Ah Ha Moment Examples

  Our second example sentence 'I am playing football at the moment.' is the present continuous tense. This has a different structure as the subject 'I', the verb 'to be' in the present tense 'am', 'is' or 'are' plus the verb with an '?ing' on the end. So here: 'I am playing football at the moment.' Whereas the present simple tense is used to talk about habits routines and facts, the present continuous tense is used to talk about actions in progress at the time of speaking or around the time of speaking. Our third example sentence is the present perfect: 'I have played football twice this week.' Here, the structure is the subject 'I', auxiliary verb 'have' or 'has' plus the past participle. The past participle is usually formed just by adding '-ed'- on to the end of the base form of...  [Read more]

  The idiom "pink slip" refers to a notice of dismissal from employment. The term originates from the United Booking Office established in 1906 where a cancellation notice was typed on a pink slip. Our example sentence is: Because he had worked so hard on his recent project, he was devastated to receive the pink slip from his boss. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. In this chapter we learned all about present tense forms. I learned how to make sentences...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xielingang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yiyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson Plan Teacher : Medine Observer : Yang Li Date and Time : Duration : 60 minutes Class Level : Pre-Intermediate Room: 4 Expected Number of Students: 10 Language point : Consolidation of the progressive verbs to practice the present continuous tense usages Teaching aids : Computer, a slide projector, video, flashcards, board and pens, exercise sheets. Learner...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in FAnjiAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangtan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. 93. Readers are leaders: How to instill a love for reading in children. Among my most cherished childhood memories takes me back to the moment when it was time to choose a new book to get lost in before bedtime. I was lucky enough to have a bookshelf in front of which I would sit and, I thought, let the book choose me. Sometimes the calling was immediate;...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiongji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangyang Shi — Xiangfan? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Readers are for sure leaders, not just merely for the fact of reading, but for the thinking process that comes with reading. As an individual I love reading. I love the smell of the book paper, the tiny letters and turning another page is something that I enjoy deeply. However, I didn't become an avid reader by chance. I become a reader because I was...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhancheng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The Role of the Teacher At any moment in life, everybody plays the role of a teacher consciously or unconsciously. When we find ourselves giving directives on how to go about something, cautioning, explaining and illustrating how something works or happens, then we may just be another teacher in an informal context. Though it is often said that some are ‘born...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Youyouban Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huhehaote Shi — Hohhot? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Games are a great tool to encourage creativity and an environment of healthy competition among the students in a classroom. They can also be used to start active communication in students. There are many games that are specifically designed for use by an ESL teacher, or the games can be modified in a way that they can be used in the classroom. The...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ezhou Jingji KAifAqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Ezhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. My essay briefly examines possible reasons why Vietnamese have problems learning English. I prefer to view them as challenges rather than problems, the latter having a negative connotation. I also want to stress this is my opinion based on my personal experience. By way of background, I was born and grew up in rural Vietnam immediately after the Vietnam War....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuxun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nantong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. It is the fact, for many years in Vietnam, that Vietnamese students can easily complete grueling written tests, they cannot communicate in English though. Besides the lack of confidence and practice environment, one major reason for their English communication incapacity is their poor pronunciation, particularly the lack of ending sounds. In fact, when you ask...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Anping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huaihua Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Pronunciation problems in the country of your choice Or Why do Chinese people sound like Chinese? You might wander what is the reason for choosing this title for my summative task. As an aspirant teacher English to Chinese children, I chose ‘Pronunciation problems of Chinese people’ as the most attractive and the most useful topic for my summative task at this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daiyao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Taizhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Introduction They probably don’t know at a young age but those who speak Spanish as their mother tongue have it quite easy. However, when they start to learn English it becomes clear, how much easier it is. Spanish Pronunciation There’s very few inconsistencies in the way that the Spanish pronounce their words. Each vowel is pronounced in only one way and that...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nantongshifumingang Zhongchuchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Nantong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Motivation from the dictionary means the enthusiasm for doing something, a stimulus, or influence. The concept motivation derives from the Latin word “movere” which means “to move” (Hubert, 2006, p 481). The word motivation gets its origin from the root word "motive" meaning the reason we do what we do (McLean, 2006). Therefore, what...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in TiAnyi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chifeng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The battle between the resistance and the acceptance of technological advancement is woven into the human meta-narrative: the on-going story which binds us all together. We are biologically wired, thanks to evolution, to fear and hold in suspicion that which is new, different, and unknown. Yet for most people, a new tool also suggests the possibility of a brighter...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YangdAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangyang Shi — Xiangfan? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. My first language was French –-the language of my Cajun-born mother. She wanted to pass on her cultural heritage and therefore spoke to her first-born child, me, only in French. However, once I was put into kindergarten and was unable to communicate or understand any of my teachers or fellow classmates, my parents reverted to English because they...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in HehuA Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yichng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson planning is really important and necessary for teachers. Lesson plans provide an organized basis for teacher to refer to during the lesson so that they may teach in a structured manner. The teacher thinks and organizes the activities logically according to the appropriate amout of time. It helps teacher to focus on each specific part of the lecture and still...