Teacher Discussion Forums

Hi-- I'm teaching a GRE prep class for international students at an IEP. I'm actually about done with my first quarter teaching it, but as it was kind of a "surprise class," I've been preparing as I go. I'm going to be teaching it again this summer, however. If you have experience teaching this kind...

strider wrote:Here's a reference I found at dictionary.com :

Approximately; about: "Some 40 people attended the rally".

I agree, but that makes it a bit strange to use with an exact number like "43."

Does anyone have an activity to suggest for a lesson for beginners on articles? I need to hold it down to 20 minutes total, so I'm thinking of restricting the topic to "a" vs. "the." It's a lesson for my TESOL class, but it's supposed to be beginner level. Unfortunatelly, all of my actual classroom ...