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ESL Lesson "The Interrogation" Lexis-Intermediate and up

Here's a new lesson that deals with a review of family members, personal history, interrogation language, and more complex personal description language. It can probably be used for any level from pre-intermediate, but will shine best with higher levels. For lower levels, you'll have to limit the amount of language. For higher levels it will serve more as a language review with new new language added of course for the activation. At the activation of the lesson, students take either the role of a captured spy or an interrogator. Spies are briefly given fake family trees and description of family members that they have to memorise and answer questions correctly about from the interrogators. Introduction (just a minute or so) Walk in with a long coat and sunglasses and start questioning your class in a stern manner. Ask the class various questions about their life/background: where they work, about their family, where they live... etc.  Do this for a few students and the...

September Course Pictures

Take a look at some pics from our September TEFL certificate course in Prague. If you are interested in teaching abroad, sign up for classes on our website The Language House TEFL www.thelanguagehouse.net

Back to Blogging

What a long summer it was. Great courses and more students than The Language House TEFL has ever had. Time to get back to work. What can you expect in the next month? More free lesson plans, demo videos and brand new METHODOLOGY videos. Stay tuned. Cheers, Chris

13 Ways to Make More Money In Prague as an ESL Teacher

 Most TEFL Teachers in Prague make about 20k-25k a month. That's in CZK not dollars! Here are my tips to get past 30k and even up to 40k a month. 1. Get Good: Being a good teacher is the first thing you need to do. The better you get in the classroom, the more likely schools are going to give you more classes, pay you more and give you better clients. Students will recommend you more and approach you more for private lessons for themselves or for their friends/company. Try to improve on your skills daily. If you reach a wall, ask someone to observe you or video your lesson and review it. Also, ask to observe some good teachers and learn from them. 2. Ask for a Raise: Czech's hate giving out more money. That's just the way they are. No one is going to give you a raise, you'll have to ask for it. If your students are happy and your classes are filling up, ask for a raise after about 4 months of teaching. 3. Get on a Good Schedule: Traveling all over the city fo...

WordTeach and John Stanlake

  Interested in making a difference in the world and having an experience that few people can match?  Graduate of The Language House TEFL, John Stanlake, works as a field director for WorldTeach and has asked me to share this video. If you are interested in WorldTeach you can contact John directly on his email here John Stanlake <jestanlake@gmail.com>

TLH TEFL Graduate Globe Discount

The Globe is one of the oldest English bookstores and coffee shops in Prague. It's also a great place to get brunch on the weekends and a drink before going out. We are happy to announce that The Language House TEFL has partnered up with them and now all Language House TEFL graduates will receive a 10 percent discount at the Globe. Hurray!