Forum: Teaching ESL 
Aug 13th, 2010, 05:56 pm
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Views: 34,574  Re: Any ideas for Hotel English?
You may also try small group discussions. I love these and have used them a lot. Students often can share life experiences if you can give them specific questions to discuss. I limit groups to 3-5...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 13th, 2010, 05:48 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 12th, 2010, 04:59 pm
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Views: 3,300 Re: Ideas for New Class
I agree with Dave-B's ideas. Combine relevant verbs and nouns in sentences and questions. Write dialogs using relevant vocabulary and have the students practice the dialogs.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 10th, 2010, 06:56 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 34,574 Re: Any ideas for Hotel English?
What if you got copies of real menus and then had students do role plays? Or you can make your own menus. In the role play, you can add problems so that the students have to resolve the problems...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 9th, 2010, 06:13 pm
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Views: 6,093 Re: Help teaching multi-level adult class
That fluid class is so typical in California adult education!
Ask the school if they can limit the new people to only starting on Mondays, instead of any day of the week. This will help you a little...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 5th, 2010, 05:36 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,093 Re: Help teaching multi-level adult class
I agree with a lot of what Angelynn wrote. You have such a huge range. If it was me, I'd maybe divide the class into 3 groups: low, medium and high. I would plan 3 lessons for every class. I know...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 5th, 2010, 05:25 pm
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Aug 2nd, 2010, 04:08 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 20th, 2010, 07:27 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 19th, 2010, 07:52 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 17th, 2010, 05:16 pm
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Views: 3,492 Re: Initial Student Evaluations
Good luck!! I don't know how you are going to handle such an enormous range of ages and skills.
I work in a large American adult education ESL program with 8 levels. Any time we get a new...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 6th, 2010, 06:49 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 3rd, 2010, 04:41 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,739  Re: Summer School
Ask them if they are interested in travel, in going to other countries. If they are, then you can teach about airports and other means of transportation.
In the USA we have excellent libraries with...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 2nd, 2010, 04:24 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,739 Re: Summer School
What ages or grades do you have? What is the level of your students?
Do you have multiple levels? Do you have a whiteboard and a projector? Do the students have room to move around in the...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 25th, 2010, 04:14 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,015 Re: Two kids, different levels
You're very welcome. I think that once the younger sister learns some phonics, she will improve very quickly.
Here's a fabulous website full of free resources. Mark even includes phonics and...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 24th, 2010, 04:56 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,015 Re: Two kids, different levels
I've taught multi-level classes before, with many more students than you have. I would try to find activities that you can run simultaneously, 20 to 30 minutes long each, one for each girl. You'll...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 21st, 2010, 07:37 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 15th, 2010, 05:43 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 8th, 2010, 05:43 pm
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Views: 5,099 Re: Help with outdoors esl one on one lessons
Make sure you visit this website because it will really help you teach speaking to the girl (and other skills too). There are many free resources.
Free Printables for Teachers - Free flashcards,...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 7th, 2010, 08:10 pm
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 4th, 2010, 04:44 pm
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Views: 6,052 Re: "lasts" or "continues"?
Emile raised a good point. Many things have a defined time of beginning. A festival, a movie, a TV program, and a wedding all have definite times that they begin. When "lasts" is used, the speaker...
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 3rd, 2010, 05:14 pm
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Views: 6,052 Re: "lasts" or "continues"?
I am a native of California and I only speak American English. In the 2 pairs of sentences you wrote, I pick the first sentence of each pair as being correct. Each subject you used takes time (a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 2nd, 2010, 07:41 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,143 Re: Your first class topic :D
I'm glad my last post helped you.
Can you ask the school to give you complete curriculum for the class, so you know what they expect for the entire term? You know that you will still have to adjust...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 1st, 2010, 06:20 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,143 Re: Your first class topic :D
I think you should prepare a survey and make copies of it, and then have students complete it. This will give them an opportunity to describe their interests and needs. Write it carefully, so that...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 26th, 2010, 06:39 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,143 Re: Your first class topic :D
Do you think you will have other students join the class later?
My thinking is this. I don't want to knock myself out and spend a lot of time doing lesson planning when I have only 2 students. If...
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