Author Archives: Richard Graham

Genki in Lapland

Yes, I just found out today that the town I’m in is Swedish Lapland. Which does sound very cool. Apparently they have more snowmobiles than cars up here, as well as ice roads across the sea and the famous Ice Hotel nearby. I’m up here because Northern Languages are introducing after school clubs based on…

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Rome to the Arctic (nearly!)

After catching the opera last night (it was good to see Tosca in Rome), it was up early and on the flights to northern Sweden. And I must say I am very impressed! It may be because I’ve just spent the last month in wonderful but graffiti ridden Italy, but Sweden is just so clean,…

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Summer Tours

Update: Β Thanks to everyone who came to all these workshops! Β If you’d like a workshop in your city next year, pleaseΒ get in touch! I’m a little busy organising my Summer Tour at the moment. If you’d like a workshop at your school this year, then now’s the time to get in touch. And look out…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/summer-tours/

Cute Kitten English

I was helping a friend set up a new website the other day “γ‹γ‚γ„γ„δ»”ηŒ«” (cute kitten), where she puts up a picture of a super cute kitten everyday. Now I don’t really see the attraction of cute kittens at all, but to see some people’s almost hysterical reaction I just knew it was something you…

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Free Phonics Worksheets

If you’re teaching the alphabet to first year junior high or elementary school kids, here are some new free phonics worksheets for you. I’ve lost count of how many people have emailed me saying there is a mistake on the “odd-one-out” phonics worksheets because “volleyball” is on the “b” worksheet. Of course, that’s the odd-one-out!…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/free-phonics-worksheets/

How to Videos + Bigger

I’ve just put a couple of new “Teaching Guide Videos” on the site. One for Do you like…?, one for the adjectives song & my favourite song for getting older kids genki, Where are you going?. They don’t feature any kids, but just show you the actions, gestures etc. for when you teach the song….

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/how-to-videos-bigger/