After very successful kids’ demo classes yesterday (which I’ll write up soon!) today’s Masterclass for teachers was totally different to last week’s in Yaroslavl. There we had super Genki English fans with amazing questions who’d travelled from all over to see me. However today we had mostly government school teachers who were very much in…
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Yes, it does get earlier and earlier each year! Rather than just having halloween as background music, here at Genki English we do things slightly differently. Instead of just Halloween words, we use the power of Halloween (kids love it afterall!) to teach the regular English topics in an even more fun way. And of…
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Reza wrote in from Iran to ask: Thanks for your email.I’m a Iranian English teacher.I like teaching very much, especially for kids. I wanna know how long time do you suggest for each session? Hi Reza, As it usually fits in with regular school classwork, I usually recommend around 45 to 50 minutes per lesson. Here’s the…
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I must say I have been totally amazed at Russia so far, it is totally different to what I expected. I thought the architecture would be like Japan with soviet blandness everywhere, but the churches and cathedrals are just amazing. In my ignorance I assumed the famous St Basil’s in Red Square was the…
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Natalie wrote in to ask… I would want to know how to teach grammar at different levels in a fun way. Thank you very much for getting in touch Natalie. It’s always best to teach grammar by actually using it first and then add in the terminology later (if it’s needed for exams etc.) And…
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I wanted to start off today with a quote Katya put on Facebook: Dear Richard, the seminar is great! Thank you. It is worth travelling for 48 hours from Volgograd. To the teachers in Izevsk – please, do not miss your chance!!! 48 hours!! And the thing is Katya didn’t travel the furthest, we had…
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