Author Archives: Richard Graham

What time is it? Part 3 -> ΒΌ past, Β½ past etc.

ο»Ώ Although we take it for granted, telling the time is quite a tricky task. Β Especially when we have so many ways of doing it in English. So it’s always best to split it into chunks in separate lessons. Β  This is how we do it: What time is it? Part 1 with numbers +…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/what-time-is-it-part-3/

Back in the day …. the excitement of a CD release!

It’s all instant downloads now, but back in the day it used to be sooooo exciting to see a new Genki English volume on CD for the very first time!!

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/back-in-the-day-the-excitement-of-a-cd-release/

Cool game to add third person He/She options to any English lesson!

Time is always a challenge for teachers. Β So we always have to make choices as to what is the most important and useful language to teach first. That’s whyΒ my curriculum ends up full of questions, Β which the kids want to ask all the time, and things like numbers & colors end up being much later…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/cool-game-to-add-third-person-he-she-options-to-any-english-lesson/

How do you spell ❀️?

So how do you spell ❀️? Β Usually it’s L O V E. Β But very often for kids it’s spelt in a different way ….  

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/how-do-you-spell/

πŸŽƒ Pumpkin-Spiced ESL Lessons: Halloween Games and Activities for Spirited Learning πŸ‘»

It’s October which means one thing, Β Maria Carey is getting warmed up for November 1st. And it also means it’s Halloween in a lot of the world. It’s a fantastic chance to use the magic of Halloween to introduce, review or re-teach some of the language points that our students might have found a little…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/pumpkin-spiced-esl-lessons-halloween-games-and-activities-for-spirited-learning/

Mac OS Sonoma!

UPDATE: Β We’re all good on OSX Sonoma too – thanks to everyone for helping us test it! Genki English is certified toΒ work great on all Macs up to & including the brand new OSX “Sonoma.” If you do have any issues, let me know and I’ll try to fix them for you! Be genki, Richard…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/mac-os-sonoma/