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]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Xiaogan China and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In this unit I have learned (ha, that?s Present Prefect) how to deal with the very complicated grammar rules regarding Present Tense. As mentioned in the chapter, for native or bi-lingual speakers, you go by every day without really knowing the rules. You apply the rules correctly, because it has become a habit. Now that I?m (once again) aware of the rules, I feel better equipped to explaining it to my students.Receptive skills are different from productive and there can be a trick in...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Richland Wisconsin and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Unit 3, concerning various teaching methods and techniques, appears to be the most valuable unit for me so far. I found out that I unconsciously used most of the techniques and methods. I can reflect all my lessons and change not very successful moments since now I clearly see how the lesson should look like in order to be more effective and useful for my students. Moreover, the information about evaluation is of great use, too. Previously I have had many questions upon how and when I should...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Freetown Sierra Leone and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit is a very good example of an effective and ineffective classes. Both videos are interesting in terms of methodology, learning process, strategies, rapport and classroom atmosphere. The first is a complete failure to meet the lesson objectives. The second one is the exact opposite of the first lesson and it shows some good examples to deliver an interesting class.This Unit is very good because I can see different examples of topics that can be confused at the moment of use...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Weogufka Alabama and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The two videos showed explicit examples of what actions to avoid and carry out during a lesson. As I sat before my screen, watching the first video was a bit painful. The teacher continues to claim how ?easy? the auxiliary verbs were and that ?anyone? could provide an example. I tried to imagine how the students felt at that moment and it definitely was not pleasant. This is a reminder to always rethink words before speaking before one?s students for a simple term may cause a drastic effect. Keeping...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Lauro De Freitas Brazil and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In this unit we can find the idea that writing is usually relegated to homework because mistakes and errors are not easy to be corrected int the particular moment they are committed. But, writing and speaking are equally important and we must devote the same efforts to the both. For me, It is very relevant the functionallity of the games in the teaching of productive skills, as useful tools to stimulate the learners' participation.When it comes to teaching there are various tools...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Mount Joy Delaware and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit focuses on past tenses and their usage. As for the present tense, the past has four aspects: past simple (referring to past actions that took place at a definite time), past continuous (an action in progress at a past time), past perfect (an action completed before another past action), and past perfect continuous (rarely used, referring to an action that began before a past moment and continued up until that moment and we don't know whether or not the action continued beyond that moment)....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Vadodara and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M. M. – U.S.A. said: This unit covered four present tenses: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. Each tense was introduced with an explanation, multiple examples, terms of usage, and a listing of common student mistakes/errors. Teaching ideas were also provided. In the English language, there are various aspects of each tense, such that we are able to express a variety of times. The various aspects of present tense allow us to describe what we do habitually,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Starkville Colorado and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I learned so much on the present tense. the present tense in general has to to do with things happening at the present. that is things you are doing at the moment that is why its referred to as the present tense. It mostly deals with issues that come up in our lives for example things we do all the time. so the present tense could be in many forms. It does not limit itself to the things you do at that moment but it could go further to what you are doing continuously. so this will take us to the...  [Read more]

  http://www.tesolcourse.com Which is the best course for me? A typical question asked by prospective trainees. It is not always an easy question to answer as it really depends on one's background, financial situation and time constraints. Where a person wants to teach can also be a factor in the course you select. For example in some regions the 120 hour online course is the basic requirement by employers but in other regions the 4 week in-class course is basic requirement. Contact us if you need assistance in deciding the right course for you. We will be happy to provide you with the relevant information you need to meet your particular needs and requirements. Go to our web site or follow the link above. Are you ready to live and teach abroad? Click here and get started today:...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Qiongshan and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J.J. - U.S.A. said: The unit is about the learning of past tenses. Like the present tenses, the past tenses are also divided into past simple tense, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous. The past simple tense is used for actions completed at a definite time in the past. It is used with regular verbs ending with \"ed\" with many irregular verbs too. The past continuous tense can express an action, which began before that time and probably continued after it. Therefore the subject is used with...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification India Haora and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit focuses on the system and structure of past tenses. Very similar to present tense, some of the same rules apply but instead reference things in the past time period. Past simple - Typical example includes a verb that ends in -ed, and used for actions completed at a specific time in the past. Past continuous - Typical example includes a verb ending in -ing and also contains was/were, used to describe actions that interrupt another past action. Past perfect - Typical example...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Isparta Turkey and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit has made the future tense very simple to learn It has given the various forms of the tense, their usage and explains in detail where and how they can be used. Lots of examples are given for this tense too as was given for the other tenses in other units. The teaching ideas given are really helpful. I appreciate the ideas given for teaching in all the units.After a far too long break, Unit 11 gave me a needed input for teaching listening and reading. The Unit tells about the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Avondale Arizona and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Reported speech, passive voice and relative clauses can also be very challenging because they have many details and specific ways to use them. Students don't necessarily need to know every detail, but they must understand and know how to use them. As usual, the teacher must be well prepared and present such topics with many examples and the study moment during the lesson should have a greater part. For instance, during one of my lesson about reported speech, my students rewrote a direct speech from a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Pocahontas Arkansas and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit covers the past tenses. There are 4 main past tenses: Past simple: These can contain regular verbs (I smiled, I didn't smile, Did you smile?) which usually have ed or d added to the base form of the verb, or irregular verbs ('I made' instead of I 'maked' or I find, not 'I finded' Past simple are used for an event that happened at a specific time in the past. Past continuous: This contains a subject + a verb +ing, for example I was playing snooker last week. Past perfect: Contains the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Chongqing and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: D.H. - Bahrain said: In this unit, I have been able to review different structures and usages related to the future tense in English. For example, usages of the future simple include: the expression of future facts and certainties; promises; predictions; assumptions and speculations; spontaneous decisions; and threats (as in the sentence, ?You?d better shut up or I?ll smack you?). The future continuous is used in the following ways: to say that something will be in progress at a particular future moment; to say...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Siverek Turkey and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit provided me with an in-depth knowledge of the past tense. The formulas and examples provided helped me understand the topic properly. Furthermore, it served as a form of revision to me and I absolutely enjoyed it. I found the unit to be very helpful as it provided formulas which enabled me understand how to identify each tense and its usage in a given time.I agree in this chapter said, ?some good teachers are very low-key, while other teachers, both lively and amusing, are...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Kursk Russia and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In this lesson was quite a bit easy the conditionals require a certain mindset about using the grammar at the right moment because it mights quite difficult to see the difference in usage and the form for the 3rd and mixed conditionals. The reported speech require to memorize how to change the tenses for exemple present simple to past simple or past perfect whom don't change.I found this unit interesting in providing various options for classroom management. The unit posed several examples...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Fayetteville Indiana and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: The future simple, the future continuous, the future perfect, the future perfect continuous, the 'be going+infinitive', the present simple, and the present continuous make up the future tense system. The future tense system can be very complex as it has seven tenses that have different future meanings. I actually never considered the present simple and the present continuous to be a part of the past tense system, but they can also be applied to the future tense since one can speak in the present...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Mexico Xalapa and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit covered the four forms of the present tense; simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous, their grammatical structure, and their uses. It made me think about how often I use these forms without thinking about them, and the challenges that they could bring to an English Language Learner. The lesson having clearly laid out examples and common mistakes that could be made allowed me to match what I was learning to how I speak and thus make the lesson more concrete in my mind....  [Read more]