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Topic: Movies

Level: Intermediate

Age: 15-18 years

Length: 45 minutes

TESOL Methodology: Communicative Approach, Macrologue, movie review, and drawing activity

Language Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

Lesson Objectives: Students are able to discuss themes and ideas used in film and express their own opinion on the film.

Resources: Overhead projector, DVD player, pack of blank paper

Warm-up (optional): Share with students the title of my personal favourite film and why it is my favourite. Ask students to share their favourite movies and reasons why.

Pre-task (optional):
Show students short film

Teaching 1: Arrange students in a circle to discuss what the film was about, the themes used, ideas, setting etc. Record the discussion using a Macrologue.

Task 1: Complete Macrologue

Teaching 2: Students remain in the circle. Initially express own opinion on the film, stating whether I liked the film or not. Draw on the board a table divided into two columns, one for comments favouring the film and the other for comments disliking the film. Students are each asked to express their own opinion with a comment as to why they did or did not like the film. Students share the role of being scribe, writing comments in the table. Votes are tallied to get overall class consensus.

Task 2: Students take turns expressing their opinion. Students share the scribe role.

Teaching 3: Place students into pairs and explain the drawing activity. Students must draw pictures related to the film.

Task 3: Students play a drawing game. The pair with the best drawing replications receives a prize.

Follow-up: On the board write a final class review of the film to be published on movie review website with students assisting in how the review is written.

Homework: Ask students to write a review of their own on their favourite movie using the class review as an example of how to format the review. A review must also have a star rating out of 10 using drawn stars.

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Communication activity for Intermediate Teenagers

Students are placed into pairs. Students are assigned roles of either ‘student A’ or ‘student B’. Students both receive a piece of paper; ‘student A’ must spend a few minutes drawing a picture on the piece of paper without ‘student B’ seeing. Students sit back to back, ‘student A’ gives instructions for ‘student B’ to replicate the drawing. Questions can be asked.
Students then compare drawings and swap roles, receiving another piece of paper each. This time ‘student B’ draws the picture and ‘student A’ must replicate, this time questions must be yes/no questions.

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1. Pearl Milk Tea (Zhen Zhu Nai Cha)

As long as you come to Taiwan, you must drink a cup of Pearl Milk Tea. The chewy tapioca balls (also known as pearls or boba) mix with sweet milk and a different flavour of black tea. Pearl Milk Tea is now gradually transformed into a variety of drinks. There are ‘Boba Milk Tea’ which represents milk tea with large pearls, ‘Brown Sugar Pearl Milk’, the pearls that boiled with brown sugar, and the white pearls which also called ‘Agar Boba’ or ‘Crystal Boba’.

2. Stinky Tofu (Chou Dou Fu)

Stinky Tofu is the fermented tofu with a strong odour. The fried stinky tofu has a crunchy appearance, and the inside is soft and absorbs the aroma of soy sauce. Taiwanese like to add pickled kimchi or cucumber to eat, or you can also add some chilli! Spicy halogen stinky tofu is another cooking method for stinky tofu. In some hot pot restaurants, you can also order the set of ‘Spicy Duck Blood and Stinky Tofu’, the duck blood and halogen stinky tofu is the perfect match!

3. Braised Pork Rice (Lu Rou Fan)

Braised Pork Rice is a home taste for Taiwanese. This rice dish is commonly seen throughout Taiwan, but the flavour may be different in the north and the south. However, the basic ingredients remain the same: the ground pork cooked with soy sauce is placed on the steamed rice.

4. Fried Chicken Fillet (Ji Pai)

Fried Chicken Fillet, a kind of fried chicken, can be taken away at any time which is very common in Taiwan. It is also the must-eat and most popular snack in Taiwan’s night market! It is crispy on the outside and tender juicy on the inside with many kinds of seasonings you can choose, like chilli powder, allspice, seaweed powder, mustard powder, cheese powder, etc.

5. Oyster Omelette (Oh Ah Jen)

Oyster Omelette is one of the most famous street foods in Taiwan but this omelette is not exactly the same as the western style omelette. This omelette is mixed the potato starch into the egg batter with some small oysters and people can pour savoury sauce or chilli sauce on top of the omelette to add more taste. Sometimes, shrimp can be substituted in place of oysters, and it is called shrimp omelette.

