Tag Archives: speak english

Student Engagement

If students are attending your classes, are they engaged in the learning or bored out of their brains?

Learn American English Through News Stories

Learn American English with audios based on news stories.

How do I learn English words?

Learn the words in real sentences. It is much easier to remember the word and how it is used in a sentence.

Make contact with an English speaker on FB

I get contacted a lot through Facebook and Skype from people wanting to improve their English. A great way to make initial contact if you want to do this, is look at the person’s profile and find something to talk to them about. Begin a real conversation first and then ask if they can suggest [...]

Can English Emancipate People in the Slums?

An inspirational story about making a real difference through education for the millions in the slums. They teach in English, a language that is not native for the kids but they believe that this language will help them in the future and give them more choices on a global level.

Aunty, creative writing in English is like doing Art!

Writing creative stories in English for high school students in a different language can be quite daunting. Unless students are adequately stimulated, they can find writing boring and tedious. Who remembers the “Write about what you did in the holidays” task?. A useful approach is to engage learners in discussion where you can get them to relive the experience as if they were actually there again. Creative writing in English can be fun!

Mao’s Last Dancer – Movie and Book

Movies and books are a great way to be inspired and to also learn a different language and culture.

Speak English Quickly Using MP3s

Learn real English quickly and easily with MP3s and a method that works.

Textbook English to Spoken English

English textbooks online and live online teachers to help you speak better English.

English with different accents

Here is a humorous example of understandable spoken English with a Pacific Island accent. You would also need to understand a bit about Pacific Island life in South Auckland, New Zealand to understand the joke and you would best get that from living in the country! See if you can work out what is being [...]