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Countries and Adjectives Worksheet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Countries and nationalities online worksheet for ESL students. This worksheet helps your students with country and adjective descriptions.
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Classroom is a Stage and Teacher is an Actor - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
A teacher must assume many different roles as they perform the task of teaching both during the lesson and outside the lesson. By outside the lesson, I am referring to the Lesson Planning, materials to be used set up and classroom organization. During the lesson is, of course, the actual teaching of the students. As listed in Unit 2 there are 6 roles in total including Instructor, Facilitator, Mentor, Psychologist, Counsellor, and Policeman. These roles are true for all levels of teaching and are modified to suit the age and level of the students. In the case of teaching Younger Learners, it is very important to consider their age in terms of attention span, interests and sense of imagination and fun. Perhaps even more important is to consider the... [Read more]
Adjectives and Adverbs Crossword Puzzle - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great crossword puzzle to practice adjectives and adverbs with your ESL students.
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Adjectives and Adverbs Grammar Quiz - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This grammar quiz is perfect for ESL students practicing adjectives and adverbs in their ESL classes.
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Word Categories: Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Move the words below into the correct boxes for nouns, adjectives, and verbs.
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Adjectives Ending in -ed and -ing - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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What are the differences between adjectives ending in -ed and ending in -ing?
These adjectives describe the characteristics of a person, thing or situation. It causes a feeling, for example:
The books are boring.
These adjectives describe a feeling or an emotion. It is how we feel about something, for example:
He is bored.
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The Principles of Motivating in the ESL Class - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Before a student is going to succeed, they have to want to succeed. Students have to find their reason why. As an English teacher, it is important to be able to help someone discover what motivates them, and help them use it as a driving force. Students from all around the world will have different reasons for wanting to learn English. It is not a teacher's job to give students a reason, it is their job to remind them of that reason and support them throughout their English learning journey.
One way to show support for students is by being genuinely interested in their lives.
Showing personal interest is also a way to learn what motivates a student.
Another way to keep students prospering is by having a good attitude.
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Adjectives Opposites Word Search - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great word search activity to practice adjectives and their opposites.
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How Good Classroom Management Depends On Exemplary Teacher Behavior - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
When a class is managed well, there is a minimum of disruptions that distract from learning. This is more of an issue in a class for children, as opposed to adults. Nevertheless, in all classes, maintaining the comportment of the group to facilitate learning is the objective of sound classroom management techniques. Furthermore, it is also important to develop cordial and friendly relations with learners on an individual basis, and with the class as a whole. Having a rapport with students, and creating a classroom community that is based on shared rules and norms that are understood and reasonable for everybody, is an essential part of classroom management. When accomplished, this creates a classroom culture that students feel safe and welcome in. This... [Read more]
Top Tips for Designing an Effective Lesson Plan - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teachers who want to have good performance in class should have good lesson planning. Teachers should answer these questions before preparing lesson planning: what am I teaching? Whom am I teaching? How will I teach? And how will I know if the students understand?
Reasons to plan
Lesson Components
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Writing a lesson plan is very important for all teachers. A lesson plan helps the teacher to keep on target during the lesson. Writing lesson plans following each topic will create the connection of course. Teachers and... [Read more]
Reading as a Part of Language Acquisition - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
In the following essay, I have chosen to explain my personal experience on why reading can be an invaluable resource in both primary (L1) and secondary (L2) language acquisition.
Reading in Early Childhood
Lack of Authentic Materials
Migration
Real-Life Practice
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As a very young child, my mother read to me at night until I fell asleep. By the age of 2, I could speak in simple but uninterrupted sentences with proper syntax. By a few months after my third birthday, I was able to read the same children's books that... [Read more]
Comparative Adjectives Crossword Puzzle - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great crossword puzzle to practice comparative adjectives with your ESL students.
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Top Things to Remember When Creating a Lesson Plan - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Writing a lesson plan requires putting down a detailed step-by-step guide that outlines the teacher's objectives for what the students will learn during their lesson and how they will learn it. To create a lesson plan, the learning objectives should be identified, activities should be developed, and the materials to be used will also be determined. A lesson plan can exist in the teacher's mind, or written in any format understandable by the teacher. Its purpose is to outline the "program" for a single lesson. It generally helps the teacher in both plannings and executing the lesson. It helps the student achieve a detailed format of learning, and help them get a structured organization of learning in their minds. In writing the objectives of the lesson,... [Read more]
Lesson plan for an 80-minute class - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Solmaz F. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Engage Stage
Study Stage
Activate Stage
Engage Stage
Study Stage
Activate Stage
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What Really Is the Role of the Parents in Education? - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
It goes without saying that parents are the first teachers to their children, thus, education begins at home. Mothers and fathers together with school personnel may set up a perfect environment for a child's balanced learning.
Research in the field
Suggestions to parents
1. Be a Role Model
2. Read books together
3. Encourage active learning
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Consciousness on Classroom Sensitivity - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
Cultural sensitivity is important to bear in mind as we all face situations daily: whether in our working environment or on a personal level. Within the Western English speaking world, we can see that there is the presence of a dominant culture (such as European American, or Western Culture) and a secondary culture (such as African, Chinese, or Eastern European culture). It is always important to bear in mind that while the English language may be widespread over the globe, the differences in culture even between people living within the same country has a profound effect on how interactions take place. In the environment of the classroom, the same examples can be seen. Whether the students are of the same age group or live in the same area, there... [Read more]
Is Drilling an Effective Teaching Method? - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
There are a lot of teaching methods. Some of them are more popular, some of them less. But the theme of this summative task is about efficiency, not about the most interesting or the most popular method. So, is drilling an effective teaching method? If we want to ask this question, first, we need to consider the following question: "What is drilling?". After this, we can discuss the pros and cons of this method.
