Author Archives: Richard Graham

Genki in Austria Day 2

Some of the very genki teachers from this weekend’s workshop! A foggy Christmassy morning, so we started off with – When, when, when? – I am , you are pronouns song + dinosaur game – which only sort of worked because I was the only guy in the room! But it shows how just a handful…

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Genki in Austria

Today was my only teaching workshop in Europe this year and we had people fly in from all over the continent, from Spain, Germany, Lithuania and of course Austria! Amongst all the general rules and positivity behind Genki English we did… – Genki Disco Warm Up, – String Game for introductions – My self intro about the…

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Think you’ve got discipline problems?

When it comes to discipline, Europe/US and Asia are like chalk and cheese.   Discipline problems can seem to fill you up completely but it also pays to see what other teachers have to deal with.  Here’s an article about teaching in the US:  What are they going home to? Makes you glad to teach where you…

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Education Policy & Development Lecture

Some of the students on the Education Policy and Entrepreneurship for Development course. Today I was invited back by the University of Newcastle to give my lecture to the students on the Masters of Education course in Education Policy and Entrepreneurship for Development. First the Doctor in charge gave a run through the phonics programmes…

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How to speed up your computer for free

Here’s a cool video to show how to, hopefully, speed up any old laptop.  I’ve tried it on loads of machines and it also keeps the computer quieter and increases your battery life.  It’s not quite as good as a new computer, but it can make a huge difference!  Have a try (at your own…

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Uno Style Christmas Prepositions Game from Zurich

Thanks for all the requests this week. In Zurich airport I just made a Christmas version of the Uno Style Card Game – The One. This one is to practice prepositions (under, on, in etc.) along with Gingerbread house, snowman, Christmas tree and Christmas presents. Enjoy! Plus new Superhero Dominoes from Gaz.

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