http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Keith+Taylor Education Keith Taylor Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132812&ca=Education Here's an effective way to teach the third conditional to your ESL students. 1. First, write a short story (a few paragraphs is fine) about someone who had a bad day. The first paragraph could start something like this: Sarah had to be at the airport for her flight at 9am, but her alarm didn't go of... Education Keith Taylor Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=129187&ca=Education The demand for English teachers around the world today is very high, as English continues to be the preferred language in many areas of life, from study and work to entertainment and travel. For the foreseeable future at least, you will never be short of a job if you choose English teaching as a car... Jobs Keith Taylor Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=130807&ca=Jobs So you've done it! The TEFL course is finished, the certificate is in your hand, and you're ready to get out there and put into practice what you've learnt: It's time to start looking for that first teaching job. Probably the most common way to find a TEFL job is through one of the many TEFL employm... Education Keith Taylor Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27741&ca=Education Have you ever wondered how to use movies in your ESL classes, without just sitting your students down in front of the screen, hitting 'Play' and sitting back to watch? Here are a few ideas to get you started, using very short movie extracts to present and practise new language and develop communicat... Education Keith Taylor Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27742&ca=Education Have you ever wondered how to use video in your ESL classes, without just sitting your students down in front of the screen and hitting 'Play'? Here are five more activities for you to try. 1 Vocabulary in context Choose a scene (no longer than two or three minutes) with some dialogue rich in vocabu... Education Keith Taylor Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27740&ca=Education It's the end of another class, and one student has stayed behind. No problem, you think, maybe an easy grammar question, or a comment on how they enjoyed the class (or not!)... or maybe it's a question about an ESL exam. "What's the difference between TOEFL and TOEIC?" "Should I take the FCE?" "Who... Education Keith Taylor Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=31631&ca=Education Here's a way to introduce the structure "used to" to your ESL students. 1 Find or draw on the board a picture of someone who looks like they could have just won some money. A photo from a magazine of someone driving an expensive car, or sitting in a luxurious room, for example, would work well. Give...