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Table of ContentsWhat constitutes an FBI criminal background check?Can I... [Read more]
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Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
Liven up your business English classes and encourage high student talk time with these fun and creative activities.
In pairs students role-play a negotiation. Each side will be given a sheet listing demands and concessions. Each side of the negotiation is awarded points for the type of concessions they get from the other side. For example, if one side manages to get a 25% discount, they get 10 points and the other side gets 0.
Also read: 7 Great Resources for Teaching Business English
Telephone role-plays can be used with a variety of different topics such as leaving and taking a message, placing an order, arranging a meeting, making a complaint etc. The main point is to give students the chance to practice... [Read more]
⏩ What are the best books for teaching ESL? - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT TEFL & TESOL
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The market for ESL teaching books is very large and all... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Teaching a group of new students can, and frequently is an intimidating challenge. Working with students who are just meeting you, and have unknown skill levels often creates a chaotic environment. By incorporating pieces of music that are familiar to the teacher and students we can increase rapport, improve confidence, train listening skills, and engage students quickly and more effectively. There are multiple ways to use music in the classroom and to teach English as a foreign language, and each should be tailored to the needs of the students.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Everitt G. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Songs... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Games have proven to be a useful approach within a classroom environment when teaching English. In this essay, I will be discussing in further detail why it is beneficial for the teacher to use games as part of their teaching practice and the different types of games that can be played.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Alexander K. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Games are exciting and fun, they are a good way to break the ice and engage students. Games can help build good relationships between students and the teacher because they are informal, so, this creates a comfortable environment for students to make mistakes without... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Teaching English Esl Efl Tips/past Tenses Past Perfect Ideas - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
This video is part of our series on the past tenses in English. In this video, we take a look at the past perfect tense and suitable teaching ideas for this tense. We'll ask our students to describe what a person in a picture had just done before the photo was taken.
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.
This unit was good in learning about the different materials teacher may use in the classroom to effectively teach their lesson. Materials can be... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Tesol Tefl Reviews Video Testimonial Chethan - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Like many of ITTT's students Chethan had been teaching for some time before taking his online course. In this TESOL review video, Chethan describes how through taking the course he was able to learn new teaching techniques and adapt his approach to improve his English classes.
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.
It's very interesting that there is so much study gone into how to give lessons. I'm wondering what kind of methods these videos were... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Tesol Tefl Reviews Video Testimonial Mehmet - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Mehmet has been living in Mongolia for ten years and has been teaching for the last five of those years. Mehmet took the online course with tutor support and videos ITTT. In this TESOL review video, Mehmet tells us how he found the videos in the course to be useful and that he would recommend the course to anyone considering teaching English.
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.
Avery difficult concept for me was how to plan an entire lesson and... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas
As a teacher, our role is to be the leader in the classroom. However, this does not mean that we should be speaking in front of the class the entire class time. As the native-speaking teacher, the students need to hear our voices and hear our accents but what is equally important is that the students are all engaged in the lesson and that they all are practicing themselves. If a teacher speaks 90% of the time and students sit back and listen, then they will lose focus, not practice themselves, and the teacher will tire out. That is why I will propose two ways we can decrease teacher speaking time.
This post was written by our TEFL... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Aloud Vs Allowed English Grammar Teaching Tips - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
In this video Linda breaks down the difference between ?aloud? and ?allowed?.
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.
This unit covered the topic of productive skills. These skills are speaking and writing. Speaking English correctly and fluently is the ultimate goal of the students, and both accuracy and fluency are important. One cannot be taught exclusively. Writing can be a more difficult task, for some languages had completly different writing... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Tesol Tefl Reviews Video Testimonial Tefl Video Journal Week 4 3 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
http://www.teflonline.net http://www.teflcourse.net In this TEFL review an ITTT trainee shares her experiences of the fourth week of her in-class course. She found the course challenging, rewarding and fun. She believes that she now has a solid foundation on which to begin her teaching career. At ITTT our course materials and training methods are regularly updated to reflect the latest developments in language teaching and learning. ITTT's trainers are experienced and qualified professionals. To find out more about ITTT's challenging and rewarding courses follow the above links. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Are you ready to Teach English Abroad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pcXD_GNR04 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - How To Pronounce Dross - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word dross. This word describes something that is seen as junk or rubbish. Some synonyms for dross are trash or garbage. This word comes from the Old English 'dr?s' and is also related to Dutch droesem and German Drusen meaning dregs.