6. Oyster Vermicelli (Oh Ah Mi Sua)

Oyster Vermicelli, a kind of popular noodle soup in Taiwan, is a bowl of wheat vermicelli with cooked rich bonito and topped with juicy, plump oysters, pork intestine and homemade chilli sauce.

7. Small Sausage in Large Sausage (Da Chang Bao Xiao Chang)

This is a snack sausage sandwich in Taiwan which is commonly known as Taiwanese hot dog. A segment of Taiwanese pork sausage is wrapped in a sticky rice sausage. Taiwanese usually grill it and add some raw garlic, pickled cucumber, hot peppers, think soy sauce paste to complement its taste.

8. Pork Belly Bun (Gua Bao)

Pork Belly Bun is such as the Taiwan version burger, it consists of a slice of stewed meat and other condiments sandwiched between the flat steamed bread. The traditional filling for Pork Belly Bun is a slice of red-cooked pork belly, sauerkraut, coriander, parsley, and ground peanuts.

1. Shilin Night Market (士林夜市)

The Shilin Night Market is one of the largest and most popular night markets in Taiwan. This night market consists of two elements: local cuisine and general merchandise. There are many Taiwan’s traditional foods can be found here such as Fried Chicken Fillet, Pearl Milk Tea, Oyster Vermicelli, Taiwanese Sausage, and the most notorious Taiwanese snack, Stinky Tofu. The most popular food in Shilin Night Market is Oyster Omelette which is pronounced as ‘Oh Ah Jen’ in Taiwanese.

2. Raohe Street Night Market (饒河夜市)

The Raohe Street Night Market, one of the oldest night markets in Taipei, is a must-visit destination for the tourists! In addition to enjoying delicious street foods in this night market, you can also take a stroll through the Clothing Shopping Outlet in Wufenpu, a hotspot for finding discounted fashion in a variety of stores. And of course, the must-eat snacks in this night market you need to try are Pork Pepper Buns, Grilled Squid, Fried Dumplings, Taiwanese Herbal Pork Bone Soup, and so on.

3. Tamsui Old Street (淡水老街)

Tamsui Old Street is very contrast to the busy Taipei City. There are lots of restaurants, shops, cafes, Taiwanese snacks located along the riverfront in Tamsui, and its waterfront area is a great place to watch the sunset. People can also take the ferry from the pier at Tamsui Old Street across to Dadaocheng Wharf, Bali Left Bank, and Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf.

4. Jiufen Old Street (九份老街)

Jiufen is a former gold-mining settlement which becomes a popular tourist destination because of the Japanese anime film Spirited Away. This small town originally built by Japanese and many buildings in the town still remains unchanged. The must-try food in Jiufen is taro balls. It is a bowl of sweet soup with chewy handmade taro balls, sweet potato balls, green tea balls, and kidney beans.

5. Fengjia Night Market (逢甲夜市)

The Fenghjia Night Market is the largest and most popular night market in Taichung and it is centred around Feng Chia University. There are lots of food and drink stands, clothing stores, restaurants along Fengjia road, Fushin road, and Wnhua road. The takoyaki ball on Fushin road is the must-try food in this night market. It is very delicious and popular and it has a huge blue octopus as its sign.

6. Garden (Huayan) Night Market (花園夜市)

The most popular and largest night market in Tainan City. This night market has numerous food vendors, merchandise stalls, and game sections. In this market, you can not only have classic Taiwanese street foods, but also many international foods and local delicacies of Tainan. However, this night market only opens on three days a week, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. In Taiwan, there is a saying that goes ‘South is Garden, Middle is Fengia, and North is Shilin’.

7. Anping Old Street (安平老街)

Anping Old Street, the first street in Taiwan, was built by the Dutch in Anping more than 300 years ago. This is a narrow street but fully packed with food and drink stalls and old buildings. The street also features all kinds of cultural items, souvenirs and some traditional snacks regardless of Taiwanese or foreign visitors can find many interesting goods here. When tourists travelling to Tainan, this street is the must-visit destination, especially you would like to explore more history of Taiwan!

8. Ruifeng Night Market (瑞豐夜市)

Although it is not the biggest night market in Taiwan, however, many Kaohsiung people regard this market as their own kitchen and the gathering area to have some snacks and night meals. It sells a variety of street foods, clothing, fashion accessories, and so on. The unique xiao chi foods in this night market are Wanguo Steak Teppanyaki, Mongolian Barbecue, Satay Barbecue, Brown Sugar Bubble Tea, Papaya Milk Tea, etc.

