Grade Teacher Training

2022-05-20 17:00:01 Congratulations, teachers! You've made it through Friday.
Weekend is a perfect time to relax ... and to learn!

In case, you missed our webinar 'The Power of Reading' by Iryna Avalishvili, you can watch the recording we have treasured for you:



In this webinar, we have:

identified the characteristics of a good reader
looked at the most common reading skills and strategies
shared a variety of practice reading activities to take into your class. Open / Comment

2022-05-19 15:00:02 Teachers from all over the world are joining our conference 'Lessons for the Future' every day! The army of bright minds is growing, and we are helping the Ukrainian army stand!

Our conference is aimed at honoring teachers worldwide who continue to teach no matter what the circumstances are. We are bringing together the best speakers in the field of ELT who will share their on-hand experiences with all of you. Don't miss this great opportunity!

50% of all fees + all donations from participants will be transferred to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine



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2022-05-18 17:00:02 ​Summer = + + + ?

Not this year! Because we have prepared a new intensive English course for you!

Turn on your turbo mode and welcome our victory with confident English!

3 times a week × 3 hours
2 modules × 14 lessons
2 or 3 months ONLY

Are you ready?

Check our groups and schedules, and choose what's best for you:

B2 Upper Intermediate: Course 1
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
18:30—21:30
Start: 22 June

B2 Upper Intermediate: Course 2
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
18:30—21:30
Start: 4 July

C1 Advanced: Course 1
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
09:00—12:00
Start: 22 June

C1 Advanced: Course 1
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
18:30—21:30
Start: 22 June

C1 Advanced: Course 2
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
09:00—12:00
Start: 20 June Open / Comment

2022-05-17 13:47:45 ​ Practice activities help learners become confident speakers of English. It's also important to provide our students with logically sequenced practice. That's why we need to the following stages in our lessons: controlled practice and freer practice. What are the differences?

CONTROLLED PRACTICE

These are activities in which we ask students to use the language we have just presented in a restricted way. The main aim of this stage is to focus on accuracy, i.e. help learners automatise the form of target language. This can be done orally or in a written form. We can correct errors on the spot.

Controlled practice activities may include:

Gap-fill activities
Multiple choice activities
Categorising words into groups
Drilling
Matching exercises
Sentence transformation
Find someone who, etc.


FREER PRACTICE

These are activities in which students use the target language and their existing language knowledge more flexibly. This stage of the lesson focuses on fluency. Teachers are supposed to give delayed feedback here.

Freer practice activities may include:

Role plays
Debates
Group discussions
Information gaps
Email, essay, letter writing
Storytelling
Drama, etc.

Want to learn more about planning effective lessons? TKT Module 2 Online Preparation Course starts on 25 May. Open / Comment

2022-05-16 17:00:10 ​ When teaching a new language to students, we need the right context.

A good context also motivates and engages learners by showing them how the language is meaningful to them and allows them to build connections with the language and where and how it can be used. Context establishes a basis for everything in the lesson and makes the lesson flow smoother.

In our new blog post read about:

4 types of context
4 steps for creating context
context for listening/reading lessons
context for speaking and writing lessons
context for grammar lessons Open / Comment

2022-05-16 12:55:46 Grade Teacher Training pinned «​Welcome to the second big conference for English teachers by Grade Education Centre and Grade Teacher Training! Save the date: 11 June 2022 'LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE' is an online conference aimed at honoring teachers worldwide who continue to…» Open / Comment

2022-05-13 17:00:01 ​ In summer, days are longer. Does this mean that now you will have more time for improving your English communication skills?

Our new courses start in June:

B2 Upper-Intermediate:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
09:00—10:30
Start: 30 May

B2 Upper-Intermediate:
Tuesday, Thursday
20:10—21:40
Saturday
16:30—18:00
Start: 21 June

B2 Upper-Intermediate:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
20:10—21:40
Start: 27 June

B2 Upper-Intermediate:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
18:30—20:00
Start: 6 July

C1 Advanced:
Tuesday, Thursday
11:30—13:45
Start: 5 July

C1 Advanced:
Tuesday, Thursday
20:10—21:40
Saturday
11:45—13:15
Start: 21 June

C1 Advanced:
Tuesday, Thursday
19:00—21:15
Start: 23 June

C1 Advanced:
Tuesday, Thursday
09:00—11:15
Start: 5 July

The course is perfect for those who are good at grammar, writing and reading in English, and want to improve their communication skills.

Join in, overcome the language barrier, and improve your vocabulary this summer. Open / Comment

2022-05-12 14:00:09 ​Welcome to the second big conference for English teachers by Grade Education Centre and Grade Teacher Training!

Save the date: 11 June 2022

'LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE' is an online conference aimed at honoring teachers worldwide who continue to teach no matter what the circumstances are.

This special event brings together the best speakers in the field of ELT who will share their on-hand experiences with all of you:

Adrian Underhill
Anne Robinson
Jo Gakonga
Orlando Delgado Mata
Chris Reese

'LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE' is an online charity event.

50% of all fees + donations from participants will be transferred to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Register now

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2022-05-12 10:08:31 Open / Comment

2022-05-11 17:00:02 ​ Hi teachers!
We are inviting you to join our new workshop - 'Teaching Writing Skills Online' - by Lidiya Simak on 25 May.


Teaching writing has never been easy. Teaching writing online is an extra challenge for lots of teachers.

Is it possible to teach an effective writing lesson online? Of course! In this lesson, Lidiya will share practical tips on how to teach an effective writing lesson to enable the learners to really practice and develop their writing skills.

Key takeaways:

What makes a good and really useful writing lesson?
How to use online tools to help students produce a piece of writing during your lesson
How to monitor and give feedback

Speaker: Lidiya Simak - Academic Director, CELTA Trainer, CELT P/S Trainer

25 May 2022
16.00 - 17.00
299 UAH
Registration required Open / Comment