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Yo, people! How’ve you all been? I’m going to be teaching this pronunciation course next month via Aulavox and I have done a lot of research and come across some very interesting sentences to practice some sounds. They’re like tongue-twisters. Voiced T practice Betty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, this butter’s… Continue lendo >
Guys, I’ve found this series of teacher training videos by the University of Oregon and they cover core areas of teaching as Reflexive Teaching, Contextualizing Language, Peer Observation, among others. Here are the first video for you to check out! Tell me if it has been valuable for your teaching or if you used any… Continue lendo >
Let me share with you guys an activity I learned many years ago in a workshop I attended. Its aim is to raise awareness of how much English is used in students’ lives and they don’t even realize it. 1. Ask students to write down all the words in English that they use in their… Continue lendo >
Yo, sup everybody? ELLLO (English Listening Language Lab Online) is a must-see! There are hundreds of listening practice exercises, with transcripts, exercises, slides, quizzes and it is updated every week, so there’s always something new. I use it a lot with my intermediate and advanced students because it brings a plethora of accents and they… Continue lendo >
Guys, how’ve you all been? I came across this very good workshop on teaching kids, by a British teacher in Japan. He’s very lively and motivated and we can learn (and review!) a few things about kids. There are six parts and the first one is here for you. Check it out and tell me… Continue lendo >
I’m reading this very good book, “Eat that Frog” and it talks about how to stop procrastinating and getting things done. In a particular chapter the author, Brian Tracy, writes about the role of learning in our personal growth. I have found some interesting things and I quote, “Continuous learning is the minimm requirement for… Continue lendo >
I started teaching the little ones (7-11) some years ago and I have discovered great things about them: – You can’t underestimate a child’s intelligent or perception; – They learn fast, but they forget fast too! – They’re highly kinesthetic, so keeping them in their seats is a real challenge; – Bring lots of extra… Continue lendo >
Have you ever been in a bind where you have to prepare a pronunciation activity for your students with IPA symbols but couldn’t find them, or your text editor was too complicated to use? Well, I came across this very good free website to help you with that. The IPA Typewriter is very simple to… Continue lendo >
Hello, there! I also teach kids, 1st to 4th graders and we always have to come up with interesting and motivating things in the classroom. Kids motivation entails doing something with a purpose and when such thing is accomplished successfully they need to be rewarded: a candy, a hug, a kiss on the cheek, and… Continue lendo >
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Hey everybody! After two extremely rainy days here, I am back, at full blast! Let me share with you a technique I learned last year and it’s working miracles with my adult students. Take a text with the grammar topic you are studying, for example, the Simple Present, about daily routines. (I just made this… Continue lendo >
Guys, let’s have some fun with good old (and naughty humor). This is a video recorded with a live audience and it is about a bunch of redneck guys talking about each other’s decks (yeah, with an “e”). Hope you like it! See you tomorrow!
Hello there! If you read my posts on English Experts you already know I’m a series freak. I love watching Two and a Half Men, Lost, the Tudors, Dirt and (yeah crucify me!) American Idol. I am not a passive viewer so I keep my notepad (real and virtual) always ready in case something interesting… Continue lendo >
Hello, everyone. First of all, have a great weekend! I used to teach at a private regular school and every year we had several training sessions. In one of those, the trainer, a very competent guy from Curitiba, Luigi, taught us how to have students memorize the “-es” ending of irregular plural (churches, volcanoes, etc.)… Continue lendo >
Salve salve dear readers! Guys, on Monday I received Disal’s New Routes magazine. For those who don’t know it yet it is a very good magazine for English, Spanish and French teachers with very good articles, suggestions of activities and real good offers and discounts on books. You can subscribe to it for free at… Continue lendo >
Well, on this very rainy day in the distant city of Bebedouro, in the State of São Paulo, I was thinking, “Why do so many people have problems with pronunciation?” I mean, even English teachers. Yeah, that one in high school who kept telling you the pronunciation of “think” sounds more like “sink” or “fink”.… Continue lendo >
What? Adir, are you nuts? Have you totally lost it? Well, actually no. Let me give you guys a tip on how to use Portuguese and translation (two taboo issues!) in your English class. This works nicely with grammar topics, like tenses and comparatives. 1. Choose a small paragraph of a text with the grammar… Continue lendo >
Hello, there! How are things? Well, in case you haven’t heard, I’m in charge of the Spanish blog for Transparent Language, in the United States. They hired me last April and it has been a blast to work with such good and competent people. I write mostly in English about the Spanish language and I… Continue lendo >
I have been teaching English and Spanish for 17 years and many teachers e-mail me with the question: Adir, what do I do to improve my English and my teaching skills? Is there a magical recipe? The answer is NO! However, there are very simple things you can do in order not to be good,… Continue lendo >
Welcome to our first post! This blog has been created to help teachers of the English language with tips, lesson plans, articles and much more! Post your comments, ideas, complaints and compliments! Este blog foi criado para ajudar professores de língua inglesa com dicas, planos de aula, artigos e muito mais! Coloque seus comentários, idéias,… Continue lendo >
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