Strategies for keeping attention  
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Keeping students' attention and stopping them from getting distracted is a big challenge. Here are some reasons why students’ attention may wander and ways to keep your classes on track.

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Making a class magazine  
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Introduction
Class projects can be an excellent way to focus the whole class and get them working together towards a common goal.

Getting adults and children to talk  
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Both adults and children need practice at talking to be able to develop their speaking skills, but that things that stimulate them to talk are often quite different.

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Short projects to get them talking  
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There’s nothing like a group project to get students talking and they work well as long as:

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Error Correction  
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Introduction
One of the main dilemmas for teachers giving conversation groups is error correction. It’s always tricky to know when and if to correct students and how to go about it.

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Recycling Vocabulary  
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Did you know that you have to see a new word at least five times before you can usually use it and include it in your ‘active’ vocabulary?

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Ways to encourage more use of English in class  
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Getting students to use English in the classroom is one of the biggest challenges of teaching. At first you might get frustrated when students speak their own language in class. Keep this checklist in mind and it may help.

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Dealing with discipline  
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No matter how interesting and well prepared our lesson may be, it can be ruined by a confrontation with students. A bad atmosphere can result. Here are some strategies for ‘telling off’ students and still avoiding confrontations.

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Activities for first lessons 2  
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The following activities focus primarily on fluency and are suitable for intermediate level and up. They will give you a chance to get to know the class, break the ice and estimate their language level.

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Activities for first lessons 1  
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The activities that you use in your first lessons are very important and are likely to set the tone for the rest of your classes. In your first lessons, it is good to focus on two areas:

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