Conversation Activities

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hanzhuang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jining Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There are many types of English learning groups and each group has different teaching techniques. In my opinion, English learners can be divided into 2 groups: beginners and English learners for specific purposes. Beginners can be students who have no English at all or know a few simple structures. They can be children or adults. English learners for specific...  [Read more]

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Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhongzhi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Rizhao Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In English as a Foreign Language teaching, there are many different methodologies that can be used by teachers in a classroom. One of the most effective methods is called the Engage, Study, Activate approach. In this approach, the lesson begins with a “warmer,” or engagement, which consists of the teacher asking thought-provoking questions to get students...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gejia Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Weihai Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Of the integrated skills that an English learner must learn, listening is very important for fluency. While all integrated skills are important, listening can be overlooked in its importance because of how difficult it is to teach. Some teachers decide to overlook its importance because of the difficulty, but that is not right. The difficulty shows how important it is...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL North Hodge Louisiana 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: said: Human beings, by nature, seek to relate and connect to each another. Meaningful conversation - the sharing of thoughts, ideas, feelings, and stories – is one main way by which this objective is accomplished. Since ancient times people have gathered into conversation circles (tribal councils, roundtables, etc.) to talk purposefully about topics that are important to them. Nowadays, as in the past, these conversations circles may be led by facilitators, but all members of the circle generally have equal...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas As an ESL teacher, getting your students talking can be one of the most difficult things to accomplish. English learners often lack the necessary confidence to speak openly and freely in English. The following activities are perfect for getting your students out of their shells! Pair up your students and let them write a short dialogue. After all the pairs are done, they go in front of the class and perform their dialogue like a play. Hand out a role-play scenario and let two students perform the role-play in front of the class. After they have been talking for a while, freeze the conversation, and choose two new students to pick up and continue the play. Do this several times. Interviews are a great way for students to practice their English conversation...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teaching English idioms is not the easiest task. The following activities will help you to engage students quickly and help them understand this difficult language topic. For this activity, you need to write various idioms on an index card and shuffle them. Let your students come to the front of the classroom, choose a card and act out that idiom. The rest of the class guesses which idiom it is. Also Read: 15 TEFL Course Testimonials You Should Watch Before Taking a Course Ask students to choose an idiom to illustrate and split a large sheet of paper into 2 sections. On the right side, they write down the meaning of the idiom, on the left side, a literal representation. When students are done with the task, post the pictures around the room and let...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jingzhong Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zibo Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The traditional classroom arrangement of rows is counterproductive to the development of conversational fluency in language students. Pairs and small groups are certainly more effective arrangements, but in my experience students are more likely to get off topic or return to their native language when paired, especially when paired with a friend. Circle time greatly...  [Read more]

