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8 Top Tips for writing a TEFL/TESOL CV - TEFL Blog
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 Jon ITTT
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8 Top Tips for writing a TEFL/TESOL CV
Don't provide unnecessary personal information
There is no need to give your marital status or the number of children you have on your TEFL/TESOL CV. Just your name, D.O.B., nationality and contact information is sufficient. Bear in mind that if you are from a non-native speaking country, you would be better off not putting your nationality on your CV.
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Don't provide unnecessary personal information
Use a professional email address
Be clear about what you want
Keep it brief but to the point
Provide relevant information
Check, check, and check again
Be consistent in your formatting
Don't go crazy with the colour palette
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How to Optimize Your CV for a Virtual English Teacher Career in 2023 - TEFL Blog
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 Dorian Martin
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How to Optimize Your CV for a Virtual English Teacher Career in 2023
To become a successful virtual English teacher after completing your TEFL course of choice is a matter of presenting your skillset as viable for teaching online.
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Outline your Qualifications, Competencies and Prior Experiences Properly
Do Background Research on the Platform you might Teach On
Formatting your CV Properly will make it Stand Out
Demonstrate That You're Up-To-Date on Current Trends
Attach a Supplemental Cover/Motivational Letter about Yourself
Use Keywords Related to Virtual English Teaching
Gather Testimonials, Reviews or Recommendations from Past Experiences
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Other Ways to Say "For Example" - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Other Ways to Say "For Example"
The phrase "for example" is used a lot in the English language. Below, we offer a variety of alternatives to mix it up with the phrase that you can use in written papers or when discussing topics in English.
Great Alternatives to Saying "For Example"
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Connectors of Sequence List and Example Sentences - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Connectors of Sequence List and Example Sentences
This list of connectors of sequence will improve your and/or your students' writing skills in the English language.
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Example Lesson Plan for a Business English Class - TEFL Blog
Thu, 25 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Example Lesson Plan for a Business English Class
Knowing an additional language goes beyond the ability to speak it. It connects people, helps in understanding different cultures and has also been identified as a boost to brain function and increase intelligence.
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Present Situation
Example Lesson Plan
Lesson: Receptive Skills
Engage and Study Phase:
Activate Phase:
Expected end result:
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Productive and Receptive Skills in the ESL Classroom - Game Example 'Jeopardy'
The next example of a game that we can adapt very easily for classroom use is the game of Jeopardy and in this particular game, what we can do is to have a set of levels for our questions, I'd say one through five, where one is going to be the easiest example and five is going to be the most difficult and then, in each of these sets of boxes, we can have various grammar points, such as tenses, perhaps modals, vocabulary and maybe even conditionals. So what the students can do is they can pick a particular topic first of all and within that topic, they can pick the level of the question that they want and then we can have a set of cards that have been created to fit into these slots and we can ask them... [Read more]
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How to Optimize Your CV for a Virtual English Teacher Career in 2023 | ITTT | TEFL Blog
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The CV you write will enable you to find gigs more quickly. Add these new elements to your CV as you develop your virtual English teaching practice, and 2023 will be good for you.
