How Can I Teach Someone English

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Chile Villa Del Mar 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 was about conditionals and reported speech. I learned that conditionals are sentences containing the word \"if\" which refers to the past, present, or maybe future possibilities. Basically, in simple terms, that if 'this' happens, \"that' happens. There are five main conditionals and this chapter showed and explained examples of each one. The five conditionals are zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, third conditional, and mixed conditional. I also learned about...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Dummer New Hampshire 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 was about teaching one of the \"most neglected aspect of English language teaching.\" It is not hard to see why when it is very difficult to comprehend, let allow teach to someone who does not know the sounds. The thought of having to explain the difference between the \"s\" sound versus the sound \"z\" makes is intimidating. Moreover, there are sounds we change or drop without even thinking about the fact that we do. This unit taught me that I still have a lot to understand about my own...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Delton Michigan 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 lesson was both interesting and confusing. Interesting because growing I never learned to speak words like this. This maybe because I was always surrounding by English. I can see that this is made for the intent to teach someone English as a second language. Phonemes in this lesson allow someone who speaks a different language to learn the sounds of letter combinations in the English language which may different very much from their own native language. The most confusing thing for me in the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Colombia bucaramanga 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 learned about conditionals, why/ when to use them. For example, we use the zero conditional when we are talking about a fact or certainty, like : When you heat ice, It melts or : when the sun goes down, it gets dark. For reported speech, I learned that when someone has just told me the information and I want to report it to someone else, shortly after , I can use the same tense, for example : Janet just told me over the phone that she is having a great time at the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Yueyang 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: S.B. - U.S.A. said: This unit presented two key forms of language - conditionals and reported speech. Conditionals are used to express possibilities in the past, present or future, and are identifiable through the use of words \"if\" and \"when\". Conditional sentences are made up of two clauses - the \"if\" clause and the main clause. The \"if\" clause consists of the condition that needs to be met before the main clause's action or state can be achieved (or its consequence can unfold). There are five main forms of...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Peru Cusco 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 Conditionals, and Reported Speech vs. Direct Speech. First, this unit covered what a conditional is. A conditional is an if/when statement with a condition that must be fulfilled to ensure a reaction. There are two clauses in a conditional sentence, the \"if clause,\" and the \"main clause.\" There are five different forms of conditionals. Second, this unit covered Reported (Indirect) Speech vs. Direct Speech. Direct Speech is actual speech, or possibly even what we understand as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Pakistan Abbotabad 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 about Teachers and Learners, I learned some valuable techniques that would help me be a better teacher. Not just someone who has great knowledge of the English language but also someone who is able to pass on that knowledge to others and inspire others to want to learn English. I've also learned what characteristics an English learner should have, that way if I notice a student lacking some of these characteristics, I can put in more effort to inspire them. At the end of the unit I...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Buga Colombia 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 chapter was really helpful because I haven't studied phonetics in any of my schooling. I plan to make sure I keep a printed copy of this chapter on hand to keep as a reference. I would never of thought to use diagrams while teaching someone the correct pronunciation so I found that a helpful tip. The different ways people use speech to enunciation their purpose was also helpful but I think I may have found it a bit different as I was born in Scotland and have a slight UK version of speech...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about College Reputable TESOL 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: K.L. – U.S.A. said: Besides learning a lot about grammar, which I wasn't taught much of in public school, I gained a great deal of knowledge about how to teach. Yes, I knew english before beginning the course, but if I was then asked to take what I knew and teach it to someone else, I wouldn't have the slightest idea of where to start. When we speak english as our first language, we often know what is grammatically right, but we don't necessarily know why, or how to explain it to someone else. Not only...  [Read more]

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Check out tefl tesol about Accreditation Flexible TESOL 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: H.T. – Japan said: One of the things I have gained form this course is a deeper understanding of why native speakers use certain structures and the different connotations between each one. I have also gained a deeper understanding of passive and active voice. I think the most important thing that I gained from this course was the lesson plan template. During my year of teacher training in California, I often had to write lesson plans in many different forms. None of the templates that I was asked to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Jhang Pakistan 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: It is my first time to encounter a lesson on conditionals although it is part of our daily language. Similary, direct speech and reporting reminds me of contracted forms. Simple guidelines with the forms of conditionals and reported forms helped me understand the lessons in this unit. Ideas in the delivery of this lesson are pouring in my mind. I can't wait to make my lesson plans!It was interesting to learn about the different tests used to identify different aspects about someones...  [Read more]