Word Pairs

  The two words "farther" and "further" are a pair of words that is often used interchangeably to talk about distances. However, not many know that there is actually a slight difference between the two. "Farther" is used for physical distances. So we would use it in this example: "Tokyo is farther away than Beijing". When using "further" we talk about non-physical, figurative distances, for example "I'm falling further away from my goals". As you can see, the two words have slighty different usages. However, in spoken English the two words are often used interchangeably without a difference. However, if you are keen to use them properly, you should stick to the rules mentioned above. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Flashcards on its own is an easy method to apply when teaching beginners, teenagers even adults because they can match the words to the pictures and it's an easy way to remember new vocabulary. I think this is the best way of acquiring a new word of a second language because identification and recognition is the key. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Sombong V. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. The whole class can take part in this activity. The objective is to use sight words to make up questions. How to play: Photocopy and cut apart the word and picture cards. Layout the word cards face up. Mix up the picture cards and place them facedown in a pile. Seat children in a...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Understanding the main purpose of any language usage as a means of exchanging, obtaining information, rendering our emotions, feelings, desires, states, or transmitting ideas inevitably involves this process, other people. In other words, we use language to communicate with other language speakers. So why not use this peculiarity in the process of language studying? Thereby using peer learning techniques in an ESA classroom becomes an essential and inherent part of it. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Mariia M. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Let us consider teaching a lasting group of students having lessons twice a week throughout one year. Peer learning may and...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Centre Hall 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: There are significant differences between the english and Korean Languages that make pronouncing english words difficult for Korean Students. These differences include individual letter sounds, sound combinations and the timing of syllables. The english Language consists of sounds that do not occur in the Korean Language. Most of these sounds are consonants, and Korean students tend to have a difficult time not only producing the correct sound but also hearing the difference between the sound they are...  [Read more]

Mark Crocker Teaching Ideas Of the four language skills taught in an ESL classroom, listening skills are often overlooked as teachers can be unsure how to make these lessons interesting and relevant to their students. However, as listening skills are a fundamental part of the language learning process, it is vital that we give them the classroom time they deserve. The good news is that there are many ways to make listening skills lessons both fun and productive. Here are 6 ideas for livening up your lesson plans. One simple way to engage your students in a listening lesson is to use popular culture as a tool. Most students would much rather listen to music, TV shows, movies, or podcasts than sit through a dry monologue from a textbook. To add more complexity you can assign each student...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yihe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Dongying 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. Classroom management is an important and essential skill for teachers and students. Classroom management aids teachers in organization and time management. Teachers who manage and instruct the class using eye contact, their voice, and group the students together using pair work and group work have more effective classroom management. Keeping eye contact with the...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Jobs Windhoek Namibia 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: The teacher needs to know names and call on students to answer randomly. The teacher can have pair work and give a presentation towards the end of the class as a final grade. They can work in pairs or groups. Task 5- teacher talking time is important when starting the class and making sure the lesson and grammar is understood. If it’s a speaking class than talking time for role-play or conversation is continuous. Task 6- the teacher can reduce talking time by having visuals or videos or props to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yingfeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ankang 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. When students hear ‘vocabulary’, they may expect to hear the word ‘list’ next. More often than not, we associate the word ‘list’ with ‘boring’! We think of 2 daunting columns of black letters on white paper: one with the native language and one with the target language. But it doesn’t have to be that way, and for teaching young learners, it cannot...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lujiacun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yangquan 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. Joshua Keatley - TEFL Summative Task Teaching English Grammar to Elementary School Students in the Czech Republic Introduction This autumn I shall have the pleasure of teaching English to children between the ages of six and eleven in Brno, a city in the southeastern Czech Republic. Because English grammar presents special difficulties for Czech speakers, I would...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas When students hear ‘vocabulary’, they may expect to hear the word ‘list’ next. More often than not, we associate the word ‘list’ with ‘boring’! We think of 2 daunting columns of black letters on white paper: one with the native language and one with the target language. But it doesn’t have to be that way, and for teaching young learners, it cannot be that way. Certainly, teaching vocabulary will involve lists that help learners to receive language methodically and thoroughly. But what a teacher does with the vocabulary lists can be creative and fun and, most of all, memorable! This post was written by our ITTT graduate Roxanne L. When teachers hear ‘vocabulary’, they should pair it with the word ‘visual’. According to Inc.com, 65%...