Tefl Grammar

English Grammar - Other Future Forms - TEFL   In a previous grammar video we looked at the future simple, future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous. In this video we look at three other forms used for talking about the future. These are the 'going to' future, the present continuous and the present simple. The 'going to' future: Subject + verb to be "am/is/are" + going to + base verb. It is used for intentions/things decided upon before speaking as in: "I'm going to teach English in Korea next year". The 'going to' future is also used when making predictions with evidence. The present continuous: Subject + verb to be "am/is/are" + present participle. This is used to talk about future arrangements that we might have such as: "I'm starting a TEFL course next...  [Read more]

English Grammar - Past Simple - Structure -- TEFL Course   This video explores the structure and usage of the past simple tense. The different structures of this tense are: Positive: Add --ed or --d to the base form of the verb She worked last night. Negative: Add did not or didn't before the base form of the verb He didn't teach yesterday. Question: Add did plus the subject before the base form of the verb Did she drive yesterday? The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. For example: I watched television last night. In order to be a confident and successful English language teacher in the classroom, it is necessary to have a good understanding of the various English language tenses such as the one shown above. The best way to achieve this...  [Read more]

English Grammar - Future continuous - Usage - Teach English TEFL   In this TEFL video the trainer covers some of the usages of the future continuous tense. These include: Actions in progress at a future time: I'll be teaching English this time next week. Predicting the present: She'll be getting on the plane about now. Polite enquiries (without influence): Will you be coming to the party? If you want to teach English, a TEFL certificate is your best bet for increasing your employment opportunities. ITTT runs a number of different TEFL courses to help you teach English and these can be taken online in the comfort of your own home or in-class at one of our many TEFL training centres worldwide. Visit our site by following the link above for more information. Below you can read...  [Read more]

English Grammar - Future Simple - Usage - TEFL Online   This online TEFL video covers the most common usages of the future simple tense. These usages are as follows: Spontaneous decisions: I'll have a Babycham. Predictions (without evidence): It'll rain tomorrow. Future facts: I'll be 30 this year. Promises/threats: Do your homework or you'll be grounded. One of the most convenient ways to take earn a TEFL certificate is to take an online class. Studying TEFL Online allows you to work at your own pace in your own home. As well as offering in-class TEFL courses ITTT provides several online TEFL courses, from short introductory courses to longer, more comprehensive ones. To find out more about studying TEFL Online follow the link above. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT...  [Read more]

English Grammar -- Present Simple -- Teaching Ideas 2- TEFL Online   This video outlines the second of three teaching ideas for the Present Simple tense. The students each have a picture with the title "This is Nicola. Nicola is a student. This is her room." In the picture there are lots of items such as a television, a coffee pot, a guitar....In small groups the students list as many facts about Nicola as possible using the Present Simple. For example, She plays the guitar. She drinks coffee. She watches television. After a specified time the groups come together and share their answers with the class. ITTT provides a variety of TEFL Online courses and certification options, all of which will give you the tools you need to begin your new career as a qualified English language...  [Read more]

English Grammar - Past Simple - Teaching Ideas 3 - TEFL Courses   In this video we look at the last of three teaching ideas for the past simple. This is a two part exercise that involves students initially guessing the answer to a given question before taking a poll on what the real answers is. This is idea is one of many that can be learned on one of ITTT's online TEFL courses. There are number of options available to study from short 60-hour introductory courses to longer 120-hour TEFL courses. It is also possible to take ITTT's TEFL courses in-class at one of many locations around the world. Please visit the link above for more information about the courses ITTT provides to help you become an English teacher. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section...  [Read more]

English Grammar - Past Perfect Continuous - Structure - TEFL jobs   The past perfect continuous is formed with two auxiliary verbs 'had' and 'been' along with the present participle. Positive: Subject + had + been + present participle I had been teaching... Negative: Subject + had + not + present participle I had not been teaching... Question: Had + subject + been + present participle? Had you been teaching...? Some of the highest paying TEFL jobs can be found in South Korea. In order to be successful in finding a well paid teaching position there you will need to get yourself a TEFL certificate. ITTT offers a number of different courses from 100% online courses to 100% in-class or even a combination of the two. Check out our website by following the link above for more information...  [Read more]

