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TEFL Interview

The TEFL Interview

What you need to know about the TEFL Interview You should expect the TEFL interview to normally take place over the phone or via Skype. If you are in the city, it may well be face-to-face or, if you are going through a recruitment company, they may well want to meet you first. Again, remember…

English Teaching Job

Looking for an English Teaching Job

How to Find that English Teaching Job Where to search for an English teaching job There are some good places to start looking for an English teaching job. Our favourite sites with jobs are: www.teflsolutions.com www.tefl.com www.eslbase.com These job sites, have a good reputation, so they are a good place to start. There are also…

Brazil

Teaching English in Brazil

English Teaching Jobs in Brazil Brazil is a very large country, stretching from the Amazon Basin in the north to vineyards and massive Iguaçu Falls in the south. Rio de Janeiro is famous for its busy Copacabana and Ipanema beaches as well as its enormous, raucous Carnaval festival, featuring parade floats, flamboyant costumes and samba…

Chile

Teaching English in Chile

English Teaching Jobs in Chile Chile stretches along South America’s western edge, with a very large Pacific Ocean coastline. Santiago is the capital of Chile and is located in a valley surrounded by the Andes and Chilean Coast Range mountains. The city’s palm-lined Plaza de Armas contains the neoclassical cathedral and the National History Museum.…

Cambodia

Teaching English in Cambodia

English Teaching Jobs in Cambodia Cambodia’s landscape spans low-lying plains, the Mekong Delta, mountains and the Gulf of Thailand coastline. Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia and is home to the art deco Central Market, glittering Royal Palace and the National Museum’s historical and archaeological exhibits. In the country’s northwest are the ruins of…

China

Teaching English in China

English Teaching Jobs in China China is a populous nation whose vast landscape encompasses grassland, desert, mountains, lakes, rivers and coastline. Beijing is the capital and mixes modern architecture with historic sites such as the Forbidden City Palace and Tiananmen Square. Shanghai is a skyscraper-filled financial centre. The Great Wall of China runs east-west across…

Perfect Functions

Grammar: Perfect Functions

Perfect Functions The present perfect is the most commonly used perfect tense construction in the English language. Although it has many functions we will deal primarily with just four perfect functions. A. It describes a state, event or habit that started in the past, and continues to the present and may continue into the future. For example:…

Future Functions

Grammar: Future Functions

Future Functions Look at these functions of the Future Simple tense (will + bare infinitive) 1. A command or order: * Will you sit down and listen! 2. A future possibility or prediction: * It’ll probably be too late to do anything by then. * I think the weather will improve tomorrow. 3. An offer…

Present Continuous

Grammar: Continuous Functions

Present Continuous  The present continuous (sometimes referred to as the present progressive) uses the –ing form of the verb and is often used to describe something that is temporary. For example: It’s raining That is, it’s raining now, but it is temporary. The past continuous (sometimes referred to as the past progressive), which also uses…

Present and Past Simple

Grammar: Present and Past Simple Tense Functions

Present and Past Simple Tense Functions In addition to referring to different times, sentences that use the same tense can have quite different functions (present and past simple). Look at the following four sentences. All of them use the present simple tense construction yet they all have different functions. These sentences express a scientific or general truth: Tadpoles turn into frogs.…