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Hi Mike,

This reply might be too late, but what age group are you looking for? kids or adult class.

Robbie

Hi Marie Josey,

Hope the sites help and if i think of any others, i will let you know.

Robbie

Hi:) I have taught a lot of Toeic speaking and listening over the years. My advice: Mix up your material so that you use (for example) 50% of class time with toeic specific material, and then 50% of class time with more interesting material that still helps students practice speaking and listening. ...

Great to hear! Good luck and if you have any questions please let me know.

Hi, I had a class of all boys years ago (around 12 students, grade 6 and 7). The private academy I worked were really only concerned about keeping students and not really about teaching them. This of course can made it more difficult for the teachers. To keep them engaged and learning, I did the fol...

Hi Charlie, I think what you are doing is great. I work in Korea and have been trying to implement SRL as well, although it can sometimes be challenging as some adult students feel they are too busy outside the classroom. Based on my experience with SRL, here are my answers/suggestions to your quest...

so....I talked to my worker and she has had friends use the following site (I attached the link to the main info because the home page is in Korean: http://careers.ef.com/job/o5HoZfwT/ The link above takes you to the details of using the site for online teaching work. Navigating the site is a bit di...

Hi, I haven't used online tutoring myself, but I have a coworker that said the following site was legit (I am not sure about the details or how the payments work.....but thought this may be of some help.....I will try getting more details about the job and let you know). The site (which is also an a...

Hi Nick, I understand where you are coming from. Having mixed classes can be especially challenging. Here is something I did at the university I teach at and it worked quite well with mixed levels. Try this speaking format: A: Topic Question (make sure the grammar point is used properly) B: Answer (...

Hi Everyone, I wanted to share a great way of turning vocabulary into a speaking lesson that help students learn new words (and use their current vocabulary) in a MUCH more efficient and engaging way. Vocabulary Speaking: 1. Whether I use a topic or an article with a main topic, I would make a list ...

Hi Maureen, I just recommended the bottom information on a different way of using vocabulary on another post. I think it may be of help to you as well. Vocabulary Speaking: -Whether I use a topic or an article with a main topic, I would make a list of the vocabulary that will be used in the lesson. ...

Hi Phillip, I understand what you are going through, and a 3 hour lesson for only 2 people can be difficult! I am teaching a 3 hour class to a group of 6 adult students and find that one topic can become a bit boring. However, they sound like your students and really just want to talk. So, here is w...

happy it helped:)

Hi Marie, I have taught a lot of business classes in Korea. Your idea seems like it will work out fine. I would also recommend adding 'creating questions' to your lesson. -You can make your own questions before the class that revolve around the topic, and -you can also have your student try and crea...

Hi, I have been teaching adults with varying levels for many years. try these sites that offer free material that you can print out: -www.breakingnewsenglish.com it uses news stories and the lesson is created around the story. All the lessons come in PDF or Word format for printing. i recommend the ...