Beyond the “To Be” Syndrome: An Alternative Method to Teaching Language by Armen Kassabian & Megan Meyerson (Brazil ETAs) Apathy. It’s one of the biggest challenges ETAs face as we walk into the classroom and meet the glazed-over eyes of our students, so drained from years of drilling “to…
Lesson of the Week: 10 (of Many) Homophones Your Students Should Know
10 (of Many) Homophones Your Students Should Know by Sojourner White (Spain ETA) Could you bare it if I were to right a sentence wear all the words sound, but don’t look, correct? English is a tricky language for non-native speakers so help out your students with a brief overview about…
Lesson of the Week: Slang
Slang by Ayat Abourashed (Indonesia ETA) Let’s be real. We teach students in Indonesia very formal English. That’s all great, but when students are watching American movies or listening to pop, they hear a lot of informal language. My students always ask about slang, and they should learn it. Realistically, if…
Lesson of the Week: Biographical Recount Text
Biographical Recount Text by Ayat Abourashed (Indonesia ETA) Have students ever wondered who started Valentine’s Day? Well, this week’s lesson focuses on Saint Valentine by learning about biographical recount text. This lesson is for high school students and focuses on the general structure of recount text. Students will warm up by learning…
Lesson of the Week: Elementary- How Are You
Elementary- How Are You Lesson By FrancesS
Lesson of the Week: Back to School
Back to School by Zoe Gioja (South Korea ETA) and Kristen O’Brien (South Korea ETA)