Which English words do you struggle to pronounce?
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A lot of pronunciation challenges come from the contrasts between English and the native languages of students. For example, Italian doesn't have the "th" sound, which makes words like "think" and "this" especially tricky for my new Italian learners.
Anemone - a type of flower :)
The English words I struggled with pronouncing was MISCHIEVOUS I learnt to break it up and say the full word clear by also understanding the meaning .(MIS-chee-vus) the meaning of it -causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way. "mischievous children" Phenomenon (fuh-NOM-uh-non) - a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question. Nebulous (NEH-byoo-lus) - in the form of a cloud or haze; hazy. "a giant nebulous glow" Debacle (duh-BAA-kuhl) - a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
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Squirrel Rural 🙄 Architecture
anemone Rural 😂
Discombabulated Infalliable
Rendezvous Exaggeration
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- What strategy do you use to get the student to schedule another class?
could get your strategies?
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provide homework or practice exercises, then follow-up with an email or a message and then invite them to book another class
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Using games and songs makes learning enjoyable and helps with vocabulary and pronunciation.
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I prioritize an open-door policy, allowing my students to feel at ease when they want to discuss questions or concerns with me. I think this availability really helps to build trust and enhance our student-teacher relationship:)
