Today there’s a Metro strike in Madrid, and I spent nearly two hours walking to class. I could have taken the Metro anyway, because the government mandates a
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Frank McCourt teaches English
One of my biggest pet peeves with educators is the idea that if you’re going to be a teacher, you need to be as boring and neutral as
Conversation with an EFL Student … English minimal pairs
Student: Pardon me for just one minute, Daniel. I’m going to take a shit… (searches for word) Me: (Incredulous laughter.) Student: From the printer. (Exit.) Me: (Incredulous laughter.)
27 Phrasal Verbs Que Debes Conocer (Segunda Edición)
My first book about ESL is out on Amazon Kindle, iBooks and other places. 27 Phrasal Verbs Que Debes Conocer is a bilingual book that helps intermediate level students
My Students Are Awesome
Today I had two new students. 1) An architect who was working on a project for a university in Tripoli, until NATO invaded Libya and they evacuated everybody.
Now that I’m a Famous Internet Guy
Since I’m becoming something of a well-known figure in the online ESL world, I’m getting some strange emails. The other day I got one from a Spanish girl
Teaching for Dropouts
I became a teacher when I was 21. Newly arrived in Europe and just (dropped) out of college. My new boss gave me a textbook and said good
