What's A Compound Noun

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Here's a fun worksheet to match the correct compounds to create a compound word.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences The use of new technology in the classroom is a complex topic with many variables. The aim of this essay is to highlight some of the advantages and weaknesses of the use of technology in the classroom and how to find the middle ground. Then looking at how to implement technology in a way that creates a conducive learning environment for students, with a specific focus on the ESA approach. Applying technology as a supplement to teaching and creating a positive learning environment for students is the goal. Advantages Weaknesses ESA and Technology The "So what?" Are you ready to become a TEFL teacher? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Jacob S. Technology in and of itself is not a bad...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Alumni Experiences Today I will be discussing teaching EFL in a kindergarten class in Vietnam. The main 3 points I will be talking about are the culture, school support and parent assistance. Just to give you some background, my name is Melanie and I am from Ohio, USA. I have over 10 years experience in the classroom. I started as a substitute teacher in Nevada and then decided to move abroad to Vietnam in 2013. Vietnam is where I had my first EFL experience of teaching kindergarten. Children are Motivated to Succeed Memories of My First Day The Importance of Practicing at Home The Benefits for Teachers and Students are Huge Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Melanie W....  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   Irregular plural nouns are nouns that do not become plural by adding -s or -es, as most nouns in the English language do. Let's take a look at some of the most common irregular plural nouns you have to know.   The plural nouns listed above are the most common irregular plural forms used in the English language. However, there are many, many more of these irregular plural nouns. If you want to become a teacher of English as a foreign language, it is highly recommended to familiarize yourself with these irregular plural forms the offer the best possible training to your students.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Federico Riva TEFL Information Alumni Experiences In this blog post, we will consider a pre- TEFL interview checklist, so what's really important for you to organize before you do the actual online interview? Watch the video about this topic Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Every interview is a unique experience so here we offer general advice only. First and foremost you should find a quiet and well-lit spot.Regardless of the time of the interview (day or night) most interviews are via Skype (or similar platforms) so you will be in your home country, at home. You need to make sure that you are in a quiet and well-lit spot in your house, so that the picture and sound quality is...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Here's a board game to practice the plurals of nouns.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   Nouns are naming words which make up the most common category of words in the English language. Within this category there are several different types of nouns with specific roles to play.   Nouns are the most common type of word in the English language and therefore make up a large part of EFL language lessons, particularly in lower level classes. As an EFL teacher it is recommended that you have a solid understanding of the different types of nouns so you can help your students make rapid progress in this area of grammar. Common nouns are used to name a GENERAL type of person, place or thing. Common nouns can be divided into smaller classes such as countable and uncountable nouns, concrete and abstract nouns,...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information There are three common ways of earning your TEFL/TESOL certificate; in-class, online or a combination of the two. But how do they differ and how can you decide which course is the right one for you? In-class TEFL/TESOL training Online TEFL/TESOL courses Combined TEFL/TESOL courses Which course is best for you? Listen to this blog post Get learning and start teaching! Related Articles: The first option is the in-class TEFL course and this is best for people who like a structured study environment and have the ability to attend a four week on-site course. Trainees on in-class courses benefit from more than 120 hours of study time, the advice of experienced and qualified teacher trainers, foreign language learning experience, welcome meal and excursion,...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This, that, these and those are demonstrative pronouns. We use them to point to specific people or things. Demonstrative pronouns are used in place of a noun. We can use same words as demonstrative adjectives.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! Are you writing about Halloween? Here is a list of descriptive words verbs & nouns you can use when writing about scary subjects.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

Federico Riva Destinations TEFL Information Alumni Experiences English language grammar has a whole lot of definitions that focus on sound rules, words, sentences, and the combination and interpretation of other elements to make complete sense. To achieve this, the International TEFL and TESOL Training Lessons outline several aspects of the English language, such as parts of speech, present tense, past tense, future tense, phrasal verbs, and passive voice. PARTS OF SPEECH Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Gerunds Articles TENSES IN SENTENCES The Present Tenses Past Tenses Future Tenses MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS METHODOLOGIES Conclusion Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video...  [Read more]

