Author Archives: Richard Graham

The Easiest Game: “Talk me through it …. “

One really useful phrase you can use in adult or higher level classes or when you have plenty of time is “Talk me through it ….” So, for example, if you’re teaching clothes in English with “He/She’s wearing….”, just bring up the big Oscar Lunch photo and just say “Talk me through it…” Β  Β …

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😱 1 Million Views on Instagram! ( + 15m on Tik Tok!)

I’ve been trying a few new things on Instagram this past month and it has gone a little crazy! One of the videos just got 1,029,776 views! So if you want to check out what Genki English looks like on an iPad, check out the reels below or you can sign up your students so…

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🌈 10 Creative & Fun Ways to Elevate Smartphone Safety at School & Home πŸ πŸ“š

Rather than banning phones, you can start with just a few simple tweaks to make them safer for you and your family. Here’s what I do: Learn How It Pulls Your Strings 🎭: Check out “The Social Dilemma” on Netflix to find out how phones manipulate you (and your kids!) into constantly picking them up….

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Why banning mobile phones in schools is not just stupid, it’s the most dangerous thing we can do!

One of the reasons I first started teaching, way back in the 1990s, was because the British Government had just updated one of the β€œAdvanced Level” A-Level exams so that, for the first time, you could do a music A-Level with a synthesizer as your main instrument. Now, I LOVE synths; twiddling a Moog filter…

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🎿Winter Sports or Summer Sports?⛡️

Now that Valentine’s is over (I hope you had a great time!), Β it’s now time for that other February Favourite – Winter Sports! Β  Β Or maybe it’s Summer Sports where you are? Β Β  Enjoy! Be genki, Richard P.S. Β These extra seasonal lessons just let you add a little extra spice to your classes. Β As a…

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