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"Dumb, but Tough" ESL Lesson Plan - Listening - Intermediates

Due to popular demand, I'm posting the listening lesson demo that use on The Language House TEFL certification course . I created this lesson way back in 2004 and I've used it each month to demonstrate how to teach a basic listening lesson. The themes of the lesson deal with advice and doing stupid things abroad. I created the lesson to be specifically geared for people living in Prague, so it can be adapted considerably depending on your students.  Ideally, this suitable for an intermediate class, but uppers/advanced students will also have fun with it. Materials: Worksheets, speakers, the song 'If you're going to be dumb' by Roger Alan Wade, sunglasses. Introduction: 1-2 minutes  Take a black white-board marker and give yourself the best black eye you can. Come into the class wearing sunglasses. Ask students about their week. When they ask you about your week, remove the glasses (shock!) and make up a story about how you got into a fight about some

TEFL Job and Guidance Package is Live!

 Our new website for The Language House TEFL Job and Guidance Package is now live. What is the Job and Guidance Package you ask?  This is a brand new package of services for experienced/qualified teachers who are interested in working in Prague or the great Czech Republic. The Prague teaching market can be really tough to crack from abroad. We've geared this whole package to help with all of the ins and outs of moving to a foreign country and finding work. Prague is a beautiful city. We will help you set up shop, find a job and cover all of the hassles of moving to a foreign city. Let us help you make the move! If you know of any ESL teacher who is interested in teaching in Prague, pass along our information. Here's a link to the new site - Job and Guidance Package