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wow...that IS enthusiastic!! Confidence...I read a quote today..."Self-confidence is the result of a successfully survived risk." - Jack Gibb I guess it comes with time, each time we risk being ridiculed and "survive" gives us a kick I guess So these presentations are giving them life-skills! That's...

Did someone get back to you??
We use Oxford Wordpower, real good for pre-intermediate level english upwards and has fun idiom pictures in the middle section

Thought I'd respond to the lack of responses with a response, but you might no longer be in Japan and need advice, but for future on-lookers, here's what I've found... Passport series by Oxford University Press has a book all on how to prepare for situations while overseas, made especially for Japan...

that is used for people or things
which can only be used for things (NOT people)
(who is also used for people)

So if it's about things you can use "which" or "that", doesn't matter which!
So you're pretty safe with "that"!!

found two sites so far which seem ok... http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Counihan-Activities/Intonation.html http://www.onestopenglish.com/ProfessionalSupport/Tips/scrivener_teaching_english_intonation.htm Hope they help... will post more if I find some! Also presentaion sites: http://www.onestopenglish.co...

ok, here are some ideas I've had so far and some resources I've found on the net...maybe someone wants to add some??... http://www.onestopenglish.com/english_grammar/worksheets/sportpre.pdf Project work: do a bio of a famous sportsperson/your favourite team/your favourite sportsperson TV sports comm...

Hi...just been told I need to order the textbook I'm going to use by the end of next week (9th of April)!! AHHH! So class details are: (don't know exactly but this is the best I can do) 2 conversation classes, focus on speaking and listening Japanese secondary school 1st year (beginner level or belo...

So I know this might be kinda early and stuff, but I'm thinking of making some lessons leading up to the Olympics and why not start early!?

So has anyone had particularly good lessons about sports that they wanna share with us?! Any ideas about the Olympics??

This site seems to have lots of info on essay writing etc. as well as other useful resources!! You might already know this site...here it is anyway:

http://www.eleaston.com/

With regards to marking... I used to correct all the students mistakes and found they get nothing from it but only get depressed when there's so much red through their work...but that is marking by hand... I am worried, how can the students learn from their writing over the internet?? Is red colour ...

A school magazine (pamphlet) sounds like a great idea! We did that at our school too and each class contributed a page! I guess the class could be divided in groups and they could all have a job, music page, food page, interview page etc. They could do a biography of someone famous in Japan, that mi...

I'm thinking Tarzan?? (haha) Definitely not Schwarzenegger although he's one of their own..."I'll be back" is the epitome of the problem...I actually lived in Austria for 7 years and one year in Germany so I know EXACTLY what your talking about!! I know this doesn't help but I'm gonna do some resear...

Have you tried Reward Resource Packs, they're brilliant!!! Great to get them speaking!

I agree, I think there are underlying issues here that have past experience written all over them. I think I am also battling against the norm of teaching here as in I'm trying to get the students to participate as much as possible instead of lecturing...that's how I was taught to teach English, but...

True...it depends on the class dynamics I guess for pair assessment. Intonation...making them aware of how much we sing song along I guess...but how do you do that...would be interested myself, all I can come up with is listening to a tape and putting in the arrows above the words. And the teacher d...