
Conversation Topic: Spring, Allergies and Cherry Blossoms
For many of us and our students, spring is in the air! How does this affect our students? What questions...
How to Avoid Answering Sensitive Questions [Updated]
Share These "Cold" Idioms with Students This Winter
"Cheese!" 9 Picture-Based Idioms to Share with Students
Free-Talk Idea: Movie Vocabulary (with Quiz + Discussion Questions)
We're Building Classrooms to Celebrate the 10,000th Daily News Lesson!
As you likely already know, Daily News lessons are quite popular with our students. In fact, they're the most popular...
Introducing the Many Ways to Use "Like"
For people learning English, "like" may be one of the most confusing words they come across. Sure, they probably understand...
New Bellbird Feature: Screen Sharing
You may have already noticed, but we recently introduced a new feature to Bellbird: screen sharing! This addition opens up...
Tips for Reducing Unwanted Noise During Lessons
Successful lessons depend on a variety of factors, and some of them have nothing to do with either you or...
Explaining the Difference: "Look," "See" and "Watch"
"Look" and "see" are two of the most basic verbs that all English learners come across early in their study....
Free Online Word Games to Recommend to Students
As schoolchildren, we all played games designed to help us learn and memorize important information. Games are a fantastic way...
Introducing Euphemisms: Saying Negative Things in a Positive Way
Has a student ever asked about the difference between "bathroom" and "restroom"? If so, how did you respond? Restroom, of...
How to Tutor Overconfident Students
We've written a lot on this blog about tutoring shy or quiet students. There are a lot of them! But...
Introduce Students to the Power of a Thesaurus
Most students should be familiar with using dictionaries to aid their language study. Some may have used convenient digital dictionaries...
What Kind of Nerd is Your Student?
In the past, words like "nerd" and "geek" were rude ways to refer to people who were not cool. Things...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...