English as a second language

Bits and pieces by Lois

Fun in English

Every week I teach English conversation to a group of people from every corner of the world… iI fact our students have, over the years come from every continent except Antarctica! Supporting the students are four teachers and four volunteers, so our team of eight work with and support however many people turn up. We were […]

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Muddling through

Every Tuesday during term time    I volunteer to teach English to people whose first language is something else. I’m part of a team of six, although we sometimes have other helpers as well; there is one person who is, I suppose our co-ordinator  . She is not a teacher, but a lovely, warm person, […]

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English group’s party… mostly cake!

Although I spend most of my time writing, I also have other activities, one of which is teaching English conversation as a volunteer with a group of people whose first language is something else. The main objective is communication, and we have lots of different ways in which we practice conversing and communicating; our lessons […]

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