Before we get into this week’s lesson on how to have great English conversations, I have a short story! Yesterday, I gave an online class about that had some technical issues (technical issues = problems with computer software). I could have quit, but these students had given me their time because they wanted to learn […]
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In class I like to do a critical thinking skills evaluation on my students. I usually do it a week into the course. By that time, my students have had the time to read some of the material on the topic that we will focus on. So, let’s say our topic is globalisation. I’ll ask
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Do you ever freeze before replying to someone because you don’t know what to say? Or, do you avoid speaking to people, so you don’t have to use English? I know how it feels – I was the same (in another language). But I figured out a solution. So, if you have ever felt lost,
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Do you dream of speaking English like it was your first language? Do you ever wish you could write sentences which just seem natural and complex? Do you want to avoid using strange expressions like ‘snow cold’? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to make all of these come true!? Well there
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The English tenses are a bit of a nightmare. It scares them so much that they put too much focus on it OR ignore it completely! For teachers and frustrated students, grammar gives a structure for teaching or learning. It’s easy to teach a lesson on how to write sentences using the present simple. It’s
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“I didn’t know that I would have to read so much!” “Sam, I have to read too much on my course. I don’t know what’s important.” Does this sound familiar? One thing that many of my students find surprising is the amount of reading that they have to do for their degree courses. If you’re doing
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Put your hand up if listening tests and lectures stress you out. [I see you!] You’re not alone, trust me. The problem is: listening to natural speech is hard. Especially if it’s a lecture or a test… Let’s quickly illustrate this point with an example: In 2011, John Field did a study on international students
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Anyone who has written or is writing a dissertation will agree with me when I say: Dissertations are not easy. Are they fun? Possibly. Are they easy? No, definitely not. But what if dissertations could be easier? Writing a dissertation still wouldn’t be really easy… but it would definitely be easier. Well, in today’s post, I’m
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I think you’ll agree with me when I say that sometimes: It’s really difficult to write a good essay introduction. Or is it? Well, it turns out that introductions can be much easier to write if you look at each section individually. So, in this post, I’m going to show how to write an introduction the
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Thesis statements are pretty important, but they cause students a whole lot of trouble. You can find them in the introduction of an essay. They’re usually only one sentence and they contain two important pieces of information: The main topic of the assignment Your stance (also called your view or opinion) on the topic. Without
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