9. Liuhe Tourist Night Market (六合夜市)

The Liuhe Night Market, the must-visit night market in Kaohsiung, is located in the heart of Kaohsiung and is easy to get there by MRT. In addition to a variety of delicious Taiwanese street foods, cold drinks, ices, snacks, the highlight in this night market is seafood. There are many food stalls selling seafood, such as shrimp, crab, squid, and octopus. When you visit Kaohsiung, do not miss the opportunity to try the papaya milk and steamed salty shrimps in the Liuhe Tourist Night Market!

10. Dongdamen Night Market (東大門夜市)

‘Dongdamen’ sounds similar to Seoul’s ‘Dongdaemun’, but these two places are entirely different things. The Dongdamen Night Mark is the largest night market in Hualien, the east of Taiwan. There are three main market lanes in this night market, Futing Market (Taiwanese food), Aboriginal Street (native aboriginal food), and a street especially selling the foods from China.

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Taipei 101 is the landmark of Taipei and the tallest building in Taiwan. There is an observation deck on the 89th floors of the building where the visitors can enjoy the view of Taipei. Besides the observation deck, the base of the building houses a multi-level shopping mall, various restaurants, food court, and stores.

2. Xi Men Ding (西門町)

Xi Men Ding, the ‘Harajuku’ of Taipei, was founded during the Japanese colonisation era, and today has grown into one of the city’s cultural centres. This pedestrian shopping haven is very popular with tourists and Taipei youth, along with a variety of fashion clothing shops, restaurants, clubs, bars, and also street performances and exhibitions.

3. National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院)

The National Palace Museum, a world-class museum, has preserved more than 650,000 pieces of Chinese historical relics which has covered almost 5,000 years of Chinese history. In addition to a wide range of exhibits, the museum also offers a guided tour in seven languages, including Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Korean. This museum is a must-see on any tourist’s itinerary.

4. Sun Moon Lake (日月潭)

Sun Moon Lake, the largest lake in Taiwan, is located in the mountains of Nantou County. Recently, the surrounding area of Sun Moon Lake has been built for cycling, the tourists can not only exercise but can leisurely enjoy the beautiful scenery of Sun Moon Lake. Besides, you can also taste lots of delicious and traditional snacks in the Ita Thao Shopping Street. And the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village theme park is just located nearby Sun Moon Lake, the visitors can get there by the ropeway gondola.

5. Alishan National Scenic Area (阿里山國家風景區)

Alishan National Scenic Area is located in the centre of Taiwan. Here, you can take the sunrise viewing train to see a sunrise and the sea of the clouds, this activity is so popular for both locals and foreigners. Then, you can visit the highest temple in Taiwan, Shouzhen Temple, and on the second floor, you can find 10,000 miniature Buddhas. And don’t forget to try some famous Alishan Tea before you leave!

6. Chimei Museum (奇美博物館)

The Chimei Museum, funded by Chi Mei Corporation, a petrochemical company, is located in Tainan. This is a comprehensive museum with a wide range collection of European paintings, historic weapons, musical instrument, industrial techniques, and ancient objects. The museum also collects many valuable violins and it loans its violins to lots of excellent musicians. More importantly, there are lots of photo-taking spots that visitors can leave a lovely memory in Taiwan!

7. Taroko Park (大魯閣草衙道)

The Taroko Park is the commercial complex located in Kaohsiung, which consists of the shopping area and the amusement park area. This is the largest shopping centre in Taiwan with more than 200 retailers built with European architecture style. Taroko Park is also the first sports-theme park in Taiwan, it offers many best facilities for the toddlers and young children which makes it ideal for the families. Besides, it is the only theme park can be accessible by metro in Taiwan.

8. Taroko Gorge (太魯閣)

Taroko Gorge, the Taiwanese Grand Canyon, is along with Alishan and Sun Moon Lake. It is created by the continual rising mountains and the erosive power of the Liwu River. In addition to the gorge, there are lots of attractions include temples, museums, aboriginal settlements, and numerous hiking trails for the visitors to experience the true beautiful mountain scenery of eastern Taiwan. Remember to take a photo with Taroko Gorge Entrance Gate when visiting here!