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Classroom management is an important and essential skill for teachers and students. Classroom management aids teachers in organization and time management. Teachers who manage and instruct the class using eye contact, their voice, and group the students together using pair work and group work have more effective classroom management. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Costas P. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Keeping eye contact with the students establishes a good rapport. It helps them to show their involvement in the lesson and ensures that the students understand what is going on in the classroom. It maintains discipline and order, it gives students directions to...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL West Alton Missouri 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: I have chosen to do my independent research article on seating arrangements in the classroom, because I feel that the way your students are seated can play a vital role in your classroom dynamic and also the classroom environment. There are many seating arrangements for teachers to choose from cluster, rows, semi-circle, pairs and centers or activity zones to name a few. How will you as a teacher know which seating arrangement is best for you? Well, I would personally say that each teacher will develop their own...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jujia 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. English is one of the most widely spoken languages and it is taught in a lot of countries. Globalisation, fast economic development makes many people study English. People learn english for different reasons: business, education, life abroad, traveling, personal interest. Chinese students are not exception. With the growing economics of China, the need of leaning...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in China. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in China, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's China. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TESOL Certification China Guigang 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: 3. Each pair is asked to describe the pictures by his own words. (flower/ star/ sun/ dog/ ball …etc.) 4. A new copy of the same stars is distributed to the pairs 5. Then they are requested to imagine another figure (from the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Quebec? Are you interested in teaching English in Princeville, Quebec? Check out our opportunities in Princeville, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net 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. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The vietnamese language has a few noteworthy characteristics for teachers of english. All of the words in the vietnamese language are composed of only one syllable and it is a tonal language. These two qualities of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yezhi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Diqing Zangzu Zizhizhou — Deqen? 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 this unit, I learned how to manage a class. I learned the fundamentals of creating rapport and how class size and structure impact the learning environment. Also, i learned the 3main types of class activities, classroom, pairs, and independent. I am interested to see how different age groups respond to different methods. I feel as though the...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina TEFL Information Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas Flashcards are a simple, versatile, yet often underexploited resource, and they are instrumental in eliciting more obscure words. They are a great way to present, practice, and recycle vocabulary and some grammar structures. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Fatoş T. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. Flashcards can also be bright and colorful and make a real impact on visual learners. It is essential to appeal to visual learners, as a very high proportion of learners have this type of intelligence. When putting together flashcard sets, teachers should use the most transparent, most straightforward images they can find. The cards can...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teaching new words should be organized as a vivid way for better understanding and a higher level of remembering. These activities are easy to implement with any group of students. They are also very adaptable to online teaching format. The easiest way to introduce new vocabulary is to show students colorful pictures. You can use flashcards, magazine images, digital pictures, picture dictionaries, or photographs when helping your students to visualize new words. Also Read: Roles a Teacher has to Possess to Help Students Love English Students will remember new vocabulary better if you use real objects in the introduction. It’s also a great method of teaching kinesthetic-style learners as they’ll form stronger connections between real things and...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Rostov Na Donu 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: Z.H. - Greece said: My research article will take a look at the pronunciation problems that greeks have with english. greece is a country that has many english speakers, it is a compulsory subject taught in school from an early age, and for most students, in after school classes also. english is recognised as the primary bridging language for greeks to the rest of the world. The standard of english is therefore relatively high, but not without its difficulties. Perhaps the most noticeable flaw in the english spoken by...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Oxford Iowa 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: My research article will take a look at the pronunciation problems that greeks have with english. greece is a country that has many english speakers, it is a compulsory subject taught in school from an early age, and for most students, in after school classes also. english is recognised as the primary bridging language for greeks to the rest of the world. The standard of english is therefore relatively high, but not without its difficulties. Perhaps the most noticeable flaw in the english spoken by greeks, is...