February 14, 2010 – 9:46 pm
One of my passions is Japanese history and I am amazed that the majority of the student’s at Smith’s School of English in Koenji (スミス英会話高円寺) do not share my fervour, in fact they are astonished that I know so much about times gone by. I have learnt about Japan’s past simply by visiting [...]
By Ken
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Also posted in Action Teacher Training, English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Koenji Corner, english in japan
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Tagged esl, IELTS, Smith Koenji, TESOL, TOEFL, TOEIC, スミス 英会話, スミス英会話無料レッスン, スミス英会話高円寺, スミス高円寺, 英会話月謝制高円寺, 英会話高円寺
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January 16, 2009 – 6:21 pm
Teaching English in Japan within the Smith’s School of English franchise system is a great way to develop long lasting friendships, learn about Japanese culture and at the same time develop the confidence of your students to speak English without having katakana hatsuon endings.The Smith’s curriculum has been designed to do this and coupled with [...]
By Ken
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Also posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, SSE Koenji Corner, english in japan
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Tagged Smith's School of English, スミス 英会話, スミス 高円寺, スミス英会話高円寺, 英会話 高円寺, 高円寺 英会話
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August 9, 2008 – 12:33 am
Hi Everyone! Just finished one of my pronunciation lessons. We did something from our special Smith’s Pronunciation Course, and focused on the R’s and L’s this lesson.
I’m really impressed with how the students are doing here at Smith’s School of English Azamino. I’m hearing such big differences in their pronunciation and they [...]
February 28, 2008 – 7:04 pm
I started teaching the Smith’s curriculum in December, and i have discovered some great lessons. But i know that many of you have been working with this curriculum for a while and probably have some great ideas. I want them! So i wrote an article title “Stretching the Morning” under “English Lesson Plans” explaining my [...]
December 17, 2007 – 2:43 am
ET: You’re kidding
I told the students that I was 90 years old, they both said ‘You’re kidding!’ I was so happy that they got it straight away.
Routine: The Baby
This is the first time these students have done a L&R routines and they did really well. I was very pleased with the students because after going [...]
November 13, 2007 – 2:10 am
I had a high level student for one of my lessons, she was the first yellow level student I had had.
After going through the routine with her she was very pleased with the structure of the routine and complimented Smiths Schools of English curriculum, saying that it was a good way of teaching English.
We also [...]
This 2pm student is a Pink student. Most of the time, I like working with pink students because they have a lot of potentials, and it is nice to see their happy faces when you teach them something new. But this one is a bit of an exception. He is shy, gets nervous very easily, [...]
Smith’s School of English Lesson at Kyobashi May 22 by MW
ET- From the Smith’s School of English One Point Series
I have these 2 students (1 green level/1 red level) quite frequently. They enjoy being classmates, it helps their confidence and almost always arrange the same class together. I know that they go to a stand [...]
Today`s student was a man to man, pink but with a hint of orange.
ET
The student actually started off the lesson in very good spirits saying that she had seen someone in her gym who looked like me and wondered if it had been me or not. Lo and behold we do both go to [...]
It was the first time for me to meet this student. She is a green level. Prior to this lesson to she had just taken a class with another teacher.
ET – You don’t even lift a finger
From the Smith’s School of English One Point Series
I asked the student whether she lived with her family and [...]