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Smartphone Addiction — a Talking Points lesson for English reading and speaking

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Introduction How often do you check your smartphone? How many apps do you use? Do you think you are addicted to your smartphone? Why/why not? Smartphone Addiction Smartphone addiction today is a very real problem among younger people. In the past, when people talked about addiction, they usually meant serious drugs like heroin or cocaine. […]

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How can I improve my English in One Month?

6 Comments / Studying English / David Buckley

First a disclaimer — I do not recommend giving yourself only one month to improve your English. You should give yourself longer than that. Regular daily practice in all English skills is a much better method. You will learn more, remember more and see a marked improvement over the weeks, months and years. Slow and

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How to Prepare for Any English Class

2 Comments / Teaching ESL / David Buckley

As the man said, preparation is everything. And this applies no greater than to teaching English. If you are new to teaching English, you should have the words prepare everything tattooed on your forehead. That way you will never go into a class unprepared or with no lesson plan at all. Just think of this:

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The ULTIMATE Checklist of What to Take When Teaching Abroad

Leave a Comment / Teaching ESL / David Buckley

So you’re all set and ready for the big plane journey abroad. You’ve got your ticket, applied for the perfect English teaching job overseas and been accepted. Got your visa, got that weird feeling in the pit of your stomach — a combination of excitement and absolute dread. But it’s happening. You are going. But

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9 Reasons to Study in Canada

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Canada is rapidly securing its place as the ideal choice for studying. Every year thousands of students arrive in the country about to embark on their academic journey in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal. In 2018, 572,000 international students studied in Canada — and that is a massive increase from the previous year. The most common

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How to Teach Journaling in the ESL Class

2 Comments / Teach English Writing / David Buckley

Writing can present enough of a challenge to a native English speaker. But to someone whose second language is English, it is a major hurdle. To write something in English they not only have to think of the correct grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary and spelling but also they have to consider all their thoughts, ideas

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9 Golden Rules to Crush the IELTS Test

How to teach Absolute Beginners in the English Class

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Teaching beginners can be one of the hardest groups to teach in an English class. However, they can also be one of the most rewarding. Seeing the students come to terms with a grammar point or English vocabulary terms can be a great moment in the classroom for everyone. Unlike many other levels, you will

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How to Smash Part One of the IELTS Speaking Test

4 Comments / Study IELTS Speaking / David Buckley

The IELTS speaking test. It strikes fear into the very hearts of the bravest students. But fear not. I am about to show you how to tackle it and win. Today we are looking at Part One of the test — what it is, how are you tested, what to say, what to do. The

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What to do on the day of the IELTS test

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There is so much information to find on the internet about doing the IELTS test. But what should you do on the actual day of the test? Or the week before? Or six weeks before? This is something that many students do not even consider. But if you take the time to plan these things,

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