  Let's begin our examination of parts of speech with nouns. Nouns are our naming words. They name a person or people, such as Jack, Jill, brother, Prime Minister. We have a place or places such as kitchen, Tokyo. Things or the things around us: pen, light, camera. We have our concepts and ideas: beauty, democracy. These people, things, places and concepts fall into two basic subcategories. Those subcategories are countable and uncountable. As their name suggests, the differentiation here is whether or not we can count our nouns or if we cannot count them. We have our countable nouns: dogs, pens, are two examples. The very nature of the words means that we can count these nouns one dog or 5, 10. Then, we have our uncountable nouns. The nouns that cannot be separated: music, bread....  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence. There are 8 parts of speech (also known as word classes): nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. Let's take a look at them below.   A noun names a person, place, things or idea. Examples: dog, cat, mouse, student, cucumber, apple, Lucy and etc.   An adverb tells how often, how, when, where. It can describe a verb, an adjective or an adverb. Examples: loudly, always, never, late, soon etc.   A verb is a word or group of words that describes an action, experience. Examples: realize, walk, see, look, sing, sit, listen and etc.   An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. ...  [Read more]

Andrew Lynch TEFL Information One of the biggest challenges facing any teacher wanting to work abroad is ensuring they become TEFL certified. Securing the qualification will open up the door for a wealth of fresh opportunities around the world, finally giving you the chance to live out your teaching dreams in a new country or continent. Plan your move to another country Think about where you'd like to teach What do you want to achieve? Starting searching for a teaching job abroad Prepare for interviews Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: But now that you've finished your TEFL course – now what? With the coursework out of the way, now is the time to start putting together your plan for how you can use your new certificate. We've put together...  [Read more]

Russ Tuff TEFL Information So you are in two minds whether or not to do a "Teaching English as a Foreign Language" course. I get it, I was there as well. Trust me, I understand; that's a lot of money to outlay, and what's more, you don't even know if you are going to pass the course. 1) Routine is the key: 2) Just do one unit a day: 3) Get the course with the videos: 4) Print out the PDF: 5) The Summative Task: Related Articles: Any of those statements or questions starting to sound familiar? Let me tell you a bit about those statements and questions; those statements and questions completely disappear once you commit to your future. And when I say "completely disappear" I mean, you don't even think about them again until you are asked to write a blog about your experience whilst...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This is a fun Thanksgiving worksheet to practice the parts of speech. Have your students find the words in the box in the text and then organize all nouns into the categories below.   Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!  [Read more]

The activities listed below are a combination of ideas that are physically and/or mentally stimulating. Games such as ‘What’s The Time Mr. Wolf?’, ‘Basketball’, ‘Volleyball’, ‘Can You …?’, ‘Stand Up Please’ and ‘Blindfold Obstacle Course’ all encourage the students to use English while moving about. They are great for getting the students using English while expending their energy in positive ways. Activities such as ‘Odd One Out’ and ‘Mastermind’ are mentally stimulating and are excellent ways for the students to use and think about the language creatively. The majority of these ideas have a competitive element to make them more exciting and they can be completed in a short amount of time to ensure students don’t get bored by the end of the...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   The majority of singular nouns are made plural simply by adding an S on to the end of the word. However, there are many different rules depending on what letter the word ends in.   A plural noun is a word that is used to indicate that there is more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea etc. The majority of singular nouns are made plural simply by adding an S on to the end of the word. However, there are many different rules depending on what letter the word ends in. There are also many irregular nouns that don’t follow the rules and these need to be learned and memorized. The rules every EFL teacher needs to know so they can teach their students effectively are: 1 To make regular nouns plural, add ‑s...  [Read more]

  Mary from the US took the 120-hour TEFL course with tutor support and videos after being recommended the course by her friends who are already teaching. In this TEFL review video, Mary discusses her experience of taking the course. Mary found the course videos to be helpful in presenting the course materials in a more visual way, which helped her to better absorb the information. She also found the tutors to be very responsive to her questions often replying within 24 hours. One of the main benefits of the course was that Mary was able to study in her own time enabling her to fit study around her job. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   Let's take a look at the different types of Articles in English! Learn article definitions and how to use definite and indefinite articles in sentences with the ESL infographic below.   An article is defined as a word that modifies or describes a noun. Adjectives are used before the noun to show whether it refers to something specific or not. So, in a way, articles can also be described as a type of adjective as they also tell us something about the noun, just like adjectives. There are two types of articles in the English language, they are indefinite articles (a, an) and definite article (the).   Definite means to be clear, exact or obvious about something. It is called definite because it is used in...  [Read more]

