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This is a lesson which requires a very lexical approach. I have listed some sentence constructions which are common place when giving directions.   You will see a large brick built building in front of you. Turn left Turn right Continue or carry on going straight. Take the first/ second turning on your right/ left. When you get to the first set of traffic lights turn right. Follow the road round. Take the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or last exit. You will see a ( landmark ) When you get to a junction continue straight. There will be a petrol station on your left. The .........( destination) is just there.   If you are moving country, travelling or want to increase your conversational skills, contact me today to find out how I can help you. Posted with Blogsy

Pronunciation classes This has always been a challenging topic, as a teacher I personally never want to change a students accent. I believe that it is not necessary, the importance is in what I refer to as clear speech. We all want to be understood and this has prompted me to develop my own system of teaching pronunciation. Let us take a look at the following simple sentence construction: Hi, my name is James and I live in London. My teaching technique breaks each word down into sections and the word is changed to reflect a target sound. This sound is likened to other similar sounding words. Please take a look bellow: High, m- eye nay m iz James and eye liv in Lun- don. Hi- high My- m eye Name- nay m Is- iz James And I- eye Iive- liv In London- lundon Students could identify with this system very easily, and those who needed additional support were shown similar sounding words which they could identify with. Let's look at the following Noun: James I draw attention towards...

There are many different reasons as to why many of you are learning English as a second language, some are learning in order to create more opportunity others require English for use socially.   Whatever the reason, we all share one common goal and that is to be understood. My pronunciation classes have been based on my experience of teaching over 350 Skype classes.   My experience with different nationalities include; Russia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, France and Korea and have highlighted some common factors between all my students, these are indicated bellow:   Sh- sound Ch- sound Th- sound V- sound B- sound Y- sound J- sound L- sound S- sound Ed- sound       All of the above have proved to be challenging sounds, my classes have a unique way of hitting that correct sound. I achieve this by breaking words and transforming the spelling to reflect how the word actually sounds. Of the research conducted nearly 80 percent of Stud...

    If you are learning English as a second language, you will have already searched through many books and countless website pages on how to improve on this skill. The following key points, are in my opinion essential components to the successful development of this particular skill.   Listening:   This skill is directly linked to a successful conversation, yet most students fail to recognise its importance. Listening provides you with the information required to start, continue or end a conversation. It provides the subject matter, opinion or conclusion within the process.   There are various ways to acknowledge that we are listening to a conversation, ironically it is not all based on speech.our body language, posture, eye contact, gestures, facial expressions and actions play a key part.   I recommend different methods for developing this skill, watching visual resource by way of videos on the Internet or TV provide useful hints and tips. Recording your...

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I provide assistance with TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL, GEPT and many more. Most exams have been split into different sections to include; Speaking, writing, listening and reading. Under test conditions you will have to demonstrate your ability to answer questions alone or with a partner or examiner. Having taken over 300 Skype lessons, please feel free to see what my students have said about me. I teach from various teaching platforms but I have completed over 100 of my lessons through Buddyschool www.buddyschool.com you can search for me there under: engteachersam. ( just type the name into the search for teachers box) All my students have left notes about me so feel free to have a look. If you pay for 10 lessons with me through Paypal you reduce my hourly fee to 8.50€ which is very competitive. Lots of people have never tried Skype lessons and feel unsure as to how effective they are, but Academies rarely supply native teachers so there is already an advantage. Why not try a free 30 minu...