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How to Avoid Answering Sensitive Questions [Updated]
3 Steps to Get Stubborn Students off Skype (Featuring Updated Kids Materials)
There are many pros to the new lesson system ... like the fact that it makes our lives as tutors...
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Fish Could be Spelled "Ghoti"? — Why English Spelling Doesn't Match Pronunciation
An old joke about English spelling goes, “You can spell fish ‘ghoti.’ Just take the ‘gh’ from ‘enough,’ the ‘o’...
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How to Get Shy Students to Warm Up to You 🙈🙉
You’ve probably realized that many of our students are shy. This is partly cultural; East Asians (i.e. most of our...
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Smart Expressions for Voicing an Opinion
Have you ever noticed that some students always use the phrase “I think …”? Or maybe you’ve noticed a student...
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Important Things to Know Before Teaching Japanese Students 🇯🇵
Japan takes the word, “non-confrontational,” to a new level. At my university in the US, I sometimes attended lectures in...
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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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How We've Grown Through Online Tutoring
When we interview tutors for this blog, many of them mention how they've grown personally and professionally. As the saying...
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Don't Know the Answer to a Student's Question? Try These Strategies.
Your student asks a question. You don’t know the answer or can’t answer right away. Do you: Secretly look up...
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Top Daily News Articles of 2018
In 2018, there were 52 Daily News articles that got over 10,000 views each! To get a feel for our...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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How to Avoid Answering Sensitive Questions [Updated]
It happens every now and then: a student asks a question that is too personal or just not appropriate for...
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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...
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Tips to Confirm Students Really Understand
You've likely been in a situation in which you explained something to a student, who then told you they had...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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