Conversation in the language school #3: Who’s the Governator of Texas?

A conversation from the language school in Madrid, where I work… Student 1: Who was the best governator of Texas? Me: Well, um… Governator is a term that’s

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Cómo ligar en inglés – Frases para ligar que sí funcionan

¿Cómo ligar en inglés? Ojalá supiera… Pero cuidado. Que hay muchos malos consejos sobre el ligoteo por ahí. A saber… Una importante empresa internacional de enseñanza de idiomas

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Teacher Trainers Are Missing the Point

A lot of my students are non-native English teachers. Some of them have extremely high levels of English. And, I hate to say it, but some of them

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The 6 sweetest words in the English teacher’s vocabulary

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

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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.)

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6 Claves Para Aprender Inglés – my most successful book yet

Looking for a copy of “6 Claves para Aprender Inglés?” I bet you are! A lot of people come to my various websites trying to find “pirate” copies

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