English Grammar - Past Continuous - Teaching Ideas 2 - TEFL   For this TEFL teaching idea we ask the students to look at a scene in a hospital where there are several people doing different things. Students are given time to memorise the picture before it is turned over. The students would then be asked to say what the people were doing in the picture. For example: A nurse was giving a patient an injection. A man was pouring a glass of water. As the trainer notes in the video, this activity can be adapted to make it into a competition by having students in teams compete to remember as many actions as they can. Grammar points such as this are often seen as fairly boring to most English language students, especially those who do not choose to study English. So being able to come up...  [Read more]

English Grammar -- 'Going to' future tense -- Online TEFL Course   The 'going to' future tense is used to make predictions based on evidence and to talk about plans and intentions. This Online TEFL Course video discusses two teaching ideas that can be used with the 'going to' future tense. The first idea encourages students to make predictions based on evidence with a weather forecasting activity. The students are given information about the weather in a particular country and give weather forecasts for the following week or month: On Monday it's going to rain in the morning but then it's going to be sunny for the rest of the day. In the second teaching idea students discuss plans for an upcoming birthday party/holiday: We're going to eat at a fancy restaurant. I'm going to have a...  [Read more]

English Grammar -- Present Simple -- Teaching Ideas 3 -- TEFL Course   The Present Simple tense teaching idea in this video is called "20 Questions." The teacher frames this game in the context of, What's my job? Who am I? What am I? (for objects) A student comes to the front of the room and selects a card. The class then asks appropriate questions such as; Do you work in an office? Do you wear a uniform? And try to guess the job, person or object. The student with the card answers using the Present Simple. Each student has a turn and there is a two minute time limit for each person. When teaching the Present Simple tense or any other grammar point, a good English language teacher will always model the language correctly. Students need to be exposed to new language, they need to...  [Read more]

English Grammar -- Present Perfect Continuous -- Teaching Ideas -- TEFL Courses   Being able to use the correct tense when communicating with others is essential. We often use more than one tense when talking to others so it is important that our students have the confidence to be able to know which tense to use in any given situation. For the teaching idea in this video a card game is used to give students the opportunity to ask questions and give answers using more than one tense, in particular reinforcing the Present Perfect Continuous tense. The activity requires the students to work in pairs, taking it in turns to ask a question and give a correct answer. Each card will have a result and a reason, and one student will be required to form the correct question and the other...  [Read more]

English Grammar - Future Tenses - Other Future Forms - TEFL certification   Here the teacher gives a brief overview of the uses of the 'going to' future tense. This tense is formed: Subject + verb to be "am/is/are" + going to + base verb. The two uses for the 'going to' future are: To talk about future plans/ intentions made before speaking. They are going to watch a film. Predictions based on evidence. (Looking at dark clouds overhead) It's going to rain. The future tenses represent just one part of the grammar covered by ITTT's TEFL certification courses. ITTT's courses can be taken fully online, in-class or a combination of the two. Visit us at the link above to find a TEFL course that suits you. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their...  [Read more]

English Grammar - Past Continuous - Teaching Ideas 3 -- Online TEFL Course   The teaching idea in this video is for the past continuous involves students miming an action; however, unlike the mime activity for the present continuous students will not be doing the mimes for others to see. Instead they will stop the mime before the other students open their eyes. The students will then have to say what their classmates were doing before they stopped. For example: You were driving a car. You were eating a sandwich. Being able to come up with interesting teaching ideas for what students often see as boring grammar points is an important skill for any English teacher. Taking an Online TEFL Course with ITTT will give you an understanding of the grammar points that you need to teach when...  [Read more]

English Grammar -- Present Perfect Continuous -- Teaching Ideas 2 -- TEFL certification   The teaching idea covered here is one that would be particularly appropriate for more advanced English language learners, those who can use different tenses accurately. The activity is a board game that focuses on comparing and contrasting the tenses, focusing on the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous. Each student takes a turn at rolling the dice and moving around the board. For example a student could land on a square that says "Something you have been learning for a long time." An appropriate answer for the student could be "I have been learning English for a long time." The next student takes a turn and could land on a square that says "A beautiful place you have visited."...  [Read more]

