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The Intermediate English group course begins on October 19. Sign up now so that you have time to take the placement test and meet with me before the course begins. https://sorden.com/8weeks-int

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Words and Monsters Free International Team Challenge Vocabulary Study Tournament starting November 1, 2021. Download and play the game. If you like the game, sign up for the LMS (WAM Admin); make some groups, and invite learners into your groups before Nov 1st. To qualify for the rankings, a group must have at least 8 members. There will be teams from all over the world, followed by an awards ceremony.

I have seen many versions of this list. Some other things for EFL students to know are the "US Space Bubble", that personal questions are off-limits (How old are you? How much do you make? etc.), and it is better to admit that you don't know something than pretend you do. I love discussing and learning about these differences between cultures in class.

5 Aspects of U.S. Culture the International Student Needs to Know Oftentimes an advanced student will feel fairly comfortable with the English language but still have concerns with understanding and fitting in with American culture. For example, at a recen

Words and Monsters. A free game, whose developers claim that EFL/ESL students can learn more vocabulary in six weeks than they would normally learn in 12 years. They assert that TOEFL, TOEIC, EIKEN, and IELTS scores go up faster than equal time on any other study approach and that newly learned vocabulary is retained longer than any traditional approach. International Team Challenge Tournaments are regularly organized to engage and energize teachers and students around the world.
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