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Learning vocabulary words is a big part of any EFL classroom. Sometimes, it can be challenging for students to learn and remember new words - this is where the following activities come in handy! Here are 7 fun ways to introduce new EFL vocabulary! This activity works well for a lot of vocabulary words. It is based around the total physical response method, which links physical movement with learning. Illustrate new vocabulary by acting out the words as you introduce them to your students. You can have the whole class get active and move around. Songs are a great way to get your students engaged! Use the melody of a well-known song and change the lyrics to fit your vocabulary words. This not only aids certain learning types but also brings a fun element...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dongshahe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zaozhuang 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. Learning is a process that can take place even in ‘’non-friendly’’ environments. Everything can be made out to be a competition between students and mistakes can be the shame of the ones making them. Group work and pair work can be replaced by teacher talking time and individual work. English language lessons though as all language lessons are important...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Kaifaqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Yangquan 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. Introduction: Vocabularies are an important part of a new language, for it is a basic fundamental unit of all other elements – structure and functions – and the skills. This is to say: without having a good deal of a bunch of vocabularies, nothing will be expected to get advanced in a language. Thus the vocabularies should be taught in a correct way to prepare a...  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Teaching vocabulary is an integral part of every ESL class. There are many ways teachers can introduce new vocabulary to their students that aren’t dull and boring and actually peak the students’ interest and get them excited to learn. Here are 7 great and easy ways to introduce new vocabulary to your ESL students. Using real-life objects to introduce new vocabulary to your students will greatly help them associating a mental image to the word. Kinesthetic learners will especially enjoy this way of learning as it gives them a physical connection with a lexical concept. You can use toys, clothing articles, plastic (or real) fruits and vegetables, animal figures, and more. Show the object to your class, introduce the word and write it on the board. Next,...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Pinewood South Carolina 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 article I hope to clarify the meaning of ‘Classroom Management'. I will consider various aspects of class management including: a teacher skill of organising and managing the class, having a friendly, relaxed manner and maintaining discipline. I want to show the importance of class management and how it can ensure the success of the teacher and the activities undertaken. The physical presence in the class The teacher's physical presence plays a large part in his or her management of the classroom...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Newfoundland and Labrador? Are you interested in teaching English in Glenwood, Newfoundland and Labrador? Check out our opportunities in Glenwood, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net 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. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The reason I have chosen to write about this is that I feel this can be very difficult task for a teacher to do with foreign children. Establishing a rapport and relationship with a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tumen 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. The term “game” will usually elicit excitement or interest, and when used in the classroom, the phrase “let’s play a game!” will most likely generate enthusiasm from students before they even know what the activity is. Games absolutely have a place in the classroom – they provide the same (or even greater) engaging opportunity for language students to...  [Read more]

ITTT has recently opened a TEFL & TESOL training center in Ann Arbor Michigan. If you wish to be TEFL/TESOL-certified and would love to take a course in Ann Arbor Michigan, this is an opportunity you cannot miss. Check out course details and fees for ITTT's Ann Arbor Michigan. TEFL/TESOL center here! Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Kinde Michigan 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: My research article will take a look at the pronunciation problems that greeks have with english. greece is a country that has many english speakers, it is a compulsory subject taught in school from an early age,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huaping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ankang 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. I Introduction This summative task will discuss how to teach the productive and receptive skills that provide the information and practice necessary for students to become competent in all forms of English communication. Different methods will be examined for each of the 3 general levels of instruction. A) Basic The following techniques teach the basic words needed...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Learning is a process that can take place even in ‘’non-friendly’’ environments. Everything can be made out to be a competition between students and mistakes can be the shame of the ones making them. Group work and pair work can be replaced by a teacher talking time and individual work. English language lessons though as all language lessons are important for communication and this need and will for communication first take place in the safe environment of the class, so that later on, it can extend out of the classroom, in real life. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Maria C. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. A class is a group of people that came together and...  [Read more]