Forum: English Questions 
Aug 31st, 2013, 05:27 pm
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Views: 25,032  Re: American English : telling the time
'30 till' would technically be OK in your example but it's not natural. Naturally I would say, 'I have to go at half-past.'
'XX till' usually isn't used until about 20 minutes till the hour, but...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Aug 18th, 2013, 03:50 am
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Views: 6,333 Re: Online English lessons - What do you think?
Greg - congrats on the new site! the best advice I can give you is keep at it. You might not get much feedback for the first 2-3 years :( But, if you can keep it up, the effort will begin to pay...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Aug 17th, 2013, 07:29 pm
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Views: 10,335 Re: Song Activity to Teach Comparatives
The activity seems good. I would have the students listen and try to write the words on their own first, maybe listening twice. Then, I would write the words on the board for them to try fill in any...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Feb 18th, 2013, 08:15 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 48,311 Re: relative clauses
I always play 'Go Fish (http://www.mes-english.com/games/moregamestoplay1.php)'. I use my part-time jobs flashcards and have students ask, 'Do you have a boy who/that works at a gas station? You can...
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Forum: English Questions
Apr 13th, 2012, 01:41 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,358 Re: Compared to and compared with
I was running some examples through my head (a completely trustworthy and scientific method :P) and what I find is that I tend to use "compare to" when I'm showing contrast and "compare with" when I...
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Forum: English Questions
Apr 12th, 2012, 07:42 am
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Forum: General Chat
Apr 12th, 2012, 07:28 am
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Views: 3,699 Re: Jhs writing activity
What were you doing with the journal writing assignment? Was it just writing a diary?
I've had students write a page every week based on some topic question, like:
- Where do you want to travel to...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Apr 12th, 2012, 07:24 am
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Apr 4th, 2012, 07:23 am
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Forum: English Questions
Mar 28th, 2012, 04:14 am
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Views: 3,523 Re: Get your foot in the door
It might be used in relationships.
"I know Sarah and I would make an awesome couple ... if I could just get a foot in the door ..."
Can anyone else think of other uses?
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Forum: English Questions
Mar 26th, 2012, 10:35 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,523 Re: Get your foot in the door
Yes, it means get a chance to do something or show your ability/worth.
"If I could just get a foot in the door, they would see that I'm perfect for this job."
"My sister's recommendation helped me...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 29th, 2012, 08:30 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 29th, 2012, 08:29 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 20th, 2012, 08:44 pm
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Views: 3,461 |
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Forum: General Chat
Feb 20th, 2012, 08:40 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,866 Re: Technical Person Should I get a TESL?
The biggest problem is getting the visa. It's not that you aren't useful nor under qualified, but simply that employers must justify the need to hire a foreign worker. So, the requirements for a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 13th, 2012, 06:55 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,887 Re: Where to begin with grammar..
Very big question, but I like arielhud's idea of getting a hold of an old test and going through it to see what is presented. Then just work backwards.
Also, I assume they have texts of some sort. ...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Feb 13th, 2012, 06:47 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 10th, 2012, 12:52 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,583 Re: Intensive English Program
Just following up on this. Did they make the curriculum that you're following? How is the course going? Do you have any suggestions for someone in the same position?
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Feb 7th, 2012, 07:23 am
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jan 13th, 2012, 08:00 am
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Views: 6,119 Re: Christmas activity - one to one
This is a pretty good one-on-one game: Get Four (http://www.mes-english.com/games/getfour.php)
It can be adjusted for different levels.
There are always board games to print...
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Forum: General Chat
Jan 4th, 2012, 12:51 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,712 Happy New Year
Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you had a fun and relaxing holiday season.
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 9th, 2011, 01:10 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 11th, 2011, 01:57 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,309 Re: kids
Can you give us an example of your class? What is the target language? What activities do you do?
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 10th, 2011, 05:59 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 30th, 2011, 06:18 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,252 Re: Signature Chant...
There are some chants (http://www.dreamenglish.com/freechants) here which may give you some other options to bridge into if the chants in general are successful.
Clapping patterns also work well for...
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