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Tefl reviews - Lesson Planning Part 4 Lesson Plan Example - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Lesson Planning - Part 4 - Lesson Plan Example
Okay, so we're going to use this pro-forma as our lesson plan and we're going to fill one out as though we were planning for an actual lesson. So, we start off with some basic information about the class. So, the name of the teacher, date and time and the class level. In this particular case, our class is going to be an elementary class and the room will be room 3. Having looked through the registers we see that the expected number of students for this particular class is going to be 10. This will help us in creating our worksheet copies. The context of the lesson for this class is going to be present continuous tense and it may well be the first time that this particular level of class has been introduced to this tense. So, our focus... [Read more]
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Theories, Methods & Techniques of Teaching - Repition Drill Example
So let's take an example of what those drills might involve. So here is an example of a repetition drill. I will model the language and then my class will repeat after me. So "This is a cup." "Spoon" ? "This is a spoon." "Knife" - "his is a knife." Thank you. The reason that it's called or also called the army method is that it was the method adopted by the United States military who had personnel stationed around the world at the end of Second World War and they realized that they needed those personnel to pick up the language very quickly and one of the positive things about this particular methodology is that you do very quickly learn vocabulary. Another positive thing about it is that you quickly learn... [Read more]
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Productive and Receptive Skills in the ESL Classroom - Game Example 'Tic Tac Toe'
So, let's take a common game that's been played over the years, which is called Noughts and Crosses or Tic-Tac-Toe. What we're going to do is to adapt this game for classroom use. So, we've taken the normal Tic-Tac-Toe or Noughts and Crosses grid and we've just numbered out each of the particular squares. What we can then do is to form teams and those teams can then be asked a series of questions and they get to choose which question they want from 1 to 9. So, let's say, for example, they choose question 1. That could be on anything that they have studied ,the grammar or vocabulary. If they get that question correct and say they are the Noughts or the zeros then they get to put their mark here. What... [Read more]
A Patchwork Example Lesson Plan For Teaching Productive and Receptive Skills - TEFL Blog
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 Elizaveta Pachina
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A Patchwork Example Lesson Plan For Teaching Productive and Receptive Skills
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Abraham F. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Table of Contents
Lesson Materials
Grouping
Activate Part 1
Elicitation Ideas
Activate Part 2
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What should be on a TEFL resume? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ TEFL FAQs
What should be on a TEFL resume?
Crafting an impeccable TEFL resume is your first step in making a lasting impression with potential employers. A well-constructed resume not only showcases your qualifications but also sets you apart from a sea of applicants. Essential components of a standout TEFL resume include:
Your TEFL resume is a pivotal tool to showcase your expertise and commitment to English language teaching. Ensure it is well-organized, updated, and tailored to the position you are applying for.
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Personal Information
Photo
Education and Qualifications
Employment
Other Information
Final Checks
Personal Information
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Past Perfect Tense (Structure & Examples) - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Past Perfect Tense (Structure & Examples)
Past perfect tense indicates the finished or completed actions of the past. For example, I had taken eaten two pieces of cake before my friend finally showed up.
Past perfect tense indicates the finished or completed actions of the past. For example, I had taken eaten two pieces of cake before my friend finally showed up.
Signal Words for the past perfect
Structure
Subject + had + Past participle (v3)
Positive Sentences
To make the positive sentences, we use the following structure:
Subject + had + Past participle (V3)
Examples of positive sentences
Negative Sentences
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Lesson Planning - Part 6 - Lesson Plan Example - Study Phase
The first part of my study phase is going to be the board work and I'm going to use the information that I generated in the elicitation part of my engage phase to move on to the actual board work. What I'm going to do is to show the structure of this particular tense. So, the phase study I'm expecting to take about ten minutes on this particular part and, again, the interaction will mainly be the students talking to me. So, how am I going to achieve that with this information? Well, we could ask the students to have a look at the sentences themselves and to tell us what they can see. If we look at each of the first words in here, then at this level, I should hopefully be able to elicit from my students what each of... [Read more]
Tefl reviews - Lesson Planning Part 7 Lesson Plan Example Activate Phase - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Lesson Planning - Part 7 - Lesson Plan Example - Activate Phase
So, having elicited this particular structure, what I'm now able to do is to move on to the actual study activities. Typically, they will be in the form of worksheets to check that the students actually understand this information. So, I might prepare three activities. They may not do them all but, for example, I could prepare these three study activities. So, the first one is going to be a fairly straightforward matching activity, where perhaps they match the subject to its correct verb "to be" in that part of the sentence. The second one is going to be a gap fill. For example, I might use this verb here and ask them to complete a sentence using that verb, so that I can check that any spelling changes that take... [Read more]
The Basic Types of Adverbs - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Usage & Adverb Examples in English
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The Basic Types of Adverbs | Usage & Adverb Examples in English
Let's take a look at the six basic types of adverbs in English. Learn useful usage, example words, and example sentences of different adverbs types in English with this printable ESL infographic.