Authorised TEFL certificate Check out tefl tesol about Authorised TEFL certificate and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts V. F. & J. J. - U.S.A. said: Foreign Language ExperienceEnglish is the dominant language around the world used to communicate on a number of issues. Because English is used by many people in many places, there is a high demand for English teachers in foreign countries. For people from countries where English is the native or dominant language, teaching it to others seems as if it would be simple. It is something they learned growing up and it comes naturally...  [Read more]

Coruses TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Coruses TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts B.H. - New Zealand said: Why complete a TEFL courseBecoming a qualified tefl teacher is a life-changing opportunity. To learn the English language is a great way to be able to make good money while living overseas and this is a dream many want to experience. By completing a tefl course, one is on the way to living and teaching in another country. There are many specific reasons people should complete a tefl course. One of the most prominent is the chance to travel to another country, and both...  [Read more]

College Accelerated TEFL Check out tefl tesol about College Accelerated TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts Y.L. - Canada said: Why complete a TEFL CourseI complete this course because I knew that many others have succeeded in their teaching career after completion of this course. Everyone wants to follow the path of success, and I did my research on the structure of this course and also ask a few friends about their experience. It was all positive review of this course from my friends. I also went on to Facebook and ask a few fans of the TEFL site and see what they think...  [Read more]

Advanced TEFL Course Check out tefl tesol about Advanced TEFL Course and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts A.A. - Korea said: Why Complete a TEFL courseWhy should one complete a tefl course? Well, that is a question I asked myself, off and on, for the last few years. I have been teaching in south korea since 2007, and with my Master?s Degree, my pay was better than most esl teachers. I really didn?t see the need for it. Also, as a former distribution center manager and trainer, I had no problems organizing myself, speaking to others in large groups, and lecturing/presenting...  [Read more]

Agency TEFL TESOL Check out TEFL TESOL about Agency TEFL TESOL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts A.C. - U.S.A. said: Foreign Language Experience Clear Communication in the ClassroomI had been serving as an English Teacher in a foreign country for nine years without having completed a tefl course. I wanted to study a tefl course from the time I began teaching at the school I am currently teaching at. However, there were no courses being taught here locally. I then began researching universities in the U.S. that offered tefl courses, but that would have meant leaving my students...  [Read more]

New Trends in EFL Teaching: When Grammar is Not What Your Students Really Need 02/13/2021 hello everybody is anyone there so while um i'm waiting for uh more people to join let me know if you can hear me clearly and see me clearly okay so when you're joining please let me know if you hear me well hello hello welcome to uh the weekly live session uh we're just about to start but we need to wait for some more people to join us and while we're waiting please let me know if you hear me clearly and see me clearly so there is a chat box you can use for interaction with myself so please um leave me a comment if you see me clearly and hear me clearly so that i know that everything works smooth okay and uh today's live session um will be devoted to some new trends in efl teaching last week i took...  [Read more]

Fast TEFL Program Check out tefl tesol about Fast TEFL Program and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts C.A. - Vietnam said: Problems for learners in ThailandThere are many teaching problems arising from the discrepancies of the two languages: sound, word, grammar, text and cultural notions.( Tipa Thep-Ackrapon,2005) tefl teachers will notice immediately some boundaries when teaching English to a class of thai students: firstly, students will have difficulties in communicating as their listening and speaking skills have not been adequately developed, and secondly, students will be...  [Read more]

Internation TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Internation TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts C.P. - U.S.A. said: Why Complete a tefl course When I decided I wanted to teach abroad, I discovered that I would need to take a TEFL/tesol course. To be honest, I didn?t really understand why. I was actually kind of frustrated that I had to take more training to do something I knew how to do. After all, I?m graduating with a BA in English and a BS in Education; I was a substitute teacher for two years. shouldn?t I be able to teach the language I?ve used my entire life? I had no idea...  [Read more]