  In this TEFL review, Tatjana talks about her experience taking the 120-hour online TEFL course with ITTT. Tatjana thought the course was very beneficial, providing her with plenty of teaching ideas. She also found the videos that come with the tutor support course to be informative with regards to the theoretical side of the course. Tatjana recommends the course to all who are thinking about taking a TEFL course. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Register...  [Read more]

  In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word gibe. This word can be used as a noun and as a verb. Used as a noun, it describes a taunting remark and when used as a verb it refers to the action of making a taunting or insulting remark. Synonyms for gibe are taunt, sneer and insult. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. Register now & get certified to teach english abroad! This unit was much more difficult than the rest for me. Because...  [Read more]

Register now & get certified to teach english abroad!   We use "there is" and "there are" to say that something exists. The two phrases are often confused so below we take a look at the differences between "there is" and "there are".   We use there is and there are to say that something exists.   We use "there is" for singular and "there are" for plural.   We also use "there is" with uncountable nouns:   The contraction of "there is" is "there's". You cannot contract "there are".   The negative is formed by putting not after is or are: We almost always use contractions when speaking. The Negative contractions are:   When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any. We also use...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Grammar and the correct usage of it is a vital part of all communication whether spoken, written or read. It allows the speaker to correctly convey their message or ideas and for the listener to understand what is been said. Been able to communicate is not just about speaking or listening but been able to do this correctly and therefore the usage of grammar and how it is constructed within a sentence is important to know. Grammar develops effective communication skills and assists in fluency in the language. Simplification of Grammar Notion of Grammar What does it include? Grammar and other aspects Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Dawn C. Please note...  [Read more]

  Moving further down our list of parts of speech, we have our adjectives. Adjectives modify or describe nouns. Basically, they give more information about the noun. Here, we've used a noun such as chair. It could be any old chair. It's only the noun. If we want to describe the noun, we need to use an adjective before it. So, I could say "I have an old black leather chair". Here, we have to be concerned about the adjective order. In this instance, I started with age, as age typically goes before color and then I use the color to go before the material. This is a certain pattern. Depending on the adjectives you want to use, you always have to use certain patterns to which you'll need to be aware of when teaching your class. Another way to describe a noun is by showing possession. We...  [Read more]

  And now let's look at the pronouns. Simply put, pronouns take the place of a noun. We have various types of pronouns. They are personal pronouns, which can either be subject or object. We have reflexive pronouns, relative pronouns and possessive pronouns. With our personal pronouns, we have to decide whether it's the subject or the object. The subject is the doer of an action, whereas the object is the one that receives the action. Subject pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it etc. Object pronouns are: me, you, him, her, etc. In the sentence "Greg hit Pete," the subject of the sentence is "Greg", therefore I would say "He hit Pete," or I could put a pronoun in for the object of the sentence, where "Greg hit Pete", now, I go into "Greg hit him." With our reflexive pronouns, these are...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Learning a second language can prove to have a variety of obstacles. Between age, time available for study, access to resources, and more, the desire to master another language must be given a strong priority to succeed. Just as individual learners will face their issues in the learning process, there are often similarities between language learners from a specific country or region. For English language learners from South Korea, where the standard college entrance exam contains sufficient English components (Kim, 2012), the necessity to learn is as high as the obstacles. Based on grammar differences, pronunciation, and a general fear of speaking English, English language learners in South Korea face issues particular to their region. The...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Admittedly, learning grammar may not be the most appealing part when learning a new language. It usually connects with conjugations, tenses and in some languages, the position of the verbs, for example, German. Grammar itself can cause a huge problem for both the teacher and students to carry out the language class smoothly. People might argue that unconscious imitation is the best approach to learning a language since it is the most natural way. I would like to say this is the idealist method. Truth speaking, not many students are able to enjoy the bilingual or even multi-lingual background. Moreover, even with the mother tongue, people will encounter grammar courses in school. This essay focuses on the necessities and importance of learning grammar...  [Read more]

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  Peter took the 120-hour online TEFL course with ITTT. In this TEFL review, Peter mentions how he found the course to be well designed and well thought out. One thing Peter discusses is how earning a TEFL certificate and teaching English abroad is a great way to learn about new cultures and share about your own country with people all over the world. Peter would like to continue studying with ITTT and the many different courses that are available. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before...  [Read more]