Using Fables to Teach English
Almost every culture on earth has some kind of fables or stories which impart a lesson to the reader or listener. These fables usually have animals Read More…
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Almost every culture on earth has some kind of fables or stories which impart a lesson to the reader or listener. These fables usually have animals Read More…
This is a famous piece that has been floating around the internet for years. The problem is that if you are not a native speaker of English, then thRead More…
Describing a Picture Almost every test you take for English as a Second Language these days has a portion that involves describing a picture. TheseRead More…
I once had the very scary pleasure of teaching a whole classroom full of senior police officers while I was working for YBM in Korea. I was sweatingRead More…
What is Clarification? Clarification is how you make sure that you understand the other person by either asking again or repeating back the importaRead More…
If you have recently left active duty or are thinking of doing so, consider teaching ESL for your stepping stone to your next phase of life. The oddRead More…
I thought I should list out a list of both sales and my favorite items for an extra benefit to my regular and not-so-regular visitors. The first feRead More…
Recently, I had the pleasure to catch-up with an old fellow ESL teacher from Korea. We worked together overseas. Now I am working on setting up websRead More…
Today’s little blurb is from a book, How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day by Michael Gelb. I was not planning to do a Read More…
We’ve all been there; you write an exciting, informative ESL lesson complete with a handout with lots of great pictures or illustrations. You check Read More…