"Cheese!" 9 Picture-Based Idioms to Share with Students
In English, we often speak about things we can see. However, many times we aren't referring to our eyes at...
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Free-Talk Idea: Movie Vocabulary (with Quiz + Discussion Questions)
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These New Drawing Tools Will Make Your Lessons More Fun
Up to now, our lesson room offered 10 tools for interacting with the whiteboard, images, and PDFs. a color palette...
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7 Cold & Flu-Related Phrases and How to Explain Them
A lot of your students these past couple years have probably mentioned that they feel unwell. Maybe they had a...
- Vocab & Expressions
Free-Talk Topic: Family & Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year – Taiwan and Korea's biggest holiday – is coming up on February 1st, and this usually means...
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How to Respectfully Address Students from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand
Tutors sometimes ask us about respectful ways to address our students. This makes sense as in many of our students'...
- Online Tutoring
Introducing Darren: Engoo Tutor and Award-Winning Filmmaker
It's not every day that you meet an award-winning filmmaker who also has over a decade of experience teaching English!...
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Engoo 2021 in Review
2021 was a difficult year. So here's to giving ourselves a pat on the back and reflecting on some of...
- Online Tutoring
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New Year's Resolutions – Free-Talk Activity of the Month
A brand new year means it's time to set New Year's resolutions! So during free-talk lessons this month, why not...
- Conversation
"OMG it's Xmas!" – The Surprising History of 5 English Abbreviations
A lot of students ask us why "Christmas" is abbreviated "Xmas." Today, we'll go over this along with the history...
- Curiosity
When to Use (And Not Use) "Whom"
English learners often don't know how to use the word "whom." After all, the rules they learned about it in...
- Grammar
One Smart Way to Boost Students' Reading Skills
If you've ever asked a student to say something in their own words, you know how difficult it is for...
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How Students Book Your Lessons
As tutors, we normally don't get to see how the booking system works from the student's side, which leads to...
- Online Tutoring
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Types of Incidents You Didn't Know You Should Report
Occasionally, you may encounter situations during lessons that make you go, “Wait, is that allowed?” Today, we’ll cover four types of...
- Online Tutoring
How to Write Great Lesson Notes
Delivering enjoyable and educational classes for our students is only one part of the service we provide at Engoo. So...
- Online Tutoring
What Does Our New AI Tool Mean for Tutors?
As you have probably seen, we have been developing a new AI-powered tool for users of our platform. We hope...
- Online Tutoring
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Maximize Your Income With Last-Minute Bookings
Have you ever closed slots that haven't been booked yet? Do you think opening slots at the last minute is...
- Online Tutoring
8 Facts About Engoo for Our 8th Anniversary
Did you know that our international brand, Engoo, launched this month eight years ago? About a year after starting our...
- Online Tutoring
The Unique Challenges Faced by Many Japanese English Learners
According to a recent report, Japan ranks a record low 87th out of 113 countries and regions in the English...
- Curiosity
5 Pro Tips for Handling Technical Issues During Online Lessons
Unfortunately, technical difficulties are part of our job as online tutors. While most of our lessons go smoothly, every now...
- Online Tutoring
7 Thought-Provoking Free-Talk Topics for Ghost Season
In Japan and Taiwan, the "Ghost Season" has begun. This is the time of the year when the spirits of...
- Conversation
3 English Grammar Mistakes to Always Correct With Beginners
Beginners make all sorts of grammar mistakes! Today, let's go over three categories of mistakes we should look out for....
- Grammar