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Hello, Welcome to my blog. I've been teaching English for over 13 years. I lived in Italy for 10 years on the sunny island of Sardinia. I was born in Manchester and went to university in Liverpool, where I studied Geography. I love travelling and have visited lots of different countries

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Friday 29 August 2008

Class worries about the presentations

Here is a list of things the class is worried about:
  • nervous
  • panic
  • shy
  • forgetting the information
  • confidence
  • pronunciation
  • grammar
  • vocabulary
  • talking continuously

Wednesday 27 August 2008

Good website

Here's a link to a really good website to help you with your English.

Enjoy!!

www.eapstudy.com

Sunday 24 August 2008

Draft Essay

Dear Brighton

On Friday 29th August you will hand in a draft of your essay on globalisation. Obviously I will not expect a complete essay from you BUT the minimum requirement is the introduction and first paragraph. The more you can give me the better!!!!

Remember that you can always change what you put in your draft.

Enjoy your day off tomorrow!!

Tuesday 19 August 2008

Stages of writing an essay

  1. Look at the essay question.
  2. Brainstorm ideas.
  3. Reject irrelevant ideas.
  4. Write an essay plan
  5. Go to the library.
  6. Read with your essay question in mind.
  7. Add/remove ideas.......
  8. Write a draft.
  9. Check your draft....
  10. Proofread your essay.