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What Are Your Unique Selling Points as an Online Tutor?

What Are Your Unique Selling Points as an Online Tutor?

USPs, or Unique Selling Points, help something stand out from everything around it. People look for them when shopping for...

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Online Tutoring

10 Expressions Students Can Use Instead of "I Don't Know"

10 Expressions Students Can Use Instead of "I Don't Know"

For everyone, there are times when we don't quite understand what has been said to us. Those of us who...

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Vocab & Expressions

When We Should (and Shouldn’t) Joke Around With Students

When We Should (and Shouldn’t) Joke Around With Students

Have you joked around with a student and then noticed that they didn’t look entertained? Or worse, have you ever...

Online Tutoring

Daily News Lesson Roundup: Video Games

Daily News Lesson Roundup: Video Games

As time goes on, video games are becoming a bigger part of our global popular culture — and people from...

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"Its" and "It's": Explaining the Difference

"Its" and "It's": Explaining the Difference

In our post on "they're," "their" and "there," we learned that some similarities between words can be ignored when speaking...

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Grammar

What's in a Name? 6 Questions for Your Next Free-Talk Lesson

What's in a Name? 6 Questions for Your Next Free-Talk Lesson

If you ever need a conversation topic that's suitable for all levels, there's an easy one right before your eyes:...

Conversation
Curiosity

English That Adds Up: Number-Based Idioms to Share With Students [Updated]

English That Adds Up: Number-Based Idioms to Share With Students [Updated]

For students whose level is high enough, idioms can often be a fun lesson topic; they're practical while avoiding the...

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Vocab & Expressions

Introduce Students to the Power of "Even"

Introduce Students to the Power of "Even"

How many different ways can we use "even"?

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Vocab & Expressions

Important Things to Know Before Tutoring Beginners

Important Things to Know Before Tutoring Beginners

Who are our beginners and what's the best way to engage them? Today, we'll cover three important characteristics to look...

Beginners & Kids
Online Tutoring

Smart Expressions for Providing Reasons, Predictions and Recommendations

Smart Expressions for Providing Reasons, Predictions and Recommendations

Everyone wants to sound smart. Yet, when we speak a foreign language, our ideas get watered down by simplistic language...

Advanced Learners
Conversation
Vocab & Expressions