Forum: English Questions 
Apr 21st, 2010, 10:08 am
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Views: 10,283  Re: toward or towards
This makes amusing reading...
As a Brit, I think exactly the same about TOWARD! :)
My student asked me for the difference and all I could say was "I only ever use towards, but I'll look into it for...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Feb 3rd, 2010, 10:11 am
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Views: 2,803 URGENT! Intermediate books...
Hey guys,
Does anyone know a good book to use for conversations for intermediate students? I was thinking of something like Ideas and Issues but for an intermediate level?
Also I have been asked...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 2nd, 2009, 03:14 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 26th, 2009, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,413 Australian Listenings
Hey - anyone know where I can get some listening exercises with an Australian accent. My student is moving to Oz and I need to give her some listening practice... - or some good podcasts so I can...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 27th, 2009, 10:21 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,289 Re: Teaching teenagers
If you can harness their gossiping into a productive learning activity they will only thank you for it. See if you can adapt the lesson plan - especially the production part - to be on a topic that...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 27th, 2009, 10:13 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,502 Re: Testing communicative ability
Thanks guys! That's really helpful. I'll just start slow. On the phone she told me that she was at a basic level (which I have material to teach) but she wouldn't speak in English so I guess that...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 20th, 2009, 10:38 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,502 Testing communicative ability
Hello!
I have a new class starting on Monday with one adult student. Does anybody have any good ideas for the first lesson and testing her ability so that I can plan the rest of the lessons? I...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 20th, 2009, 10:32 am
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Views: 3,705 Re: First BASIC class?
Thank you very much for your response and sorry for the late reply!
The classes are going very well. We now know hellos, good byes, nationalities, countries, languages, alphabet, numbers... it's...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 30th, 2009, 06:01 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,705  First BASIC class?
Hey guys,
I've been teaching for a few months now but am used to teaching High Intermediate - Conversational groups. I have been asked to take on a BASIC group of 3 adults. However, although they...
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