Application letter, Agreeing and Disagreeing

I’m teaching how to write an application letter. What do these expressions mean? Look for a job, apply for a job, job interview, get a job. What greeting and salutation are appropriate for an application letter? What should you include?

I’m teaching comparatives

This week I’m teaching comparatives to the younger students. Big-bigger, small-smaller, young-younger, old-older, fat-fatter, short-shorter, tall-taller, thin-thinner, new-newer, ugly-uglier, rich-richer, poor-poorer, hot-hotter, beautiful-more beautiful, expensive-more expensive, interesting-more interesting, good-better, bad-worse.

We are talking about ambitions with the older students. What do you want to be when you leave school? Why? What is important in a job? (Money, your boss, friendship, working hours, distance from home, happiness, etc.) What is the most important for you?

I’m teaching recommendations

Students will learn and practise how to give positive and negative recommendations. Plus: What makes you special in your class? E.g. Have you been to a place where nobody else has been? Can you do something that nobody else can do? Do you have something that nobody else has? Use a recommendation!

Practising present perfect

This week we are practising present perfect with the students. HAVE YOU EVER? -Have you ever travelled by plane/travelled by ship/bought a lottery ticket/cheated on an exam/been to a zoo/met a famous person/been in a fight/eaten frog/dreamt you could fly/visited an art museum/played baseball/made a sandcastle/had an accident/been late for school/had a pet/been to the sea/been on a concert/won anything/cried because of a film/bought anything from the internet/lost your key/forgotten someone’s birthday/tried bungee jumping/won in the lottery/run a marathon/stepped on a chewing gum/found a wallet on the street/been bitten by a dog/lost your wallet/played a musical instrument?

I’m teaching present perfect

I’m teaching present perfect to the younger classes. Have you ever visited another country?

Asking about a problem and offering help is the topic for the older classes. Related vocabulary: computer problems. Who has a computer at home? What problems can you have with your computer?

Back to school

The children are back to school and the second semester is in full swing. I’m teaching how to ask and answer „Have you ever?” questions to the younger classes. Have you ever been to a circus? Have you ever been to an amusement park? Have you ever eaten an unusual food? Have you ever ridden a horse?

Our lesson topic for the older classes is entertainment. Related vocabulary: types of films, places to go, devices. What is your favourite type of film? What can you do with these devices? Which is the most important for you?

I’m teaching how to tell the date

What is the date today? What was the date yesterday? What was the date the day before yesterday? What will be the date tomorrow? What will be the date the day after tomorrow? When were you born?

I’m teaching body parts

Body parts: head, forehead, ear, nose, mouth, tooth/teeth, eye, face, neck, shoulder, arm, elbow, hand, finger, wrist, chest, belly/stomach, waist, hip, leg, knee, ankle, foot/feet, toes, back, bottom, heel, tongue, lips, eyebrow, eyelash, nail, chin, sole, heart, lung, brain… What do you use to hear/smell/see/touch/taste? What do you use to eat/bite/kiss/hug/write/snap/run/kick/think/breath? How many do you have? One? Two? More than two?

I’m teaching feelings

Feelings: angry, bored, cold, disgusted, happy, hot, hungry, in love, sad, scared, surprised, tired, sleepy, worried, dizzy, thirsty, full, lonely, heartbroken, nervous, jealous, shocked. Show me the feeling on your face! How do you usually feel when you get up in the morning? What do you like doing when you feel bored? Tell me about a time when you felt really scared! What was the happiest day in your life?

I’m teaching about daily routines and accidents

Daily routines. We talk about daily routines with the younger classes: What do you do every day first? And then? And then?

Accidents for the older ones. Could these items be dangerous? What could happen? Balcony, bathtub, glass, hot pan, iron, knife, ladder, matches, medicine, pool, stairs, window… Have you ever had an accident? Have you ever been in hospital? How did you end up there? What can be done to prevent accidents from happening at home/at work/on the road?