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English Grammar Overview - Parts of Speech - Adverbs
Now, let's move on to our adverbs. Rather than describing nouns, our adverbs describe our verbs. There are four types of adverbs when describing verbs. They are manner. These describe how things are done. Two examples are: quickly, cleverly. We have adverbs of place, describing where the action happened. Two examples are: here or there. We also have adverbs of time, describing when the action happened, two examples being now or recently. Finally, we have our adverbs of frequency telling us how often the action happens, two examples being often or never. There's also another type of adverb but here, we're going to describe adjectives or other adverbs instead of verbs themselves. These are called adverbs of degree. If we were to... [Read more]
Tefl reviews - How To Pronounce Catastrophic - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
How to Pronounce 'CATASTROPHIC' - English Pronunciation
In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word catastrophic. This word is used as an adjective and means extremely tragic or horrendous. Some synonyms for catastrophic include tragic and disastrous. The word comes from the Greek word katastroph?, meaning to overturn.
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Why are Games so Important for Young Learners? - TEFL Blog
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Why are Games so Important for Young Learners?
When I think of my earliest childhood memories, I remember that I used to love to play games in the classroom (charades, 7-up/head down-thumb up, categories, bingo, etc.). Going from a boring 'copy from the board' type of class to a competitive, fun and activity-filled class gave me the ability to open my mind, so I could find the subject being taught more interesting and made it easier for me to absorb the information. Young learners may not have an interest in studying because they don't yet have any motivation from learning, so they are only interested in games, songs, and other fun activities. When playing most of the games in the classroom, young learners are compelled to... [Read more]
Common Pronunciation Errors Russian Native Speakers Make in English - TEFL Blog
Wed, 22 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Common Pronunciation Errors Russian Native Speakers Make in English
Even though native speakers claim that it's always possible to understand people speaking English regardless of their accent, sometimes it might be extremely difficult. My native language is Russian and I can tell for a fact that Russian and English are very different in multiple things – but right now I'd like to focus on pronunciation.
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All Sounds are Pronounced in Russian
Several Sounds Do not Exist in Russian
Long and Short Vowels Sound the Same for The Russians
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Awesome Insights into Teaching Italian Beginner Students - TEFL Blog
Thu, 07 Mar 2019 Jon ITTT
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Awesome Insights into Teaching Italian Beginner Students
When starting a career in teaching, regardless of age,gender and nationality, a prospective teacher should always bear in mind one fundamental skill:patience. This particular talent is what I personally believe distinguishes a competent teacher from the incompetent one, and is crucial in establishing the overall success of each and every student. So, how patient should teachers be and, particularly, how patient should the teachers at beginner levels be?
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The influence of the student's first language
Problems with possessives, prepositions and plurals
Knowing when to correct
Patience is key
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How to Learn English Grammar - TEFL Blog
Wed, 19 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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How to Learn English Grammar
In today's world learning English is no longer a possibility, but an essential part of being a world citizen. However, we must face the fact- for some people- to learn English grammar is not so easy and fun, they hate grammar and even think it is the most boring part of learning a new language. On the other hand, others are extremely interested in learning grammar rules and practice it as much as they can.
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There are Eight Practical Steps to Learn Grammar Easily.
Learn as many words as you can
Talk to people
Watch, Listen and Learn
Ask for Correction
Know the parts of speech
Look for patterns
Practice verb forms
Use Technology in your favor
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5 Simple Ideas on Teaching Grammar - TEFL Blog
Fri, 02 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
5 Simple Ideas on Teaching Grammar
I think of myself as having been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to learn other languages at a young age. I was taught French in primary school and at home, I learned or acquired Spanish. At school, I remember my language teacher being very textbook-oriented and she focused and followed the book to the "T". I picked up easily on the grammar because I had already learned Spanish at home and I was also very keen to learn foreign languages, especially French. The grammar didn't seem difficult or boring to me at all because I had already been exposed to the language at a very early age. However, many students didn't feel the same way I did and had difficulty with the subject and therefore,... [Read more]
What Are The Qualities that Make ESL Teachers Good? - TEFL Blog
Mon, 30 Sep 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
What Are The Qualities that Make ESL Teachers Good?
I would like to start by first explaining what means to teach, which by a vague definition is to cause the student to learn and acquire the knowledge that is taught in the classroom to meet all the objectives that are previously set by the institution and by the teacher. In other words, the process of teaching is formulated and organized in such a psychological and educational way for both the learner and the teacher to be able to attain some prearranged goals.
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Teaching Profession
Teacher's Uniqueness
Are there Good Teachers?
English as a Subject
Learning Types
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Why Every Teacher Should Complete a TEFL Course? - TEFL Blog
Fri, 18 Oct 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Why Every Teacher Should Complete a TEFL Course?
If you're thinking about starting your EFL teaching career, the first thing you should do is taking a TEFL course. It helps you decide where to teach, as it contains information about differences between students from different countries and regions, i.g. Asia and Latin America, as well as information on how to work with students' cultural backgrounds.
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Reasons
Course Structure
Language Training
Teaching Skills
Job Research
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Five Quality Flashcard Activities and When to Use Them - TEFL Blog
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Five Quality Flashcard Activities and When to Use Them
The benefits of using flashcards in the ESL classroom are well-documented. When teachers use flashcards, they typically provide their students with three learning pathways: visual, kinesthetic, and audio (assuming that the exercise requires the students to say something related to the flashcard).
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Reasons to use flashcards
1. Charades
2.Concentration
3. Heads Up
4. Complete the Cube
5. Slap
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Online ESL Game Design Workshop for Teachers - TEFL Blog
Thu, 29 Apr 2021 Federico Riva
Teaching Ideas
Online ESL Game Design Workshop for Teachers
Hello everybody and welcome to the ITTT weekly live stream. It's Liza here and I'm super excited that this stream happens every week and we can talk about teaching and TEFL and stuff like that. So welcome and thank you for joining me.
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Today, we are going to talk about online ESL game design. Last week I started showing you the game I was designing, it was Monopoly. Today I'm going to show you the outcome of the game and also tell you a little bit more about online game design.
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Online ESL Game Design Workshop For Teachers - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Online ESL Game Design Workshop for Teachers
Hello everybody and welcome to the ITTT weekly live stream. It's Liza here and I'm super excited that this stream happens every week and we can talk about teaching and TEFL and stuff like that. So welcome and thank you for joining me.
Today, we are going to talk about online ESL game design. Last week I started showing you the game I was designing, it was Monopoly. Today I'm going to show you the outcome of the game and also tell you a little bit more about online game design.
Thanks a lot for letting me know that you are watching and right now please let me know at what stage of your ESL career you are at. As for me, I'm an online ESL teacher currently. I used to teach in a real classroom several years ago, but then I decided to... [Read more]