Advanced English Grammar for Non-Native ESL Teachers 03/30/2021 hey guys nice to see you again so it's liza here i'm glad to welcome you to the weekly uh live session and uh if you hear me if you see me please let me know that everything works smooth because like just three minutes before the live session uh my home wi-fi connection cut off and i just had to switch on uh the mobile connection the mobile internet and i'm so scared that something uh might work um not that well so please if you see and hear me clearly let me know that it works okay um i hope that uh this internet connection problem won't cause any troubles hello guys thanks for coming thanks for joining please let me know that you hear and see me clearly okay uh it looks like my picture hangs for some moments hey guys hello...  [Read more]

College Global TEFL Check out tefl tesol about College Global TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts Z.E. - U.S.A. said: Learning grammarLearning grammar of any language is very important part of learning any language. How sentences are constructed and how they should be structured to be able to speak properly. If one does not learn grammar, all he/she can do is to learn individual words and phrases. Language teachers who adopt this definition focus on grammar as a set of forms and rules. They teach grammar by explaining the forms and rules and then drilling students on them....  [Read more]

Answering the Most Asked TEFL/TESOL Questions 06/03/2021 hi welcome guys linda here from itt for another live session this week i'm so happy to be here today the weather is great today the lighting is good uh if you were watching last week uh yeah it was pretty much like the end of the world weather here and it suddenly turned super dark and i don't have a light or anything like a ring light so um but today it's great i feel good i have my coffee right here even though it's almost gone but um yeah so happy to be here if you can see me if you can hear me please just drop a high into the comments we are live on facebook and we're also live on youtube and if you're listening to this as a podcast episode thanks for the download we really appreciate it we always turn our live sessions into...  [Read more]

TEFL for Beginners: How to Get Started 02/28/2022 hello everyone hi linda here from itt welcome to another live session um i'm so happy to be here back for another live session and this week we are going to talk about tefl for beginners how to get started so this is really for people who are very new to tefl um and to teaching english as a foreign language um you have heard about it um and you're kind of thinking hey maybe this is something for me i want to go abroad and teach english or i want to teach english online but i have no idea how to get started then this live session is for you yeah welcome hello everyone my name is linda from itt and um i am live once a week for itttt here on facebook and on youtube and thank you so much for taking some time out of your day today to be here...  [Read more]

Qualifications TEFL Teachers Check out tefl tesol about Qualifications TEFL Teachers and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts H. B. - U.K. said: Teaching Grammar Teaching grammar can be one of the most frustrating aspects of an English teachers? job description. Teaching Grammar can be divided into 2 categories, declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge. Declarative knowledge can be summed up as knowledge about a thing such as the rules of grammar whereas procedural knowledge is being able to apply the knowledge to communicate effectively. Many older styles of teaching grammar...  [Read more]

Why You Should Take a TEFL Course Right Now - Even If You Aren't Leaving Yet 04/18/2021 hi hey everybody uh thanks so much for tuning in linda here from itt with my morning coffee because if you've watched me before if you've seen me before in one of our lives you know i am in south korea and it's currently 10 a.m friday morning so i'm having my morning coffee and i'm gonna have a chat with you guys so if you can see me if you can hear me if everything's working well please just drop a hi or something into the comment box i would really appreciate it hello hello back for another live session this week as you know or you might not know we at itt we go live um every week twice um me on fridays or maybe thursdays depending on where you're watching from and my colleague lisa she goes live...  [Read more]

Providers TEFL Teaching Check out tefl tesol about Providers TEFL Teaching and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts G.K. - Russia said: Teaching GrammarGrammar is central to the teaching and learning of languages. It is also one of the more difficult aspects of language to teach well. We all know what words are, for example: met, she, yesterday her friend. These words tell us little but what we can do is combine all these words to make sentences, which can tell us a lot more: She met her friend yesterday. This is not as simple as it may seem ? we can?t simply put words together in a...  [Read more]

Programs Celta TEFL Check out tefl tesol about Programs Celta TEFL and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts F.H. - Iran said: Why completet a TEFL courseNot until few years ago did people know what TEFL was, or how to pronounce it properly. However, nowadays teaching English as a Foreign Language courses have become a very popular choice for students who would like to travel after graduation, as well as those looking to take a career break, improve their own English language skills or establish themselves in another country. TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) refers to...  [Read more]