I would love activity and task ideas for tutoring 1 to 1 online?
Anything interactive and fun or a brain-teaser
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This would depend on the student's level but using graded readers to practice reading out loud is usually interesting to students of any ability.
- Aliana LammeyESL teacher and customer service representative
Making charts for students to pronounce words and finding different games that is educational for them to learn as well.
im looking mainly for ideas for older students so adults, but also welcome to ideas for kids lessons. I find it much easier to come up with an array of ideas and make my kids lessons very interactive but its more for adults especially those that stay long-term and i feel sometimes like i need more ideas, thankyou everyone who responded
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How old is student, what level is student at, then you will know which interactive tasks or brainteasers to give.
- Raphael OliveiraCertified TESOL Teacher
Regardless of the level, I consider any of these activities effective to start with: 1. Kahoot 2. Virtual Scavenger hunt 3. Escale room-style puzzle 4. Language learning games, such as Duolingo or Rosetta stone 5. Brain teasers 6. Virtual field trips The list goes on.
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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.