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.
This unit served as an excellent introduction in how to teach writing and speaking in an TEFL classroom. I was happy to learn... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Ask Linda How To Pronounce Anastrophe - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
In this episode, Linda takes on the pronunciation of the word "anastrophe". Enjoy the episode! Linda is a German/American ITTT alumna, teaching English in South Korea. Be sure to like and share this video if you find it helpful.
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.
Grammar is the complicated part in teaching any languages. In this unit, I think I have to put more effort on phrasal verbs. I've taken a lot of time to do the task sheet as well as... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Etiquette Europe - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
Despite the many things the countries in Europe have in common there are plenty of ways in which the customs and cultures differ and each country has its own unique way of doing certain things. As an English teacher and visitor, an understanding of some of the manners and behavior of people in your chosen country can go a long way to improving your experience of teaching English abroad.
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.
I know all these tense... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
All humans are raised with an innate love for games. Since we were all children, playing games was our pastime activity. When comes to teaching either young learners or adults, in-class games are the foundation stone of learning.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Pavlina M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Teaching Business English (BE) to clients/adults must be a fun procedure. There are many reasons why a teacher must use games when teaching English in class regardless of students’ age or occupation.
To begin with, students can learn with great easiness through the game process. New concepts or language perspectives can... [Read more]
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Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
Teaching new tenses to students of a foreign language is often not as easy as you might anticipate, especially when the tense you are trying to teach them does not exist in their native language. The following 7 activities for teaching the present perfect for the ESL classroom will help your students pick up the tense in no time!
This is a great warm-up activity to make your students understand what the present perfect is all about. After teaching the structure of the tense, have your students write down 2-3 things they have accomplished in their lives. When they are finished, have your students share their statements with the class, for example, “I have won a speech contest,” “I have traveled to America,” or... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Tesol Tefl Reviews Video Testimonial Mohamed 1 - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
In this TEFL review, Mohammed talks about he was looking for a change in career when he signed up for an online TEFL course with ITTT. Many people seeking a change in career turn to teaching English and ITTT's courses are a great way to take your first steps in an exciting new career.
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.
Unit 12 gives very full information about productive skills, their usage, importance, balance and influence. True, many teachers... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - English Grammar Present Perfect Usage - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
http://www.teflonline.net We have seen that the key word that helps us to remember the Present Perfect tense is forms of the word 'have' plus the past participle form of the verb. This ITTT video looks at the three main usages of the Present Perfect. First usage: To talk about indefinite past actions. I have been to Italy twice. / I have eaten snake. Second usage: To talk about unfinished past actions I have lived here for three years. / She has been a teacher since 2010. Third usage: To talk about past actions with present results. I have lost my keys. / I have left my computer in the office. When teaching the Present Perfect tense or any other grammar point it is always important to look for patterns and make it as clear as possible for your students. The courses at ITTT... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Anyone could learn a syllabus and regurgitate it to a group of people, however, teaching involves more than just the transference of information. Teachers must learn to be able to engage their students with the content, while also building a rapport with the students and managing the classroom as a whole.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Kate M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Rapport building with a new group of students or an individual student is a vital first step as well as an ongoing task for any teacher. Encouraging students to introduce themselves to you as the teacher as well as to the rest of the class is a great way... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
The CEO of a multi-million-dollar company I worked for once told me, “Change or change will change you.” This motto has stuck with me since the day I heard him say it. It’s part of the reason why I decided that I want to be a teacher. I know it’s going to bring me out of my comfort zone and force me to do things that I otherwise would never do. A teacher can never stop learning; one has to constantly improve. Otherwise, what’s the point? Some of the most important ways to ensure that one improves as a teacher are to self-analyze and reflect. It’s fine to use these tactics at one’s own pace and discretion, but they are of utmost importance.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate... [Read more]
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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... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Pronunciation And Phonology/phonetic Alphabet Issues - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
There are two issues that need to be stressed when working with the international phonemic alphabet. First is the fact that we are no longer concerned with how a word is traditionally spelled. Additionally we need to stress that we are only concerned with the sounds needed to correctly produce a word. So rather than numerous spellings, which can often be pronounced in different ways, we have one symbol representing one sound. Once we can isolate a sound, rather than juggling various spellings, we can work with our students on how to say that sound. Doing that successfully is related to manner and place of articulation, which will be covered shortly. To get a better understanding of the phonemic alphabet, let's take a look at our chart. In the bottom half of our chart we have our... [Read more]
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Linda Dunsmore
Teaching Ideas
There are a myriad of ways to talk about the future in English, so it’s important to have a variety of activities for students to practice what you’ve taught them. Here we’re going to focus on various usages for future simple and describe some fun teaching ideas that match them.
