Teaching English Worksheets

  Here are some tips on completing your parts of speech worksheet. When providing examples for each part of speech, five one-word answers will suffice for almost all of them. However, we'll need to clarify this for the gerunds. This is basically due to the fact that what you've written can either be used as the main verb in a sentence, that would be the present participle, or can be used as the gerund. For example the word "playing" wouldn't be enough, as it can be used both as the verb or the gerund. So, an example sentence such as "I like playing poker." would suffice rather than simply the word "playing". 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...  [Read more]

  Next, a couple of issues surrounding the use of worksheets and workcards. Firstly, these types of materials can either be bought or they could be made by yourself. Very often many of the book series that we use will have workcards in their teacher resource book. Worksheets and workcards are very useful because they can act as a prompt to introduce an activity or topic. They can also be used for role plays and one of the things you need to be aware of when making worksheets and workcards yourself is that you need to make them durable. So whenever you create a workcard, if you put it on some hard backing and then put it inside some cellophane or covered plastic just to make them durable then those types of workcards and worksheets can last for years. So examples of worksheets and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification China Fenghua 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 all of the necessary equipment and resources that a teacher can use to present a lesson to their class. The unit covered boards, projectors, cassette players, cd players, DVD's and videos, visual aids, worksheets, and interactive white boards. The unit described the benefits of each one and the disadvantages if there were any in each piece of equipment. The unit then gives detailed lists of dictionaries, teacher worksheet and teaching resources, learning resources for...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Tonghua 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 teaching equipment and aids which helps to make the lesson more interesting, effective and less dependent on text books. Some common resources found in classrooms and study centers include white/ blackboard, Interactive whiteboard (IWB), overhead projector (OHP), visual aids, worksheet and work cards, the list is long. This unit also highlights principles that a teacher would follow when working on the board which facilitates the learning of students, OHP is used as an...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Class Onsite 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: V.A. - India said: I have gained lots of information through this course. Not only information but also I have learnt many things regarding teaching and learning of english Language. The lesson plan was particularly very useful and ESA pattern was new and most of us don’t follow a standard pattern. Only in schools it is followed and not for the intermediate level. We do have aims and objectives, aids but a standard procedure is not followed. After third unit, I have started using the ESA pattern for my...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Handan 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: Teaching aids serve an important purpose in keeping students motivated in participating in lessons. Aids can help capture the attention of students, and help their understanding of material, because of the way it's presented. Based of the the different items, I would prefer to have less of a dependence on the computer or IWB, and just have a mixture of the other aids. I think that using visual aids, worksheets, the CD player, and resource sites would be more effective; this is because that while it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Stanfield Oregon 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 interesting to know that English Language Teachers are not just limited to white boards, course books & worksheets anymore. This unit gives an exhaustive list of teaching aids & equipments that can be used in an ESL classroom: Dictionaries, online resources, worksheets, podcasts, you tube videos, Interactive White Boards, OHP, video cameras and more. The online resources listed range from online dictionaries (such as www.dictionary.com) to online lessons & lesson materials (such as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Red House New York 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 like the Straight arrow teaching method. The engage phase is a good way to get students to start talking and relax. Its good for relieving the stress of starting class. The study phase is the actual teaching portion where I can introduce new lessons to the students and show them the correct and incorrect way of using the new things. Worksheets are a good thing to use during this phase as the student get to hone their new skills and I can monitor whether or not they understand by how well they...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Company Advanced 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: A.O. – U.S.A. said: Through this course, I have learned a range of things, including how to organize a lesson, different methods of teaching the language, areas of english to especially focus on, and more. Now that I have learned the ESA method of organizing lesson plans, I will try to implement this in every lesson plan I do. I understand the importance of the three different learning stages, and the need to quickly get student’s attention with a “warm up,” instead of just jumping into a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification South Africa Mangaung 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: Knowing how, when, and with what effectiveness to using teaching aids can result in the lesson being more interactive and will increase student participation. Overusing worksheets as a tool, for example, will result in lessons becoming predictable and boring for the students, so it has been helpful to overview the variety of potential tools I can use a teacher. The use of audiocassettes was something I hadn't previously thought of, but the exposure to which I can now see myself...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Whitestown 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: In this lesson I learned about the materials that teachers use in the classroom. We use a wide variety of teaching materials, from chalk, the whiteboard, worksheets, video and cassette players, all the way to the coursebook. The coursebook seems to be the trickiest of all the materials. It can really help beginner teachers like me format a course and save us a lot of time in lesson planning, since the framework is already made and oftentimes the worksheets come in an accompanying student workbook....  [Read more]

