The Internet is full of websites for potential ESL teachers. There's an ever-growing demand for English teachers, but the market is so oversaturated that it seems almost impossible to stand out from the crowd. Demand for ESL teachers in Spain is constantly growing. Unfortunately, so is the number of teachers fighting to get the students.… Continue reading The oversaturated market of ESL teaching
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The problem with Halloween
It is my last post of October, and even though I had fun with all my themed lessons, a few questions stood out to me. What if I don't like teaching themed classes? What if I don't like teaching Halloween? To all those questions I say - fair enough. You shouldn't teach anything that doesn't… Continue reading The problem with Halloween
A bad date – teaching using anecdotes
Last year, for the first time ever I was given the opportunity to teach C1 level students. This year half of my students are of this level, which gives me a lot of chances of developing my way of teaching and revising advanced grammar. Even though teaching advanced students comes with many challenges, it feels… Continue reading A bad date – teaching using anecdotes
Halloween Escape Room
If you want to have a fun and relaxing class, look no further. I've got something just for you! Your teenagers will love this Halloween-themed escape room style class. All you need to do is monitor the answers and make sure that your students don't get too heated in this instalment of spooky classroom activities!… Continue reading Halloween Escape Room
The flakiness of adult students
At the beginning of my solo journey, I was quite excited. I realized that for once in my ESL teaching career, I can decide the type of students I teach. I always preferred a company of teenagers and adult students. My wish came true! Unfortunately, I forgot about one tiny thing - adult students are… Continue reading The flakiness of adult students
Halloween Comparatives and Superlatives
Grammar doesn't have to be boring! Ask your students to come dressed in their best costumes and practise comparatives and superlatives for short adjectives, using different Halloween objects and creatures. I love themed lessons. However, I don't think they should always be the same and focus on the vocabulary. That's why I've prepared a set… Continue reading Halloween Comparatives and Superlatives
Cambridge FCE Exam Practice: Halloween Speaking
Happy October! If you’re teaching Cambridge exam classes, Halloween is a great opportunity to step away from the usual exam topics and make speaking practice a little more fun. Instead of another lesson about the history of Halloween, why not turn the entire Cambridge B2 First Speaking exam into a spooky challenge? Last year, I… Continue reading Cambridge FCE Exam Practice: Halloween Speaking
Journey to freelancing – one month later
So it's officially been a month since I've decided on becoming my own boss. Let's do a recap and see how things are ACTUALLY going. So I started this solo journey with a lot of optimism. In reality, I wanted to work one more year at an academy and then go on my own. However,… Continue reading Journey to freelancing – one month later
Cambridge PET – Listening Part 1
Listening is one of the two receptive skills, which is quite polarising. Your students will either love it or hate it! I enjoy Listening Part 1 as it's entertaining and possibly the easiest of them all. On the flip side, it requires a wide range of vocabulary to choose the correct answers. I've already done… Continue reading Cambridge PET – Listening Part 1
Cambridge Exam Score Templates
Who said that ESL teachers don't need to know math? We do math more than we would like to admit. All Cambridge exam preparation teachers, I've got something just for you! As a teacher in Spain, you do quite a lot of things. You get to teach all ages and levels, and probably one of… Continue reading Cambridge Exam Score Templates
