Author Archives: Richard Graham

Ditch that Textbook – Live this week!

If you’re looking for a little inspiration about ditching your textbook and going full on with Genki English, check out this amazing digital summit this week. They have some of the best teachers in the world, Β with a whole heap of inspiration, showing you ideas, techniques and practicalities that you can use in your classroom…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/ditch-that-textbook-live-this-week/

Help Please: Have you been to a Genki English workshop? Could I ask for a small favour?

If you’ve joined a Genki English workshop in the past and enjoyed even a tiny little bit of it, Β I’ve got a small favour I’d like to ask you. As you can imagine, organizing the workshops is a HUGE amount of work and expense. Β  Maria, Nataly, Lynn and the girls in Vietnam Β worked miracles…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/help-please-have-you-been-to-a-genki-english-workshop-could-i-ask-for-a-small-christmas-present/

Snowman Building – in Cyprus!

I think I’ve solved the discipline problem, Β just move to Cyprus! Last week I visited Thea’s, Xenia’s and Maria’s schools and the kids were amazing. They were some of the most well behaved, question asking, enthusiastic kids I’ve seen. Of course having amazing teachers, a wonderful bright, clean school and all the tech with Genki…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/discipline-solved-building-snowmen/

Magic Christmas Game

Chris just wrote in a fantastic reply to the latest discipline video: During my self introductions, Β I tell the students some things that I like (eg: food, sport, etc.) then finally, I take out a gadget, perform, amaze them and say, “IΒ also like to do ‘magic‘!” Here, I got their attention already. When they ask…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/magic-christmas-game-discipline-trick/

Winter Sun Workshop in Cyprus!

After the snow of Ukraine last week, and after new workshops this year in Vietnam, it was one more brand new country this week with the amazing island of Cyprus. And with loads of fantastic Genki English fans, teacher trainers and even a Tony Robbins graduate in the audience, it was a fantastic experience. You…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/winter-sun-workshop-in-cyprus/

I’ve got no time!!!!

I’m seeing so many of my friends going crazy at this time of year often spending way longer lesson planning than actually teaching. Β  Plus add in Christmas parties, family events, shopping and baking and it seems everyone is running out of time. Let me help fix that. Time is the one great equalizer, it’s…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/ive-got-not-time/