As a Tutor, what is the oddest place you have taken a lesson ?
I have just taken a intro with a student driving a car (the student was the one driving).
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One of my student used to take classes while driving, he usually parked his car but failed to get proper signal, I need to shout in order to make him understood that was such a pain in the neck 🙄 although he was a good student but it was really bothersome.
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While I was walking home in the middle of a busy street haha 😂
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I was in a park while trying to relax and suddenly my students msg pop up. It was kind of weird to teach them while not being proffessional.
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Several but the oddest a young student took the iPad to the toilet with her during a lesson.
As punishment for laughing in class constantly, my teacher took my desk and placed it outside the classroom, and continued with the lesson. I could here, but this made me laugh even more.
I once taught in the parking of a restaurant where we had a birthday. When it was my time for class, I just went to the parking inside the car and I taught comfortably.
When I visited my friend's house. The signal is not good so I went outside. While i'm having a class outside their gate, some of their neighbors' dog approach me and watch me while having a lesson :D
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Not so genius, but this has worked with my Asian and Latino students: Substitute all "Th-" in words with a "D-", as it is an easier starting point e.g. instead of "The", ask them to say De(almost like a form of pidgin english: de boi VS the boy). Its a matter of throat to tongue, where sounds with "T" and "D" are easier to begin with and then you will gradually progress to the "Th-" sounds as the find confindence and comfort. You could always tell them to pretend they are blowing out candles on a birthday cake; and for the "Th" sound their tongue should gently touch their teeth, like in words like "Thin" or "This". Have them practice the not so elated soft "Th" sound-- its like their tongue is having a short siesta on their teeth! Such a mental jounery and lots of creativity will get you through a lot of pronounciation hurdles.
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The biggest challenge I faced while learning English was understanding and using different tenses correctly. It took time to get used to the various rules and exceptions.
