Tefl Worksheets

  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]

  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]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Hickory Dale Acres 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: The attitude of the teacher is what is going to set the stage for the lesson. When giving instructions, they must be very clear and you should show an example before giving out worksheets for completion. This way it shows what the expectation is. Whole class involvement makes everyone want to participate. Pairing up students helps the weaker student feel better and are more likely to participate. Presentation on the board helps a lot for visual along with the pictures brought in and the...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs India Modinagar 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: Lessons are planned to give a logical sequence for lessons, as a working document, creates a record and used when a relief covers a lesson. A plan would include teacher name, date, time, class level, room, expected numbers and lesson content. Then learner and teacher aims, anticipated problems and solutions. The lesson would start with Engage - generating student talk about the subject to ascertain what they already know. Study - board work, concept and worksheets. The procedure for handing...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Japan Koriyama 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: Some of the points I observed were: a teacher talking too much stifles student interaction. Talking too loud and too fast is off putting to students. A smile can greatly improve the students receptiveness. Start with what the students already know (eg animals) then introduce the unknown (eg modal verb). Using student's names creates a better environment for learning. The DEGO method for study worksheet activities is effective. Working in pairs generates much more student...  [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 Certification Iran Masjed Soleyman 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 11 covered receptive skills such as reading and listening along with how to teach and strengthen these skills in the classroom. The ESA lesson examples about interviews used throughout the unit were very helpful in showcasing the use of the skills required and also very versatile and can b used with c]almost any celebrity. The written unit had various worksheet examples of comparisons and language that could be used while the video showcased some games. The games, personally,...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Panguitch Utah 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 course books and lesson materials were discussed. I often have to use English Langugae book at school and always have trouble with some of the material. This lesson taught me that supplementary materials and creating my own materials are a great option for use alongside the textbook. From this poinbt I think i will be making some extra worksheets for students as study help or exam preparation. The examples of materials was also really useful and allowed me to see the difference between the...  [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 Jobs Huadian 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: This unit was very informative for me because I have not studied the parts of speech since high school. I am very happy I took notes while working my way through this unit. I believe grammar related lessons are the most difficult for teachers and students alike. It's hard to make learning grammar interesting for even native speaking students. Students may ask questions that the teacher may have difficulty answering. As a learner, it takes time and practice to fully grasp the rules and concepts to a...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Baoji 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. B. - U.K. said: First, the unit distinguishes between authentic and non-authentic materials and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each. Authentic materials may be interesting to the students, providing real material in English, but much care must be taken in selecting authentic materials since they are obviously not graded for language level and may include content that could be socially or culturally offensive to the class. The unit talks about designing materials and worksheets for use in class. It...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Turkey Izmit 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: Equipment teachers find useful are, for example, the blackboard and the whiteboard. The unit explained its good to have the plan of what is going to be written on the board written on a sheet of paper beforehand. Teachers should write clearly and make sure that students in the back can see.Teachers can section the board or use different color markers. Other equipment often used are the overhead projector, dictionaries, video cameras,a photocopier, worksheets, work cards, DVDs and resource books ....  [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 Horntown 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: In the classroom, teachers need some sources or materials. These are whiteboards, interactive whiteboards, overhead projectors, visual aids, worksheets and word cards, cassette recorders, cd players, videos and DVDs, video cameras, dictionaries, coursebooks, resource books, photocopiers, computers, and online resources. Every teacher chooses different materials for different purposes. It depends on the personality of the teacher. While some of them choose more technological items such as...  [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 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]

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 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]