What a Viral Tweet Can Teach Us About English Pronunciation
Last year, a tweet from Japan went viral. It featured a picture of a piece of paper that had English...
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How to Keep Parents Happy as an Online English Tutor
When you teach kids, parents are often right next to them or somewhere in the background, so you'll want to...
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5 Whiteboard Activities for Kids
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As tutors, we’ll want to know as much as possible about our students early on: their needs, their level, their...
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Why Our Students Lack Confidence
You may have noticed that many of our new students aren’t total beginners. They know vocabulary and grammar — just...
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Free-Talk Topics for Kids and Teens
Free-talk lessons can often be one of the most challenging parts of online English tutoring. If your student happens to...
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Important Things to Know Before Tutoring Beginners
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How to Engage Passive and Hyper Kids
Some children require a lot of work before they open up and share in a lesson. But others present the...
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5 Whiteboard Activities for Kids
Having a virtual whiteboard makes lessons with kids a lot more fun and interactive. Today we'll show you five games...
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How to Keep Parents Happy as an Online English Tutor
When you teach kids, parents are often right next to them or somewhere in the background, so you'll want to...
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How to Conquer Free-Talk Lessons with Absolute Beginners
Sometimes beginner students request “free-talk” lessons even though they aren’t able to … talk freely. 😭😭😭 How should we handle...
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Free-Talk Discussion Questions for Students With Olympic Fever
The Olympics are here again, and this time it's the chillier, winter variety. The 2026 Games will take place primarily...
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What a Viral Tweet Can Teach Us About English Pronunciation
Last year, a tweet from Japan went viral. It featured a picture of a piece of paper that had English...
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- Pronunciation
Introducing: New Materials for Young Learners
In summer 2024, we boosted our offering for intermediate students with 150 new Conversation materials. Now, we're refreshing our English...
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Toys and Learning Materials to Recommend to Parents of Young Learners
Humans learn in a variety of ways, and one that's particularly effective for children is called "kinesthetic learning." This term...
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