I have met many students afraid to speak English out loud. These same students can understand pretty much anything a native English speaker says to them in English and can read well too. But when speaking or writing they shrivel up. It is perfectly natural to feel a certain amount of nervousness or anxiety when […]
Introduction Are there many fast-food outlets in your town or city? What do people think of them? Is there a limit on how many fast-food outlets are allowed? Why/why not? What Has Happened To Our Town? A disgruntled man describes his town: It’s got to the point where I just don’t recognise the place anymore.
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We avoid risks. We avoid risks because we want to avoid failure. So we do nothing. And so we avoid the risk in order to avoid the failure that we are afraid of and then we are permanently floating around in the world of never knowing what could have been or what we could have
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Trying to decide which college to study in is hard enough. Or trying to figure out which course is the right one for you to do. But then to make the biggest and most important decision of your life — which country should you study in? And as you wade through all the college information,
Introduction Describe the average teenager in your country. Tell the class about their lifestyle and habits. What were you like as a teenager? Teenagers These Days Are Crazy! Discuss some of the topics below related to teenagers’ and teenagers’ lives. smoking drinking alcohol sex online porn fighting gangs trouble with authority teenage pregnancy drugs riding
English students must study English vocabulary. Without expanding their vocabulary they lack the word power to express themselves. They become frustrated and even feel resentment in studying English. They may regard the whole process as impossible and give up. As an English teacher, it is your job to motivate them. One thing you can do
Introduction Do you do any dangerous things with your friends? What would your parents think if they found out? Do you think kids should be allowed to do these kinds of things on their own? Kids In Danger A mother of today complains: I worry every time my son or daughter leaves the house. It’s
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In most English listening classes the students sit in class and listen passively to a tired old recording. Then they answer mundane questions to check they understood everything. It is no wonder that when students hear real English it sounds something like this: Howzitgoing?Didjagettaclassontimthotherday? (Interpretation: How’s it going? Did you get to class on time
The examiner might ask you to describe one of your parents in English. This could also be in your class or it could be as part of the IELTS speaking test. In which case, you need to be able to describe your mother or father in some detail. When describing people, students often fall into
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Introduction Should all women give birth? Is this their role in life? How are women with no children regarded in your culture? How about men with no children? Childless or Child Free? Today, half of all UK women under the age of thirty do not have children. In America, there has been a sharp decline
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