One of the most common ways we use future simple in our day to day lives is to make spontaneous or unplanned decisions. For example, when choosing food from a menu, (I’ll have the fish please), or if you have to make a change of plan (a friend calls to say they can’t pick you up to go out and you might say “It’s ok, I’ll take a taxi”).
A fun way to practice this is to have card prompts with scenarios on, and have a game of... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - Tefl Tesol Courses Enrollment Stages - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
http://www.tesolcourse.com The enrollment procedure for ITTT's TEFL/TESOL courses is an easy process and once you complete the online application form you will receive an acceptance email within a few hours. The acceptance email will contain all the relevant information needed to begin the course. The email will also outline any special offers that may be available to you at the time of enrollment. Once you make your payment you will be able to begin the course within one working day. To learn more about our TEFL/TESOL enrollment stages just go to the link above. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Are you ready to Teach English Abroad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pcXD_GNR04 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
When teaching English as a foreign language in a country where the native language is not English, it is easy to assume there are going to be some cultural differences between you and the students. The differences could be as little as what you eat for breakfast and which hand you pass things to someone with, or they could be as large as how you address someone and what you are allowed to talk about in public society.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Shana H. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
Part of learning a language is learning the slang that goes with a particular language. When I say slang, I do not just mean the words... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Observation is an essential element in the teaching-learning process. It is a powerful tool that is underestimated by some teachers, the fact which in its turn hinders the progress of the students and slows down the teacher’s professional development. Observation can be viewed from different aspects such as peer observation, self-observation, and observation of the students at the lesson.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Alina S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
While conducting peer observation two questions may arise. What to observe and how to observe? Peer observation aims to assist your colleague in dealing with... [Read more]
⏩ Tefl reviews - How To Pronounce Bellwether - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word "bellwether". This word is a noun and describes someone who takes the lead and sets trends. A long time ago, shepherds hung a bell around the neck of one sheep of its flock designating it the leader. Therefore, bellwether is a combination of the words "bell" and "wether", a male sheep that has been castrated.
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.
Tests are the basic form of evaluating... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Alumni Experiences
There are many types of multiple intelligences such as (Visual intelligence-Musical intelligence – Kinesthetic intelligence – Verbal intelligence – interpersonal & intrapersonal intelligences … etc.) we must take care of our students' types and design our lesson according to their intelligences. The verbal intelligence involves knowing which comes through language. Mathematical intelligence uses numbers, math, and logic to understand any topic. Visual intelligence represents knowing through shapes, patterns, and pictures. Intrapersonal intelligence is showing people who prefer to work individually. Also, kinesthetic intelligence is based on physical movements. Interpersonal intelligence is learning... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
In today's emphasis on quality education and the development of communicative competence in English, "English grammar "seems to be a big taboo when talking about English teaching. Most English teachers feel comfortable teaching a conversation lesson or a lesson that integrates other skills such as listening, reading, or writing. They show creativity in those lessons and include various ideas to help students improve their language skills. how ever this, however, more difficult when teaching a grammar topic.
This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Zhang Z. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
The goal of grammar lessons is to present the... [Read more]
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Elizaveta Pachina
Teaching Ideas
Idioms are great yet a challenging material to teach as they usually are culturally and stylistically influenced. Another problem is choosing a suitable idiom to teach different groups of students.
In this blog post, we share ten fun English idioms and three ideas to teach these English indioms in your EFL classroom.
To help students understand the meaning of an idiom and to help remember it fast, offer them a visual presentation. Draw the literal meaning of the idiom on one side of the sheet (what it sounds like it means) and the figurative meaning on the other side (what it actually means). If you don’t feel like drawing, use popular memes.
This activity can be used with any idioms that have a clear literal... [Read more]
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