Author Archives: Richard Graham

Start your own school tip 11: How to teach English to adults

Hello, Hope things are going great for you! I get a lot of teachers asking: Do you really teach Genki English to adults the same as kids? And the answer is …. Yes! In fact multi million dollar companies spend a fortune on “communication” and “presentation” seminars, where basically the presenters do exactly the same…

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Free Printable Halloween Certificate

In case you’re wanting to do a Halloween party or event, I’ve just added a new printable Halloween Certificate. It’s fully personalizable (is that a word? πŸ™‚ ) Β with your students’ names, and everyone should get a different coloured Haunted House! You can also check out the other certificates I did for you during the…

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New Stationery Song Video

This month has been a record month for newΒ  VIP members sign ups – thank you very much! Over on the VIP Forum there was a request for a video to go with the new Stationery Song. Always wanting to please,Β here you go. And the flashcards, mini cards etc. are on theΒ main stationery page. More…

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Government Puts Genki English on 800,000 (!) Tablet PCs!

Here’s a bit of hot news for you … The Thai government has justΒ bought Β 800,000 tablet PCs for every primary grade one student in the country in their “One Tablet Per Child” initiative. They’ve just been delivered this week, and guess whose favourite English software is on there? Yep, they all come withΒ Genki English software…

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Phonics “Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down” Game + Video of Kids from India

As part of the training last week we sent the teachers into real classes to see how they got on with their very first phonics lessons! I thought you might like to see what the classrooms and school was like so whilst doing their evaluations I wondered round videoing the classes for you! Amongst other…

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International Talk Like a Pirate Day – Pirates of the Coloured Beards!

Tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Which means it’s a fantastic excuse to get out all the Pirate lessons! The first, and best of the lot, is the “Pirates of the Coloured Beards” – a brilliant intro to colours/colors for new kids, or a fantastic review for older kids! Just check out the…

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