In class we read this article: Kavanaugh case revealed a system rigged against women
This raised many social issues which would be useful to discuss.
Teaching & Learning English
The phrase ‘with the development of the society’ is often used in the essays of Chinese writers. The problem is that this really doesn’t intuitively mean very much in English. What does it mean? Does it mean that society is getting bigger or more complicated? If so, in what ways? Does it simply mean that … Read more
This page simply lists links to the material we have covered in class since October. Your Spring Festival mission is to review the material and engage in online discussion with your classmates according to the following rules: If nobody has yet left a comment expressing your opinion, then write your opinion. Reply to another student’s … Read more
This is my criticism of what I call the “formulaic template approach”. This is the approach typically used in IELTS training centres across China where the student is taught to memorise a template consisting of numerous generic sentences or partial sentences so that all they need to do is paraphrase the prompt a few times … Read more
One very common problem that students (below band 6) encounter is a limited range of vocabulary. Even if the vocabulary is used relatively effectively and accurately, the limitations become obvious due to repetition. Here are some examples from student writing: Sample 1 In this first sample, the word country is used repetitively. There are two … Read more
In class we read this article: Kavanaugh case revealed a system rigged against women
This raised many social issues which would be useful to discuss.
During the summer of 2018, students in my IELTS 2 class were asked to read articles on topics in the English language news and recommend ones that they found interesting to other students for class discussion. The results of that homework informed us that US politics and the environment are the most popular choices so … Read more