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1. Zhengbin Fishing Port (正濱漁港)

The Zhengbin Fishing Port, new instagrammable spot in Keelung, is knowns as the Taiwan version of Venice. This is an ordinary fishing port repainted with romantic colours, and there are 16 colourful rainbow houses along the Zhengbib Fishing Port which make this fishing port more vivid. Tourists can snap colourful photos of the artsy houses by the Zhangbin Fishing Port.
Popular Hashtags: #正濱漁港#zhengbinfishingport

2. Xiangshan (Taipei 101) (象山/台北101)

Xiangshan, the highest point in Taipei city, is one of the best places to enjoy Taipei’s scenery. It is very convenient to reach the Xiangshan Trail and then people can overlook the view of Taipei 101 and also enjoy the beautiful sunset. When the night is getting dark and the city lights brighten the entire night sky, people can also enjoy the beautiful night scenes.
Popular Hashtags: #taipei101#象山#xiangshan

3. Tao Zhu Yin Yuan (陶朱隱園)

Tao Zhu Yin Yuan, also known as Agora Garden tower, is the most futuristic residential building in Taipei. This 21-storey building with a special appearance of rotation is inspired by the double-helical structure of human DNA. Here now has become the popular Instagram spot in Taipei and people can also take a photo with the Tao Zhu Yin Yuan and Taipei 101 at the same time from a special angle.
Popular Hashtags: #taipei101#taozhuyinyuan#陶朱隱園

4. Maokong Gondola (貓空纜車)

The Maokong Gondola is the first gondola system in Taipei and the one-way travel time is about 20 to 30 minutes. The three most beautiful times to take the gondola are when the sun is setting when the lights of the city are shinning at night, and in the midst after rain. At the final stop, there are numerous tea shops and tea plantations, visitors can taste Taiwan’s speciality tea and meal while enjoying the stunning scenery of Taipei.
Popular Hashtags: #maokonggondola #貓空

5. Longfeng Waterfall Skywalk (龍鳳瀑布空中步道)

The Longfeng Waterfall Skywalk, the longest air corridor in Taiwan, is a ‘U’ shaped walkway with transparent and no suspension system, just likes the Taiwan version of the American Grand Canyon Skywalk. This trail allows visitors to stay at the bottom of the waterfall and enjoy the beauty of the waterfall, and the thrill of walking through the air on the transparent trail.
Popular Hashtag: #龍鳳瀑布空中步道

6. National Taichung Theatre (台中國家歌劇院)

The National Taichung Theatre is undoubtedly the hottest spot in Taichung! This building is the most difficult one to construct in the world and it is designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Visitors can not only take beautiful pictures at the outside of the theatre, but the inside of the theatre also has a lot of amazing spaces that visitors can take a lot of photos in there. Besides, the night view outside the theatre is also very beautiful, not only suitable for dating but also suitable for the family to take a walk and enjoy the beauty of the National Taichung Theatre.
Popular Hashtags: #台中國家歌劇院#nationaltaichungtheater

7. Chimei Museum (奇美博物館)

The Chimei Museum is one of the must-see attractions for people to visit Tainan. Due to its unique architecture, a Versailles-style European building, it has become a hot spot for the photo-taking. The square also has many statues with Greek mythology as the background and the beautiful fountain which are also the hot Instagrammable spots.
Popular Hashtags: #chimeimuseum #奇美博物館

8. Siaogangshan Skywalk Park (岡山之眼)

The design of the Siaogangshan Skywalk is inspired by music, the cable-stayed bridge looks like a violin and its steel cables symbolize the violin strings, while the spiral staircases at the end represent a harmonica which seems to respond to the violin in a song. The whole skywalk is not really long, but the visitors can clearly enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Taiwan Strait, 85 Sky Tower, the Agongdian Reservoir, and the Mount Banping and the visitors can also take lots of beautiful pictures on the 8-storey glass walkway.
Popular Hashtags: #siaogangshanskywalkpark #岡山之眼

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“You cannot begin, until you begin.”
― Tony Cleaver

“A little action often spurs a lot of momentum.”
― Noah Scalin

“Start before you’re ready.”
― Steven Pressfield

5 Easy Steps To Take Action in 2020

1) Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Have you heard that saying, “nothing great comes from comfort zones”. It’s true.

– Travel and working overseas is the best way to refresh your surroundings and step out of your comfort zone. Most of our 25 000 graduates said that their lives changed for the best after becoming a TESOL teacher and starting the overseas English teaching career. 

