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About to start a programme with very difficult teens - 15 to 16 year olds - with behavioural problems - mainly boys - the programme is supposed to be about linking English and Sport - there are 2 groups - one with barely any English and the other at about a Pre Intermediate level - any suggestions o...

Just starting to teach a very high flying MD - he wants to work on his presentation skills and his emailing. He can express himself reasonably well but still makes some pretty basic grammar mistakes - he has never had formal English lessons. He also complains of having a rich vocabulary but isn't ab...

I am teaching teens for the first time. It is a summer course and is supposed to be more about oral communication. I am struggling to engage them. Half of the class are very shy about talking, whilst at the same time there are a couple of strong communicators. I have tried a host of things but am no...

I am about to start planining and delivering a business english course to a hi-tech company - cross cultural communication, video & tele conferencing, negotiating, debating, product description, presentations, meetings and small talk - can anyone offer any suggestions as to useful websites or other ...

HOW DO I GO ABOUT STRUCTURING A SYLLABUS FOR AN ADULT PRIVATE STUDENT??? I have taken an ESL course from Trinity / Windsor but have not had classroom experience outside the course. The course was great in giving us a basic set of skills, but I would like some advice on how to give a private student ...