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Future Forms
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Grammar: The Future Forms

February 12, 2017September 30, 2021 Grammar for TEFL Teachers, , , , , , , ,

The Future Forms There are a number of ways to talk about the future. We will look at four of the future forms: 1. The Future with “Going To” 2. Future Simple  (Will) 3. Present Continuous with a Future meaning 4. The Future using Modal Verbs The Future with ‘Going  To’ When we want to describe our plans, intentions…

Gestures & Cueing
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TEFL: Gestures & Cueing

February 7, 2017September 30, 2021 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , , , , ,

Gestures & Cueing It is common sense that students in an EFL classroom may not always understand what their instructor wants them to do when given directions in English. Obviously, they are there to learn English and don’t and won’t get every nuance of your requests. Gestures and cueing are important. An effective EFL instructor…

Lesson Planning
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TEFL Lesson Planning

February 7, 2017September 30, 2021 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , ,

Lesson Planning Lesson planning is simply a step-by-step guide to what an EFL teacher plans to do in the classroom on a given day. The more detailed the steps are, the better. Ideally, if you could not go to work on a given day, another teacher could read your lesson plan and know exactly how…

Clauses
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TEFL Grammar: Clauses

February 2, 2017September 30, 2021 Grammar for TEFL Teachers, , , , , , , ,

Clauses A clause is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb. Sometimes a clause by itself can make a short sentence. Sometimes clauses are put together to make longer sentences. We will deal with three types of sentences. Simple Sentences  Look at the first example: Chris ate fish and chips. In…

Prepositions
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TEFL Grammar: Prepositions

February 2, 2017January 9, 2020 Grammar for TEFL Teachers, , , , , , , ,

Introduction to Prepositions Prepositions usually go before nouns or pronouns and link it with another word or phrase. They often show where things are in relation to each other. For example: The book is lying on the table. I looked at the painting. The money is in my pocket. The supermarket is opposite the post office. My house is by the sea. She moved through the crowd.…

Board Work
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TEFL Board Work

February 2, 2017January 9, 2020 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , , ,

Organizing your Board Work Organizing your board work for a more effective TEFL lesson is the mark of a skilled EFL teacher. KISS or “Keep it Simple for Students” is a good rule. Before teaching a lesson, walk through it and as you do, put everything on the board. Ideally, you don’t erase anything in one…

PPP
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TEFL Methodology: PPP

February 2, 2017January 9, 2020 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , , , , ,

Presentation, Practice, Production (PPP) TEFL Methodology taught in most TEFL training programs is generally “PPP” or Presentation, Practice, and Production. The presentation is the part of the lesson when the target language (the language to be taught to the students) is presented to the students generally through eliciting and cueing of the students to see…

Teaching with Limited Resources
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Teaching with Limited Resources

February 1, 2017September 30, 2021 Classroom Management & TEFL Techniques, , , , , , , , ,

Limited Resources in the TEFL Classroom When you teach abroad, you are likely to find yourself having to do without many familiar teaching materials. Art supplies, markers, textbooks, a photocopier, games and computers could all be in short supply for you and your students. But don’t be discouraged by limited resources -this is the perfect…

Adverbs
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Grammar for TEFL Teachers: Introduction to Adverbs

January 29, 2017September 30, 2021 Grammar for TEFL Teachers, , , , , , , , ,

Introduction to Adverbs Adverbs are words that modify verbs, that is, they describe verbs. They also show to what degree something has been done. Many adverbs end in -ly. For example: Annie walked quietly into the room. My house was completely destroyed in the earthquake. He blatantly ignored my request. Sometimes we use adverbs that do not end in -ly and we often refer to…

Gerunds and Infinitives
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Grammar for TEFL Teachers: Gerunds and Infinitives

January 29, 2017September 30, 2021 Grammar for TEFL Teachers, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gerunds and Infinitives Gerunds and infinitives – every gerund, without exception, ends in ing. Gerunds are not, however, all that easy to identify. Gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions. Read these examples of gerunds: Since Francisco was five years old, swimming has been his passion. Swimming = subject of the verb has been.…