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Teaching Special Groups in ESL - Typical Process For Business English Classes
Regardless of which particular business English setting you find yourself teaching in, there is a typical process that is recommended to go through before you start your course. Watch this video for helpful tips and tricks for anyone who is teaching business English classes.
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The Difference Between Business English and General English For EFL Teachers - TEFL Blog
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 Linda Dunsmore
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The Difference Between Business English and General English For EFL Teachers
The term business English is used to cover the English language taught to a wide range of professional people, and students in full-time education preparing for a business career. There's a lot more to learning a second (or third or fourth!) language than just vocabulary and grammar because languages are used differently in different contexts.
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The Future Tenses - Lesson on Future Tenses in the EFL Classroom
Here are helpful tips how to identify the various future tenses in the English language and complete worksheets successfully. The video also helps you to structure an effective lesson around the future tenses in an EFL classroom around the world.
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Teaching Special Groups in ESL - English For Specific Purposes
Our next category in our series of teaching special groups in ESL is English for specific purposes. This video focuses specifically on teaching business English. How is business Enligsh different to general English? Will you be able to teach business English? Find out in this video.
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English Grammar - Future Perfect - Usage - Teach English Abroad
In this video the teacher trainer looks at how the future perfect is formed. This is as follows:
Positive: Subject + will + have + past participle
I will have qualified to teach English abroad by the end of the month.
Negative: Subject + will + not + have + past participle
I will not (won't) have started teaching before you arrive.
Question: Will + subject + have + past participle?
Will you have found somewhere to live by then?
The future perfect, along with other tenses, is covered in more detail in ITTT's online TEFL courses. There are many opportunities to teach English abroad at the moment and with the rise of English as a global language these opportunities will increase. However, while it used to be the case... [Read more]
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English Grammar - Past Simple -- Usage - Online English Teacher
The usage of the past simple tense as explained in this video is when you talk about completed actions at a definite time in the past. For example:
I completed my TEFL course last year.
When did you complete your TEFL course?
ITTT's online TEFL courses cover tenses such as the past simple discussed in this video as well as other grammar points such as modal verbs, conditionals, reported speech etc. making sure that you as prepared as you can be before stepping into your first classroom. Once you have completed a TEFL course and are considering your options for teaching jobs it is worth considering becoming an online English teacher. As technology becomes increasingly more available around the world the demand for... [Read more]
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Teaching Special Groups in ESL - Problems with Business English Classes
This video focuses on some of the problems teachers of business English might encounter. How is business Enligsh different to general English? Will you be able to teach business English? Find out in this video.
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English Grammar - Past Perfect - Teaching Ideas - Teaching English Overseas
This teaching idea for the past perfect involves matching pictures of historical events with the appropriate sentence and describing what had just happened in the picture using the past perfect tense. For example: A picture of the Titanic would be matched with the sentence "hit an iceberg" and the student should say "It had just hit an iceberg".
As the trainer notes in the video; the scenarios in this activity are western centric. When teaching English overseas it is important to bear in mind how you can adapt your activities to make them more suitable or more interesting to your students. Learning about the local culture and history can make your lessons more relevant to your students and therefore more... [Read more]
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Teaching Special Groups in ESL - Do's and Don'ts When Teaching Business English
There are some general Do's and Don'ts that need to be considered when teaching business English. Watch this video to get more insight into teaching this special group of learners.
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British English vs. American English: Which Variant is More Suitable for EFL classrooms? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 10 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
British English vs. American English: Which Variant is More Suitable for EFL classrooms?
It is clear for a lot of people that American English is a little different from British English, but why exist these differences? Many languages are spoken in all the world, and some of them have different branches, in the case of British and American English, one of the reason for having these differences, for example en the word colour for UK and color for USA is because, British English has taken the original words from French and later in America the spelling has been simplified, here is a list of words that are different in UK and USA:
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How Important is the Difference Between American English and British English for EFL Learners? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 17 Feb 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How Important is the Difference Between American English and British English for EFL Learners?
This summative essay will exam the importance of teaching the differences between American English and British English for EFL learners. I will examine the intention behind teaching these differences, and when these teachings should be applied, and to what effect and purpose. This essay will focus primarily on the problems of pronunciation and spelling, which are the two main differences. I am a British citizen, born and raised in London, England, and currently teach at a public high school in Tokyo.
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Spelling
Challenges for Beginners and Intermediate Learners
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Tefl reviews - English Lesson Present Perfect Continuous Efl - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
English Lesson - Present Perfect Continuous
In this video lesson the teacher covers the present perfect continuous tense. Iban starts the lesson with a memory game to help get the students engage in the lesson and thinking and speaking in English. He then goes on to present his lesson on the present prefect continuous tense before finishing the lesson with activities to get the students to use the language they have learned.
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3 Ideas to Teach Funny English Idioms in EFL - TEFL Blog
Fri, 28 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
3 Ideas to Teach Funny English Idioms in EFL
Idioms are great yet a challenging material to teach as they usually are culturally and stylistically influenced. Another problem is choosing a suitable idiom to teach different groups of students.
