Author Archives: Richard Graham

Farm English: to milk!

My “learn English” video for this week is “to milk” – a verb that can often confuse a lot of learners! Β Of course the best way to learn it is to see it! We shot this video during one of the activities visits from one of the schools we visited in New Zealand, called Leisure…

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Start your own school Tip 3: How to price your lessons using the “Airline Method”

In my School Owners Coaching Program I go through my full Pricing Roadmap so you find out exactly how much to charge. And the one word of advice I hear all the time from experienced school owners is “don’t price yourself too low”. In the beginning it can be so tempting to say “well, I’m…

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How I write my songs on the road

As you can imagine it’s much easier to write genki sounding songs when you’re in a nice place – the rain does tend to put a damper on things! So I thought you’d like to see the set up I use for song writing on the road (which is basically everyday). P.S. This week I’m…

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Very Cool Colour Snakes & Ladders!

Gaz has just sent in some very coolΒ colour Snakes & Ladders games. How are you? What’s the weather like? Where are you from? VIP members just click the links to download them, or order yourΒ Download Pack today become a VIP straight away! There are alsoΒ black & white versions for most of themes (along with a…

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How to encourage shy students?

Marie wrote in with a question I very often get asked “How can I encourage a shy student to learn English?” Many teachers just see “shy” as a personality type, and hence use it as an excuse saying “it’s OK, she’s just shy.” But that really does no one any favours. The key is to…

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Fruits & Vegetables in Video

Flossy in Austria has posted yet another great project based video, this time for fruit and vegetables! This project is linked to the Genki English songs for fruit and vegetables. The children had seen the other students at their school have their breakfast and drinks project. They all decided they would like to have a…

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