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I make one important distinction when teaching Present Simple and Present progressive. Students have to realize that Present Simple is used to express a general, habitual, repeated action in contrast with the Progressive Present where the action is taking place NOW, at the moment of speaking or has...

I actually didn't understand the question.... But I know one thing that there should be no "mistakes on purpose".... students should hear the right variants because later they might not be able to remember what was the right way to say .....
It's very dangerous for students....

P.S. I personally couldn't find a job in the USA... I am still looking for it but because of the fact that I am not a native speaker it's practically impossible...

Well, I can say that it's nice to have a native speaker if she or he teaches you conversation or phonetics. But learning any language means also to understand grammar....It's very important, it's the beginning. Without the correct grammar you will never be successful. A few months ago I was voluntee...

I am looking for people who are interested in writing some articles about teaching English and/or living in Asia. Please send me a message for more info. Hi, I am interested. I actually wrote a thesis in comparative linguistics...I am originally from Siberia where I was a lecturer of English at Tyu...

monkusfishwife wrote:I am interested, but I haven't taught in Asia.
I have taaght in Poland for a year and am deciding between Taiwan and Siberia for next year.
Thanks

HI, I am from Siberia...and I was a teacher of English in Tyumen, it's a nice city..Try it..

Ok, good point. To clarify, I mean if someone were to publish materials containing stuff like this. An important point though: If you want to use movies in the classroom, companies like Warner Bros. will sue a school if they find out that you're using their movies in the classroom. No joking! It's ...