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Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Grammar, more often than not, has been a subject of great scrutiny and dislike amongst students of all ages and all levels, either because they find it complicated or simply not fond about it because of the memory that the exams in school were always difficult or it was easy for the teachers to correct and put the students on the spot for being unable to differentiate between the tenses. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Roberto I. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. For myself, I believe that grammar is an important piece of oneself in their personal growth to be able to communicate properly, courteously, and professionally in any environment and with everybody. We all...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Stockbridge Georgia 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: said: Ayumi wants conversation. She took basic english classes in high school and continued with some study in college, but her conversational english is poor. She is looking for a teacher to help her, but doesn't want to focus on grammar she already knows. You, as the teacher, must be able to weigh her desires with her actual needs to create a useful, interesting class that will make Ayumi ready for any conversation that may occur in english. Teaching individuals versus groups of students can present more...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jichang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Linfen Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. It is increasingly common for people to participate in one-to-one EFL lessons. The type of student that enrolls in one-to-one lessons varies widely: the student may be a teenager coming for personal tutoring to improve their marks, they may be an adult learner who has moved to an English speaking country, or a business person who needs to learn English to progress...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiakehe Muchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Aba Zangzu Qiangzu Zizhizhou —? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Since Business English is a specific course, any skills need to be taught in a certain context. Activities should be directly linked to what the student will actually use the language for. The student’s time is very valuable, not only because they are usually paying for the course themselves, but BE courses tend to be shorter in length....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanniwan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yan'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson planning for an individual ESL student can be successfully adapted from lesson planning for a group once the teacher recognizes the differences and similarities between teaching a group and teaching an individual in a one-to-one setting. My first teaching experience was volunteering to teach a multilingual, adult class. After the class ended, Yordanka, one of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiashe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shuozhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. While both writing and speaking are productive skills, we need to use different ideas and techniques for teaching one versus the other. Writing tasks are often not allotted as much time as the speaking tasks in any given lesson plan. However, there are some techniques that a teacher can use to maximize the time given to teaching writing. First, it is important to...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas We all know what it’s like to teach a class with reluctant students who don’t want to talk. It’s like pulling teeth. However, with these 7 awesome ESL conversation activities, you can really get your students talking! For this activity, you simply use a tumbling block game such as Jenga and write 1 simple ice breaker question on each block. Before a student places a block on the stack, they must first answer the question on the block. This activity is especially great for small ESL classes or for small groups in a big class. Also Read: The 5 Best Ways To Build Rapport With Your TEFL Students First, take a few minutes to brainstorm characteristics a person might have. This could be something like “has flown in an airplane” or “has a younger...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Columbus Ohio. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Columbus Ohio, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Columbus Ohio. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Trenton Ohio 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: said: 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...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Lesson planning for an individual ESL student can be successfully adapted from lesson planning for a group once the teacher recognizes the differences and similarities between teaching a group and teaching an individual in a one-to-one setting. My first teaching experience was volunteering to teach a multilingual, adult class. After the class ended, Yordanka, one of the students, approached me for private help with her English conversation skills. I kept the following concerns in mind when conducting one-to-one sessions with Yordanka. These concerns address seven issues: student needs, student talk versus teacher talk time, trust between teacher and student, scheduling, lesson duration, the timing of lesson elements, and supplies. This post was written...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Jobs Colombia Barrancabermeja 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: said: This lesson was about teaching productive skills. It went over the differences between fluency and accuracy activities. In accuracy activities it is important to try to help the students become accurate with their language. In fluency activities it is more important to let the students use the language that they know in conversation. It also gave many word games to play to help students learn. This lesson was about teaching productive skills. It went over the differences between fluency and accuracy...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Wugucheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yan'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The following essay is a summative task for my TEFL certification course. I have chosen the topic ”Problems for learners in a country of your choice” and the country of focus is China. In the essay I would like to answer the question “How to help Chinese learners improve their conversation skills?” The reason for choosing this topic and this title in...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Doing up lesson plans for my up and coming TEFL classes is something that I am quite excited about. I suppose it is because I see an opportunity for creativity and that gets my juices flowing. I love the engage, study and activate model that was taught to us, both in the TEFL course itself as well as in this course on teaching business English lessons to adults. I would like to share some ideas that I have reaped from this course on how I would prepare a lesson plan for the to engage, study and activate methodology. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Bonnie B. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The engaging portion of the lesson is to be an opportunity to break the ice...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The following essay is a summative task for my TEFL certification course. I have chosen the topic ”Problems for learners in a country of your choice” and the country of focus is China. In the essay, I would like to answer the question “How to help Chinese learners improve their conversation skills?” This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Nastja S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The reason for choosing this topic and this title in particular is that while living in China I have come across many Chinese who are learning English tell me how they have been studying the language for a long time but still don’t feel confident in their conversational skills to the...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL North Carrollton Mississippi 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: said: In total, I have learned to rethink purpose and variation in the classroom. As teachers, everything we do must be purposeful because it has an effect on the classroom environment, attitudes and motivation, effective understanding, perceived and/or real fairness, a balance between what skills are presented, how students understand their role and the teacher's role, and participation. All of this affects learning. So, the teacher's attitude toward teaching and interacting in the classroom is paramount to...  [Read more]

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Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Being an American living in France has given me firsthand experience as to what it is like to struggle with learning a new language. I studied Spanish for six years, in Junior High and High school. Language acquisition was easier then. I can attest to the fact that younger learners learn more quickly. For me, the two major problems with learning French are the tenses and not being able to understand what people are saying. I get stuck in the present tense, often forgetting to change tenses in conversation. I also need to hone up on my listening skills. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Patricia J. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. To find out, I questioned eight of...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas To keep the Activate Stage more fun and lively, offer your students one of these cool speaking activities. They will definitely enjoy the conversation and get creative with the tasks. Remember that any of these exercises can be easily used online. Students share their ideas on how to make class more interesting and engaging. Let them discuss an ideal day in your ESL class and then propose their ideas to you. Give each student an unusual photograph (use photostocks for that), and ask them to create a story to go along with the picture. After they have planned their stories, have them share their pictures and stories. Also Read: Is Punishment a Good Strategy for Teaching in the ESL Classroom? Students identify a conversation in their...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jiangcun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xianyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. TEACHING VOCABULARY Introduction Learning a new language has always been a challenge given the strong motivation of some people to communicate with others and to make friends from different countries and cultures all over the world. The most important thing when learning a new language is both grammar and the vocabulary part, as we cannot have a conversation...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching productive skills (speaking and writing) There are four basic skills in any language: receptive skills- reading and listening, and productive skills- speaking and writing. Although speaking and writing are different, they both are used for the same purpose- to communicate. The ultimate goal of language is communication and the aim of speaking a language is to...  [Read more]

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Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Baden Pennsylvania 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: said: In this course, I've been reinforced in certain things I have already been doing and have learned to try new things or to alter other activities, actions. For example, in terms of discipline I now feel more confident that I am handling my classes correctly and that I am also communicating in an effective way for students at each level. With that confidence I feel I will not second guess myself when teaching. Things that I will change about my teaching style would include the kind of preparation I do, and I have...  [Read more]