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  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 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 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 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 Beizhouzi 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. After dedicating more than 3 years of my life to travel and seeing 60 beautiful countries across 6 continents around the world, I have come to realize that the English language is the missing link in what would bring people and nations together. It was at a hostel in Bosnia and Herzegovina some time last year when I decided I wanted to teach English to people from...  [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 ShuibuyA Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Enshi Tujiazu Miaozu Zizhizhou? 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 reader might infer from this title that it applies to the student but I intend to show, it refers to the teacher! My first class with each student I make the student comfortable and happy, while I learn and determine their abilities. However one class is not enough to have a complete picture of a student's abilities and depth of their...  [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 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 Haiyong 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. This personal summary looks at the role games in the classroom play and their benefits. After 20 units of this course and the opportunity to reflect on them, I feel as though this is the standout area for me in being an effective teacher in the classroom. From the very first lesson students and teachers will meet for the first time and establish important...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Niumasi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Shaoyang 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. Are you pondering of becoming not only a teacher but a successful and great teacher? There are a lot of information, books and many experienced teachers that one can get the information from and be able to learn key tricks to become a successful teacher. We all know that teaching is not an easy task, but it does not mean it cannot be enjoyable. We need to have a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in CAngji Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suqian 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 importance of building rapport What’s building rapport? Building rapport is the connection that is built between people, the bond that forms when people find out that they have shared interests. It is the basis of meaningful, close and harmonious connections between people. It is the sense of connection you experience when you get to meet a new person you...  [Read more]

To embark upon yet another career at the ripe old >?age of 51, may seem like madness to most people. However, most >?people would not have given up a successful 27 yr career in Nursing >?as I had done 7 yrs previously. This was to take a fitness >?qualification that enabled me to have??a “midlife” crisis, and >?become a fitness professional and eventually a Club Manager. >?However, the realization that advancing middle age was not >?conducive to teaching aerobics classes forever, led me to the >?beautiful island of Phuket in March 2007. My plan was to qualify as >?a TEFL teacher and remain on the island for a year at least, >?practicing my newly aquired skills. Yes, I could have done it in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dayan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hulunbei'er Shi — Hulunbuir? 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. "Parents are the first teachers". This famous line implies that the extent of parents' influence on the learning and development of children is undeniable. From the moment children are born, parents serve as the first teachers as they learn their first gestures, facial expressions and one of every parent's most rewarding moments – hearing their...  [Read more]

I believe that Classroom Management is the key component in any educational setting. I believe that if a classroom is well manage by the teacher, the students can learn more not by punishing them with their behavior problems but to engage each students in every activities that takes place in the classroom. My goal is to make my classroom well manage so no students will be left behind in the lesson and make the environment organized. I believe that teaching is a very difficult job because we have to deal with so many people with different personalities in our daily life. But if we make our classroom enjoyable and make the students feel that they are big part of the class, it will make them feel comfortable and they will participate more in class. I have always had large numbers of...  [Read more]

I believe that Classroom Management is the key component in any educational setting. I believe that if a classroom is well manage by the teacher, the students can learn more not by punishing them with their behavior problems but to engage each students in every activities that takes place in the classroom. My goal is to make my classroom well manage so no students will be left behind in the lesson and make the environment organized. I believe that teaching is a very difficult job because we have to deal with so many people with different personalities in our daily life. But if we make our classroom enjoyable and make the students feel that they are big part of the class, it will make them feel comfortable and they will participate more in class. I have always had large numbers of students...  [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 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]

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 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 Jielong 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. English as a global language Why is a global language needed? As the world has become more interconnected, particularly with quick international travel, modern communications and globalized trade, the argument for a “global language” is often used. Arguably now more than ever, a global language or single lingua franca has never been more important. There are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in JiAngsushengguoyingnantong Nongchang? 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. You turn your TV on and you change the channels but all you can listen is people talking in a language that you don't really know about. You turn on the radio and everything you hear is a song that people use the same language that you heard when you were trying to find something to watch. You go to the store and you see labels and brands...  [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 Datangbu 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 perfect continuous is formed by will+have+been+verb+ing. the future...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dagushan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Anshan 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. This unit covered the importance of reading, listening, writing and speaking which are the four basic skills of any language. There are two main reasons for reading, for purpose or for entertainment. Reading in a new language can be easier because the information is stationary and reviewable. Speaking can be more challenging because it is in the moment with little...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qingnianzonghe Kenzhichang? Are you interested in teaching English in Yingtan 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. Very interesting to see how much more was produced in the second class compared to the first. this gives a good general idea about how you should condut yourself in a classroom situation. especially from the moment you walk in. It also gives me a hint about the importance of creating good relationships with the different students over time. Very...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xiaosiping Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Liaoyuan 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. During this unit, I have learnt that the attitude of the teacher can really affect the learning of a student. As well as using the wrong level of vocabulary that they cant understand can also affect interest of the learning of a students.Repeating a short sentence or phrase is also very important for a student to learn the language. Finding the right moment to...  [Read more]

  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. When I finished my reading of the lesson material, I had been attempting to clarify my understanding of past perfect continuous tenses for far longer than then the time spent contemplating other tenses. At the moment I understood past perfect continuous tenses, I had already reached a workable understanding of past perfect tenses – and was reaching an understanding of past continuous tenses.↵↵The...  [Read more]