Author Archives: Richard Graham

Start your own school Tip 2: Be unavailable!

Getting students can be tough at the beginning, but here’s a great tip to use! Imagine two restaurants. One is always empty, you ring them up and they say “oh, come any time, we’re pretty free here”. The other you’ve heard is always full, you ring up and they only have one reservation slot left….

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Name Cards Games for nearly all the themes!

Gaz has been at it yet again, this time making monster ebooks of Name Cards for theΒ Name Card Game. As usualΒ VIP members can download them below, and if you’re not a member, get yourDownload Pack now and join the fun! Namecard Game Cards colour (pdf) Namecard Game Cards Black & White (pdf)

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10 Little Samurai

Here’s the latest video I’ve done for learning counters. Thanks to Yumiko, Gaz & Margit for all your hard work! Would you like an English version? Β If so, what would we count? P.S. Have a look at the comments from the Youtube site, Β I tell you high school kids LOVE Genki songs! AshTheFallenAngel: Β i was…

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Alice in Wonderland

With the new movie coming out, here’s a quick reminder that you have the full text of the book available on Genki English as part of the “Learn English with Fairy Tales” page. Alice in Wonderland.. Plus there’s also a “dictionary included” version for Japanese students where you simply hover over a word you don’t…

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Start your own school Tip 1: Where to hold class?

Since I started talking last week about why I think it’s a good idea to start your own school I’ve had lots of people emailing in saying they are starting to look round for places to rent. I’d say that’s probably not such a good thing to do! When you start any business, keeping your…

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Anyone in Shizuoka?

So, I’m looking for a teacher (English school), using Genki English Β for a 1st year elementary student (6 years old) in Japan. Β She has been joining my regular classes since last Summer and has to move now to Shizuoka prefecture θ‘΅εŒΊγ€ε€§ε²© (Aoiku Ooiwa). Β She has all the CDs from GE and as she might move…

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