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Introduce your partner (warm-up activity, 10-15 minutes)

This simple activity is great for the first day of class and can be adapted to many different lessons by changing what the students are saying about each other. Put the students in groups of two (some boy-girl combos usually make for a few laughs along the way). Explain that each student must introduce his [...]

Your first day teaching

So you’ve got the job. You’ve signed the contract, unpacked your case, and now you’re standing outside the classroom door. You are an officially designated Foreign Expert, and up to 50 souls are sitting inside, waiting for you to bestow your wisdom upon them. What the hell do you do? Firstly, if you’re just asking [...]