would immediately worry about how they should teach phonics to Mandarin speakers. It is also true that the media has portrayed the Chinese accent as one of the most challenging to understand or even get rid of.
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Personal Experience
Phonetical Errors
Grammar Challenges
Problems Due to Geographical Origin of Students
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CHINEASE Ltd.
Chinease is an international education group supported by Northumbria university. We currently work with over 80 Chinese and British Universities and institutions to provide teaching jobs, manager positions in education. And served over 200 excellent teaching vacancies for you.
We not only provide a large number of high-quality working opportunities but also one-step humanized services. We always accompany with you from resume to final entry without placing burden on you. And our Chinesae department will arrange post-entry docking and a full range of settling in services, to help you experience and understand the amazing Chinease culture to integrate into the local environment.
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Glossary of ESL Cooking Terms - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Glossary of ESL Cooking Terms
This page has a glossary of ESL cooking terms several tasks for you to do to help you remember these vocabulary words. Being able to cook is a useful skill, and it is also good to be able to talk about food and cooking. It is also a great topic to talk about with EFL students around the world because everyone likes to eat. The vocabulary on this page will let you explain about cooking and the kitchen.
Talking about eating, cooking and food in general is a great skill for English learners because it's something everyone does and can related to. The following five activities are perfect for brining cooking into the EFL classroom.
1. Describing Food
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Establishing Rapport with Chinese High School Students - TEFL Blog
Sun, 19 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Establishing Rapport with Chinese High School Students
Establishing rapport means to build a friendly, trustable and cooperative relationship between two parties. For teaching, it is an indispensable step to starting any satisfactory class. Having been a teacher for more than 1 year in China, I realize how important it is to establish rapport with the students before to ensure a successful class.
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Differences between teachers and students
The challenges a teacher may face teaching teenagers
Ways to solve possible problems
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Mandarin Chinese Overview - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Mandarin Chinese Overview
SOURCE: www . mapsofworld . com/infographics/languages/infographic-of-mandarin-chinese . html
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Unusual Chinese Customs - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Teach English Abroad
Unusual Chinese Customs
SOURCE: www . businessinsider . com/chinese-customs-that-are-strange-to-foreigners-2015-10
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Commonly Mispronounced Sounds by Chinese Native Speakers - TEFL Blog
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Commonly Mispronounced Sounds by Chinese Native Speakers
Throughout the world, different countries have difficulty pronouncing other sounds from different languages. For many native English speakers learning Mandarin, pronouncing the "x", "sh", "q", "ch", and "z" sounds are not easy obstacles to overcome. Based on my own experience it takes plenty of repetition to master how to pronounce each of these sounds. Chinese students have a similar problem when trying to pronounce certain sounds in English. The three sounds that come to mind are "th", "v" and the difference between "r" and "l".
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Difficult Sounds
Replacing the /v/ sound with the /w/ sound
Replacing the /l/ sound with the /r/ sound
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Common Issues for Chinese Learners of English - TEFL Blog
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Common Issues for Chinese Learners of English
Over the decades, the English language has reached the status of a global language and is commonly known as the lingua franca around the world. It has become one of the most widely spoken language as a mother tongue, international communication as well as language taught in millions of schools around the globe. The use of the English language is widespread in many sectors in the global market as many organizations begin to adopt the language as an official language. In the economic world, the language plays a significant role in international trade/business between two of the most powerful global economic powerhouse mainly the United States of America and China.
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The Typical Challenges for Chinese English Learners - TEFL Blog
Fri, 28 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
The Typical Challenges for Chinese English Learners
This essay answers the question for number 10 "what are the main problems for learners in the country of China?" I am a professor at Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China and share my observations. Our students are in the North American College (NAC), with partners in Canada at Lambton College and Northwood University, USA. Three areas are most interesting to their learning challenges: college preparation, listening and writing.
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Exam System
Lexical Units
Digital Autism
Writing
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