Teachers, what do you find difficult whilst teaching?
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Try to maintain a positive environment even when you are not in a good mood.
- JennyCertified ESL Teacher who helps her student in Conversational English.
Teaching higher level...
Personal I've found it difficult to teach beginner kids,to maintain stability and their attention, even though love my Students a lot.
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Most probably,the technical and connection problems such as internet connection and software issues might cause difficulties whilst teaching. Also, it can be difficult to ensure that the student has quiet and distraction free learning environment .
that everyone has baggage and may be carrying some heavy emotions or feelings - trying not to take it personally and instead supporting the student(s)
Trying to fit in everything in one lesson and there is never enough time I love my students
keeping my lessons to the set time. I always want to spend more time with my students
Communicating with the family. I use messages but they don't respond to my messages, so when I try to reschedule, they don't see my requests and I have no way of contacting them.
Keeping students engaged and motivated can be a constant struggle.
Trying to promote positivity and encourage learning from a classroom of children that have giving up on themselves and their learning.
I can't say much in this on-line teaching. However, during my class lessons, I find a hand-full of students do not bring their activity books thus not being able to do the classwork. They share with friends to follow the lesson but they are not able to write. They need to go home and complete that day's lesson and hand over the next day for marking. Sometimes, they do not do or forget to bring the books.
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Hi My first advice is watching TV series and listening podcasts. In addition buying favourite books in English Best regards
- Which phrases do you find useful when making small talk in English?
Describe a specific situation where you will need to make small talk.
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You're at a bus stop and you start talking about bus schedules and then you shift to "What's the time? How long have you been waiting? Of course it all depends on the context.
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"The dark side of the light chasers" By Debbie Ford. Simple and easy to understand for an intermediate-level student. (Self-growth)
