Author Archives: Richard Graham

Learn 1000 words of English – vol. S!

When you see how many English words begin with an “S” you can certainly see why “s” is the first sound we learn in the Genki Phonics course!ย  This week I’m having LOTS of people writing in asking for help with high school English, ย so I just uploaded the latest “S” volume in the “Learn…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/learn-1000-words-of-english-for-free-vol-s/

The Secret Trick to Getting Your Students to Pay for Your Teacher’s Set!

Update: ย The Back to School Installment Plan Promotion has now finished! ย  Congratulations to everyone who took part!ย  Lots of people write in to me saying they would love to have the Genki English materials but they just can’t afford it. So …. I did this Facebook video for you! I show you how just…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/get-the-genki-english-materials-for-free-for-freelance-private-english-teachers/

Genki English in Government Schools….how it works, how it can help you and how to get it!

I’ve had quite a few teachers saying I’ve been neglecting government school teachers over the past few weeks. ย  ย Sorry about that!! ย So I just did a video just for you! (You can also check out the video on Facebook here) Some of the things we cover: Why and how Genki English was designed and…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/genki-english-in-government-schools/

How to teach English FAQ: The most popular questions answered!

Once you get the hang of teaching English it can be lots of fun and really quite easy to do. However there are always some questions that can niggle away until you get a clear answer. So, after 30 years of teaching around the world, here are the questions I find most teachers ask me…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/how-to-teach-english-language-writing-discipline-the-most-popular-questions-answered/

How to teach colours? It’s got to be Pirates :)

Well, ย it doesn’t have to be pirates, ย but it certainly makes for a much more fun lesson!! ๐Ÿ™‚   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Richard Graham – GenkiEnglish! (@genki_richard_graham)   The full animation, song, pronunciation guide, mini lesson, karaoke are in the Teacher’s Set Superpack. And the lesson plan, flashcards,…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/how-to-teach-colours-its-got-to-be-pirates/

Are you teaching to the head or the heart?

Teaching the rules means you’re teaching to the head. “If this happens, do this. ย  If this happens, do this” Which is cool. It feels like “work.” And if you have lots and lots and lots of time it can sometimes get you someway to your goal. ย  For some people. But it’s not much…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/are-you-teaching-to-the-head-or-the-heart/