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Online ESL Games
It is important to have some online ESL games ready to play in case your students get bored, or you get bored or you just need to change the dynamic of class. They are also great for group classes. In group classes you can get your students to interact and use the language while you just monitor. These English games can be played in face to face classes as well as online classes.
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Beginner to Advanced Books for English Learners
Here are some English books that I recommend to my students to read. Many of these books are classics and required reading in Canadian schools. Chances are you will be familiar with a lot of the names here. This list is a good mixture of Canadian, American and British books. Many of these books belong to the public domain and can be found online for free (Literaure Project, Project Gutenberg, goodreads and feedbooks). English learners should choose a book that corresponds with their level. Read more
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Spanish Word of the Day
There are several websites that do a Spanish word of the day. If you subscribe to them you will recieve in your email a new word everyday until you unsubscribe. Most of the sites provide a definition and some sentences to go along with the word…read more
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Making Spanish Flashcards
Making flashcards may seem like an old-school idea (and it is), if you are studying with another person real flashcards are really useful to help you remember vocabulary. BUT they can also be made digitally through a variety of websites and apps. I always encourage my English students to keep a notebook with them at all times, this way they can write down new words and phrases they see during their normal day and then study them at night or whenever. You can then take these words and make your own digital flashcards.
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Where to Buy Spanish Textbooks in Buenos Aires
If you are interested in studying Spanish while you are in Buenos Aires you should consider getting a textbook from the University of Buenos Aires. The textbooks are used by the Spanish program at the university and are great. They focus on Argentine society and culture and will really help you identify with and speak like the Argentines. I took a Spanish class here and found it really beneficial (more information can be found here). If you don’t want to take a class you can still buy the book and study it by yourself or with a private teacher.
