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Hi Lucy, I work in the British Council. We have no standardized marking system. Each teacher marks her / his own way. Let me explain the structure: Each course is 40 hours long. We have to give 5 assessments to the students during this 40 hour course - 2 Speaking, 1 writing, 1 listening and 1 readin...

Hi, I am teaching a monolingual class. Most students come for socializing, very few are serious students. Most classes have up to 12 or more students. I find it v. hard to do speaking activities with them, as they just question and answer their partners in their L1, and even when i go around the cla...

I have a class of beginners, where I'm teaching a 7 yr old and 12 yr old along with adults. Should it be like this, ie, is it ok? Because I feel that I have to cater to 2 different types of students. Most YL like to learn through games, most of which are not enjoyable for adults. I feel that YL's sh...

What is the ideal, or best way to teach English, or rather, to structure an institute's lessons? What do the good schools do? For example, where I'm currently teaching, they have given me 5 levels to deal with in one day of 8 hours (Absolute beginner, beginner, level 1, 2, 3). I find it v. difficult...

Hi Lucy, I wanted to ask you why teaching pronunciation, and the pronunciation chart, is important for young learners and adults? I remember when I studied English as a child, I learned pronunciation by listening to my teacher. I never learned by reading or doing exercises based on the pronunciation...

Dear Lucy, I have been employed by a private institute as an English instructor. The institute is 20 years old. Now, there is a lot of competition in the city as new and international institutes have opened up. According to my boss, they used to have up to 200 students a month before. Now, it's dwin...

Dear Lucy, Hi. I've completed a Biz English lesson plan for my Tefl course. The brief was: Your class is going to take part in a role-play activity and they will work in groups of 4. The lesson is a 90 minute one and for your final task, you are asked to plan the first 45 minutes of the lesson; this...

Dear Lucy, I have to submit a lesson plan for my TEFL course, I'd appreciate it if you could check it out before I submit it. Pls confirm if its a realistic lesson plan for the time allotted. Here are the details: Preparation Level Elementary (Adults) Lesson Length 45 minutes Objective For students ...