What is drilling for?
Skills
Group size
Students' Level
Advantages and Disadvantages
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Managing Classroom is an Important Skill - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Class management is a dynamic process. It is a process of organizational activities in which teachers use certain means and measures to lead the whole class to plan, organize, coordinate and control the various resources of the class to achieve the educational purpose. It reflects the two-way activities of teachers and students and is an interactive relationship. Classroom management is the skill of organizing and managing the class, Effective class management has a very important influence on students learning effect.
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What is it for?
Principles
Teacher's roles
A favorite teacher
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Antonym Twins - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a fun worksheet about adjectives and their antonyms. Students match each word in Twin Tom with its opposite in Twin Tyrone.
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20 Degrees of Adjectives - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Here are the 20 most used degrees of adjectives with comparative and superlative. This is a great sheet to hand out to any English student.
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English Pronouns Grammar Crossword Puzzle - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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This is a great crossword puzzle to practice the different kinds of pronouns (possessive adjectives and pronouns, subject and object pronouns) with your ESL students.
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What is an ESL teacher? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
In the wake of globalization and a rising demand for English proficiency worldwide, ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers emerge as vital educators. They instruct English Language Learners (ELLs), individuals whose first language isn't English, aiming to elevate their spoken and written English fluency to specific standards.
How is an ESL teacher different from a foreign language teacher?
What age groups do ESL teachers work with?
Where do ESL teachers work?
How do I become an ESL teacher?
What are the benefits of being an ESL teacher?
How do I get my first job as an ESL teacher?
While both teach languages, ESL educators are specialized in teaching English to non-native speakers, often without sharing a common first language. Their teaching approach emphasizes... [Read more]
What is an Effective Lesson Planning Strategy? - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The lesson plan is every teacher's road map to effective learning. An effective lesson plan should pre-answer, what to teach and how to teach. So, how do we create an effective lesson plan that will pave the way to a successful teacher-student interaction? In the next few paragraphs, we will be looking at guidelines on how to prepare a lesson plan and discuss the importance of lesson planning.
Learning objective
Learning activities
Assessment
Why is important to have a lesson plan?
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Tefl Review From Ann Marie - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Ann Marie took our four-week in-class course in Phuket, Thailand, and is very impressed with the training staff. She appreciates how supportive they are and recognize every trainee’s individual needs. She also thinks that the course is extremely well put together and is manageable. She absolutely recommends the course to anyone who is interested in teaching English overseas. After completing the course, Ann Marie can either stay and teach English in Thailand or move on to other exciting locations worldwide.
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Is Peer Learning Useful in an ESL Classroom? - TEFL Blog
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Teaching Ideas
I believe that peer learning can be very helpful in English as a Second Language classroom. I believe that as a language learner there is nothing more helpful than learning from people around you. I have found that humans are very social beings just by the nature of being human. I believe that we learn best by interacting with people and that this translates especially when learning other languages. I think that it is very beneficial for students at any level to learn from each other to build their skills in every way. I think that having students talk to each other is important for improving verbal communication and that having peers correct each other's papers is a great way to help all students involved in the editing process to improve their spelling... [Read more]
Linda is a passionate travel writer of both an American and German background - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Linda is a passionate traveler and English teacher exploring the world one country at a time. After studying Mandarin Chinese, she moved to Guangzhou, China, to pursue an internship at a German online marketing company. She loved it so much that she decided to move back to China after finishing her Bachelor’s degree in Management in California.
After working in online marketing for a while, she got into English teaching. Teaching English overseas has enabled her to experience life in different countries and fund her passion for travel. She taught English in China for a year and also during my her year in South Korea.
She’s been living in South Korea since 2015 and returned to working in online marketing and teaching online in 2016 remotely.
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Headstart Group Ltd. is Hong Kong’s and Macau’s pre-eminent English educational institution. We are dynamic, driven and a market leader in the industry. We provide bespoke English curriculum development, in-class and after-school English programmes, UK study tours, teacher training and native-speaking English teacher (NET) recruitment services for our clients. We serve more than 270 schools and universities, and are well-known for our superior quality of services all round.
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What is Rapport and How Does It Affect the Dynamics of an EFL Classroom? - TEFL Blog
Mark Crocker
Alumni Experiences
Rapport in this context is the relationship between the students and the teacher, and among the student group within a classroom environment. Why is having rapport within a classroom important? Because without a friendly connection among the participants there is a real danger of disruption to the learning process.
The Two-Way Road of Respect
Finding the Right Balance
The Three Common Scenarios of Classroom Rapport
A Brief Example of How to Establish Rapport in a New Classroom
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Adjectives for Describing People in English - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Having the ability to describe people’s appearance and personality using adjectives is an important part of learning English. Below we look at a range of descriptive words with example sentences.
In everyday life, English speakers use adjectives to describe people’s appearance and/or personality in many different situations. When presenting a lesson to your students on this topic you will need to cover a wide range of words for them to learn and practice using activities such as role playing. The list of adjectives above and the example sentences below should give you some ideas when planning your lessons.
Examples for using adjectives to describe people:
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What is Student Motivation and Why is it Important? - TEFL Blog
Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Motivation can be seen as the reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a certain way. Many people in the world today battle to find the motivation they need to achieve their goals, be it in the business sector, schools, or even in their day to day activities.
Motivation is the driving force towards reaching your goal.
For a class to learn effectively, the teacher must be able to ignite confidence in them.
Using lots of examples during a lesson and also connecting them to real-life can spark interest in the students.
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