Basic Types of Adverbs
Adverbs of Time
Usage: Describes when or for how long a certain action happened.
Example words: Already, ago, before, yet, never, soon, yesterday, soon, lately
Example sentences:
Adverbs of Frequency
Usage: Describes how often something occurs, either indefinite or indefinite terms.
Example words: Always, usually, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, once, seldom, rarely, never
Example sentences:
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Relative Pronouns: Definition, Rules & Useful Examples - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Relative Pronouns: Definition, Rules & Useful Examples
So what exactly are relative pronouns? Let's take a look at relative pronoun definition, useful grammar rules with examples sentences and an ESL printable infographic below.
What is a Relative Pronoun?
A relative pronoun is used to join or relate two different clauses together by referring to the noun in the previous clause using the following pronouns: who, whom, whose, which and that.
Relative Pronouns Rules
"Which" and "that" are generally used for objects; while "who" and "whom" are used for people, and "whose" is used to show possession.
Let's take a look at some examples:
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What are they going to do? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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What are they going to do?
Your ESL students have to write sentences following the example in the "going to" future tense.
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Animal Idioms and Phrases with Meanings and Examples - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Animal Idioms and Phrases with Meanings and Examples
Here's a list of commonly used animal idioms in English. They are incredibly fun to teach to your ESL learners.
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Relative Pronouns in English: Usage and Useful Examples
Let's have a look at relative pronouns! Following is a list of common relative pronouns in English with ESL pictures and example sentences to help you master English grammar.
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Complete List of Prepositional Phrase Examples in English - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Complete List of Prepositional Phrase Examples in English
Prepositional phrases are essential in every English classroom. The following images includes the most important prepositional phrases in English you should learn to broaden your vocabulary.
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional Phrase List – IN
Prepositional Phrase List – ON
Prepositional Phrase List – AT
Prepositional Phrase List – BY
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Fruit Idioms and Phrases with Meanings and Examples - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Fruit Idioms and Phrases with Meanings and Examples
Here's a list of commonly used fruit idioms in English. They are incredibly fun to teach to your ESL learners.
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Examples of Direct and Indirect Speech in English
Direct and indirect speech are important topics in English grammar. Check out this infographic with great examples of both direct and indirect speech in English.
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Time Idioms and Phrases with Meanings and Examples
Here's a list of commonly used time idioms in English. They are incredibly fun to teach to your ESL learners.
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A Sample ESA Lesson Plan - TEFL Blog
Thu, 09 Jan 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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A Sample ESA Lesson Plan
Teacher: Hoang Thi Thanh Hue Observer: N/ A Date and time: 19/09/19Class level: Beginner Room: 201 Expected number of student: 10
Table of Contents
Language point:
Learner objectives:
Personal aims:
1. Engage phase (5 mins), interaction (T-S)
2. Study phase (35 mins)
3. Activate 1 phase (10 mins, T - S)
4. Activate 2 phase (10 mins, S - S)
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Present Continuous Tense: Definition & Useful Examples in English - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Present Continuous Tense: Definition & Useful Examples in English
Let's explore the present continuous tense in English with useful examples! Learn the definition and how to form the present continuous tense with this infographic.
Present Continuous Definition
The present continuous is a verb tense in which the action is on-going/still going on and hence the name "continuous". We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions that are happening at this current moment.
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You’re vs. Your - What is the difference?
Let's take a look at the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE in English with example sentences.
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A Sample Lesson Plan for a Pre-Intermediate EFL Classroom - TEFL Blog
Thu, 20 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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A Sample Lesson Plan for a Pre-Intermediate EFL Classroom
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Medine A. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Table of Contents
Anticipated problems for students:
Anticipated problems for the teacher:
Phase Procedure Timing Interaction
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
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How to Use Modal Verbs
This infographic explains 10 modal verbs and their usages with useful examples.
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