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1. Literal and Figurative Meaning
For example:
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In this blog post, we share ten fun English idioms and three ideas to teach these English indioms in your EFL classroom.
1. Literal and Figurative Meaning
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Where is EFL taught? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Where is EFL taught?
Within the world of English language teaching there are many acronyms used to describe what type of teaching is involved in any particular scenario. EFL is one of the more common ones you will come across and it stands for English as a Foreign Language. You will find EFL is most commonly used when describing the teaching or learning of English in a non-English speaking country, such as Spain, Japan, or Mexico.
What’s the difference between EFL and ESL?
It is very common for either of these acronyms to be used when talking about any situation where a student is learning English, however, there is a technical difference between the two. As previously mentioned, EFL is when the student is learning English in a non-English speaking environment, for example, a Japanese... [Read more]
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Modals and Passive Voice - Giving Advice
Another way to approach teaching modal auxiliary verbs is in context, for example, "How to give advice". This is especially useful for students of higher levels that have some knowledge of the various modal auxiliary verbs.
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Conditionals and Reported Speech - The Third Conditional
The third conditional is used when speaking about regrets and excuses. This video is specifically aimed at teaching the third conditional in an ESL setting.
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Conditionals and Reported Speech - The First Conditional
The first conditional is used for likely results of possible future situations, as well as promises, threats, warnings or back-up plans. This video is specifically aimed at teaching the first conditional in an ESL setting.
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Teaching Special Groups in ESL - Teaching Individuals (One-to-One)
The next category we are looking at in our series on teaching special groups in ESL are individuals. Teaching individuals, or one-to-one, forms a large part of the ESL market. Find out the positives, negatives and tips in this video.
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Conditionals and Reported Speech - The Second Conditional
The second conditional is used when speaking about dreams, fantasies and hypothetical situations. This video is specifically aimed at teaching the second conditional in an ESL setting.
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Teaching Special Groups in ESL - The 5 Student Groups
There are many different types of groups of students that you will encounter when teaching English as a foreign language. This video introduces you to the five different types of student groups.
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Conditionals and Reported Speech - The Mixed Conditional
The mixed conditional deals with the present results of imaginary situations in the past. This video is specifically aimed at teaching the mixed conditional in an ESL setting.
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Conditionals and Reported Speech - Conditionals Overview
This video is a review of the conditionals in the English language. We take a look at the zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional and mixed conditional. This video is specifically aimed at teaching the conditionals in an ESL setting.
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Teaching English in Thailand - An EFL Teacher Shares Her Story - TEFL Blog
Mon, 16 May 2022 Shirin Sophy
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Teaching English in Thailand - An EFL Teacher Shares Her Story
Before moving to Thailand in November 2021 while it almost appeared not just impossible but somehow foolish to leave your amiable country behind and travel 5,479 km to an exotic far-flung destination on a plane full of self-willed international passengers when the pandemic was still going strong, I had no clear idea about the fascinating country I was visiting and life-altering changes I was about to experience.
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Life in Thailand
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Tips for EFL Teachers Coming to Teach English in Vietnam - TEFL Blog
Tue, 10 Mar 2020 Minh Huy Hoang
Destinations
Tips for EFL Teachers Coming to Teach English in Vietnam
For an expat in Vietnam, the vast majority of work opportunities are tied to teaching English. These also happen to be among the best-paid jobs in the country. English is big business and teaching the language is a great way for an expat to earn a living in Vietnam. For those looking to do just that, here are some valuable tips.
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Learning About Vietnamese Culture
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Where is EFL taught? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
Where is EFL taught?
EFL, standing for English as a Foreign Language, predominantly refers to the instruction of English in non-English speaking countries. This encompasses many popular countries for teaching such as Spain, Japan, Mexico, and numerous others. In these settings, learners engage with English even though it is not the dominant language of their environment. While EFL can also denote courses in English-speaking nations, its primary context is the teaching or learning of English where it isn't the native language.
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What's the difference between EFL and ESL?
What's the difference between teaching EFL and teaching ESL?
What's the difference between EFL and ESL?
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The Future Tenses - Review of the Future Tenses
This video provides a comprehensive overview of all the future tenses in the English language: future simple, future continuous, future perfect and the future perfect continuous. This is especially helpful for ESL teachers around the globe teaching speakers of other languages.
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Teaching Special Groups in ESL - Monolingual vs. Multilingual Classes
This video covers the differences teachers encounter when teaching monolingual and multilingual classes. Monolingual students all have the same native language. Multilingual students have different first languages. Watch this video to find out how to deal with these types of classes as a teacher.
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Conditionals and Reported Speech - Reported Speech Overview
This video is a review of the reported speech in the English language. We take a look at the necessary changes in terms of place, time and tense necessary. This video is specifically aimed at teaching reported speech in an ESL setting.
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Teaching Special Groups in ESL - Top 10 Tips When Teaching Beginners
Regardless of which type of beginners you are teaching here are our top 10 tips for the teaching of beginner classes.
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Conditionals and Reported Speech - Backshifting Places
There are certain words that need backshifting when using reported speech. In this video we look at backshifting places in reported speech. This video is specifically aimed at teaching reported speech in an ESL setting.
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