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Protected: Kawasaki Clinic – Class 2

30 November 2015 by Marc

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Posted in: Students Tagged: pronunciation, setphrases

Be Prepared For Meetings

17 November 2015 by Marc

Today’s post is a response to an email from a reader, Viettan, who is worried about their English when presenting in public. They are in charge. Agendas First, have a meeting agenda, which is a list of things to talk about. Try to keep to this.

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Posted in: Situation, Speaking Tagged: business, meetings

Led Zeppelin Are Really Heavy Rock n’ Roll

3 November 2015 by Marc

Something to practice /l/ and /r/ sounds.

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Posted in: Pronunciation, Video Tagged: /l/, /r/

Protected: Kawasaki Monday Class 1

3 November 2015 by Marc

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Posted in: Pronunciation, Video Tagged: /l/, /r/, in-law, row

Who Are You Talking To?

2 October 2015 by Marc

When you speak English, one of the things you must think about is relationships. Who are you talking to? How well do you know them? What is the situation? It is useful, especially in business situations, to be formal. In most native-English speaking cultures, business relationships start formal then become more informal as the relationship … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Speaking Tagged: business, casual, formal, informal, register

Give Yourself Permission 

8 September 2015 by Marc

Recently I have taught a lot of new students. The same as I usually do, I talked to them about their study habits. Their reactions have left me a bit confused.

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: motivation, selfstudy

Protected: Kawasaki Dentists: Lesson 3

29 July 2015 by Marc

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Posted in: Students Tagged: braces, polite, pragmatics

Links: Apps 4 EFL

28 July 2015 by Marc

I went to a conference about teaching English a couple of weeks ago and saw a presentation by Paul Raine, the owner of a great website Apps4EFL.com. It’s a free website for students and teachers.

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Posted in: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary Tagged: computers, internet, resources

Protected: Kawasaki Dentists: Lessons 1 and 2

15 July 2015 by Marc

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Posted in: Students Tagged: dogme, notes

Sequence Options to Sound Natural

30 June 2015 by Marc

When you are giving a list of options for others to choose from or explaining options to people, try to sequence the options so you sound natural. An example of this could be transport options. You can get the train, the bus or walk to my house. This is OK but you can show that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Speaking Tagged: options, sequence, sequencing
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