The term materials can apply to virtually anything that a teacher uses to help the teaching process in the classroom. Common teaching materials include items such as worksheets, newspapers, pictures, text books and video recordings. These teaching materials are often classed as either authentic or non authentic depending on their origin and how they are used. ‘Authentic material’ refers to items that have not been designed or adapted for use in an English language classroom such as magazines, newspapers, video clips and song lyrics. In contrast, ‘non authentic material’ refers to anything that has been designed specifically to aid the teaching process such as worksheets, text books and instructional CD’s or DVD’S.  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Novosibirsk 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: The unit talks about the advantages of using the appropriate teaching aids and equipment during an EFL lesson in the classroom. It also discusses the functions of certain equipment and teaching aids such as OHP, video camera, cassette player, worksheets, dictionaries and others. The effective use of these teaching aids can really play a big role in the success of a lesson's objective and improvement of students' motivation as the lessons itself becomes less boring.It was very interesting to...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Lennon 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: Unit 17 includes information on equipment and teaching aids. Some teachings aids often found in today?s TEFL classroom are: ? White / black board ? holds the attention of students effectively and can be used for writing, drawing, sticking things on and even projecting overhead transparencies. ? Interactive whiteboard(IWB)/ smart board ? Overhead projector ? Visual aids- real objects, pictures, photos etc. ? Cassette recorder ? Worksheets and work cards ? CD player ? Videos and DVDs- presenting...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Hapur India 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 presents a multitude of resources available for the ESL teacher including websites, resource books, and dictionaries. It also lists the various types of equipment that may be able to be used and gives great tips on how to use that equipment. The equipment listed includes computers, CD, Cassette tapes, DVD, white boards, overhead projectors, video cameras, visual aids and worksheets/work cards.Unit 17 talks introduces the different tools you can use to facilitate a lesson. It reviews...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Russia Penza 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 have learned quite a lot from this unit personally. It has provided for me the opportunity to learn very much regarding different types of aids that can used in the classroom. For instance, visual aids can be used to help teach new words and concepts. Furthermore, visual aids are accepted by students as an easier means of learning because visual components are universal in language. Worksheets and workbook aids are likewise beneficial in the classroom for grammar exercises and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Cooperton Oklahoma 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: Many different teaching aids can used in a classroom to make lessons more interesting , effective and less dependent on the text book. Thus in unit 17, i learnt and read about some teaching aids and these resources depend largely on the schools .some of the teaching aids are : The board ( basic principle board work;start with a clean board,write legibly and neatly,keep the board clear and easy to read etc.), Interactive whiteboards( using it one need to bear in mind;test and have a back up-...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Beining 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: A.T. – U.K. said: Unit 17 introduces teaching aids and their effective use in the classroom. Teaching aids are meant to enhance the learning objectives and enforce the lesson plan. They are usually more interesting and engaging than the textbook. Depending on the school, the teacher may have the following aids available: white/blackboard, IWB (interactive whiteboard), overhead projector, visual aids, worksheets, cassette recorder, CD player, videos and DVDs, video camera, dictionaries, course books, resource...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Dates 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: A. V. – U.S.A. said: I have gained the tools I need to go out and teach english to students of any age or background. I am excited to have all of the ideas, lessons, worksheets, activities, etc. in my toolbox of teacher "stuff"! This course has made me aware of the needs of english language learners and the huge role that grammar plays in learning a second language. I am happy to have had a refresher course in the area of grammar myself. I plan to put into action what I have learned by using my ITTT TEFL binder...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Berezniki 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: A very useful unit especially for a practicing teacher as this unit gives the resources that a teacher can access for preparing lessons. The list of on-line sources is particularly relevant to access practice worksheets for grammar exercises. The various teaching aids that can be used in the classroom effectively with their advantages and some disadvantages are discussed here. I am planning to use the websites listed here to access grammar worksheets for my students.The use of teaching aids and...  [Read more]