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JiAngshi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huaihua Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Every language has its own rules and way of speaking. People that share a common language are united not only by the way they communicate but also in cultural experiences. Using language, whether it is sign language or spoken language, helps individuals experience the world differently. Teaching slang and idioms are an integral part of learning any language. For...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GuAnzhuAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. From the moment we can remember, a child is tuned to hear a beat. Wither it is the beat of a heart or strum of a drum, kids always respond in a unique way. Incorporating music into lessons in the classroom can help a child’s learning experience and grow their mind. Creating songs to relate to lessons can enhance a student’s listening, reading, and writing...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fanji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There are some differences between American English and British English that can be interesting for many people who are learning English as a foreign language. While there are more varieties of English, American English and British English are mostly taught in language schools. The major difference is vocabulary. Although the majority of vocabularies in both American...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yangxin Yuanzhongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Huangshi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. We always talk about how important it is to build a healthy community of students in class. I understood that classroom management implies to a wide range of skills and techniques that teachers use to keep students organized, orderly, focused, attentive, on task, and academically productive during a class, also Classroom management encompasses all the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yanzibu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Children developing a love for reading and creating a successful life Reading is important habit to have at all ages as understating the words and the vocabulary stimulate the mind and improve communication skills. However, it is especially important at the early stages of childhood therefore parents should instigate and inspire children to not just read but also...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yuping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yueyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Classroom management can be defined as the wide variety of skills and techniques that teachers use to keep students organized, orderly, focused, attentive,on task and academically productive during a class. Or in simple words, we can simply say Classroom management is a key element to establishing a successful learning environment in any classroom. In my opinion, an...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in ChengchuAn Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in E'erduosi Shi — Ordos? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this summative task, I have decided to write an article about time tenses and give some perspective to a new learner on how to form the time structures. I will start this with the basic time tenses we have, which are past, present and future. These three main categories will be expanding in twelve various subcategories which will be explained in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in YAjiAngqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. How to help students to overcome stress when they learn English? English is one of the most important languages in our modern world, hence it is spoken in many countries around the world as a first or second language. In many countries, the English language is therefore a main topic in schools. Learning a new language requires a lot of time, motivation and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Getang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changsha Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. TOPIC: Child Development There are many topics that came to mind for discussion. However,the one topic that stood out the most is my life long journey. Yes, the topic in which I will be discussing is Child development. Childhood development has become a huge part of my being. I have great insight, experience, and accomplishments in this field. I have experience in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ruyi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiangtan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Throughout one’s schooling, it is not uncommon to come across that particular teacher that resolves every type of altercation, or moment of class disturbance, with excessive shouting and loss of temper. Although these are the teachers we tend to recall the most when we are swapping stories with friends of our bygone school days, I feel that the number of...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Daqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Ganzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. the future continuous tense is is used to say that something will be in progress at a particular moment in the future; for example same time next month i will be playing soccer at the sports stadium. Also the future perfect can often be confused with future perfect continues the future continuous tense is is used to say that something will be in progress at a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Haizhou Jingji KAifAqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Lianyungang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The other day, my boyfriend and I were at the Health Food Store with our friend Christian, who happens to be French. When we arrived, I said to Christian, “I’ll be right back, I have to go to the bathroom.” He gave me a blank look, and after a few moments pause, asked, “Are you going to the toilet?” “Yes, the toilet” I replied. Christian...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Gonghe Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Chenzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Cultural sensitivity is important to bear in mind as we all face situations on a daily basis: whether in our working environment or on a personal level. Within the Western English speaking world we can see that there is the presence of a dominant culture (such as European American, or Western Culture) and a secondary culture (such as African, Chinese, or...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaonanqu Jingji KAifAqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiaogan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. How important is slang and idioms in language learning? For a native English speaker, it is easy to understand as they are commonly used every day in casual conversation. But for ESL students, this type of informal English might as well sound like Mumbo Jumbo! (Make no sense). That’s because most students are taught proper, textbook English like:...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tumen Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shiyan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teaching receptive skills Basically, when we talk about teaching language, we always think about speaking, listening, writing and reading; but now, let’s just focus on reading and listening, in other words, the receptive skills. Why do we read or listen? the answers are: we do read or listen in teaching receptive skills because we need to know some instructions as...  [Read more]