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Oh, I’m sorry! I teach rich kids in China and they do the same… murmur, try to play the games on their electric dictionaries, try to sleep, etc. It’s a slog. I do a combination of getting them interested in the lesson with a short video clip related to the topic, confiscating, harsh looks, giving th...

The block-out-curtains in my school don’t make the room dark enough if the projector is a big dull.

this page is good:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think ... pron.shtml

1 - 2000 in a poor city, 5-6000 in a rich city
2- their whole life???

a very very good website:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk

I like B

tables in groups of 4
a computer with a projector attached with sound
a free space at the back for performances
maybe a few insparational quotes on the walls.

What's your budget / rome size / limitations?

I usually correct when meaning is breaking down... in the form of "you mean ..." and sayback to them what I think they mean. I sometimes listen and give 5 minutes at the end of the lesson to give some general advice... so the student doesn't feel singled out. I hate to correct when they are standing...