2) Picture The Best Outcome

What is your goal? Picture the best possible outcome of you achieving that goal. With that picture in mind, take the first step to help you achieve that goal.

– If your goal is to travel the world. Picture the country you want to travel to. Picture sights you will see, the foods you will taste, and the people you will meet. Picture yourself living and working as a local in your dream destination. We are an outcome focused training college, so whatever your best outcome is, we will be here to help you achieve it. 

3) Ask Questions

Asking a question is still an action. Finding the appropriate information for your goals is just as important as making your goal.

– Take the time to complete a consultation with us to help you focus your goals and map out the best pathway to achieve them. We have free TESOL career consultations for you. Simply call 0439 867 802 to start your no obligations consultation with us today. 

4) Have Faith in Your Decision

Making a decision and sticking to it is imperative to achieving your goals. When you question yourself and your decision, that’s when you give up. Don’t give up! You can do it.

– Making the decision to join the ATA community will be beneficial for you and your journey. We are a supportive community that will ensure that you don’t give up. 

5) Take Small Steps to Achieve Your Larger Goals

The first step is always the hardest. But each step after that gets easier and easier as you develop a rhythm.

– The first and easiest step to take in your TESOL career is to simply enroll.

Ready to take action? Organise a FREE consultation with us now.

Do you want to travel all over the world for exciting experiences such as delicious food, exotic culture and adventure?

But during your vacation, you don’t have enough time to complete all of your bucket list?

Are you concerned about how your extended trip will be regarded on your resume?

Or you have you finished your life-time trip but still don’t know how to include your international experience on your resume?

Don’t worry, we have you covered!

Even though many people dream of traveling world, most of them hesitate to put it into action because they are worried about an extended gap in their resume and the impact it may have on their future career.

However, with a change of globalization, many employers now actually prefer candidates with international experience. Your international experience can be used to make your resume outstanding from others with a little thought and tips.

Plus, choosing a career with global travel opportunities, like becoming a TESOL teacher with us, means that you won’t have any gaps on your resume.

You will be working and travelling in an industry that has endless future career opportunities and practical skills that can be applied in any future workplace. All of these skills will put you and your resume ahead of the others.

Why is it valuable to have international work experience?

With a globalized world, diversity has become one of the most important keywords in the world, and employers are looking for candidates who can comfortably work with people from different cultures and backgrounds. Traveling to new countries and living in them shows your willingness to immerse yourself in a different culture and adapt to it. Thus, you can prove that you are resilient and a dynamic employee in any workplace from your international experience, which is now highly required as an appropriate candidate.

If you have lived and worked overseas, it means that not only are you willing to go out of your comfort zone but you can also adapt to a new environment and build a network. However, what is required depends on the job that you’re applying to, so it is very important  to customise and adapt the description about your international experience for each position. So, as an international TESOL teacher, you can tailor many of the skills you will apply in the classroom and school to your resume for lots of different jobs in the future.

For example:

1. Collaborating with teachers to create lesson plans = Extensive teamwork experience making me a great team player
2. Working overseas with a language/cultural barrier = Able to work under pressure with limited resources.  I was able to adapt to the new environment and flourish.
3. Liaising with parents/students about their education = Great customer rapport to ensure that the customer is satisfied and their expectations are met.
4. Being a classroom teacher = Charismatic and energetic. I am enthusiastic and able to present effectively to individuals and large groups.
5. Creating lesson plans/resources = I am independent and resourceful. I creatively formulate materials suitable to the task.

Or, TESOL as a career in itself is endless due to high demand for TESOL qualified English language teachers around the world. So, you might not even need to adapt your experience to suit your resume. The experience you have could be the start of a life long career in TESOL teaching.

8 steps to add international experience on your resume.

1. Be selective

While overseas experience gives you an advantage, not all travel is equal, thus, you must carefully consider what details you include in your resume. You always have to include the experience which is actually relevant to the job or job role you’re applying to. If you have been lying around on beaches for the past 6 months, it will be hard to convince an employer that your experienced is valuable. That’s why a career gap year in TESOL teaching is great. Because you get to work and travel and have experience and references to show for it at the end.

On the other hand, your abroad experience will be acknowledged even though the job you’re applying to is in a different field from what you’ve done abroad. For example, teaching English in Asian country shows an employer that you know how to adapt to new environment and work in a different culture and that you are active beyond the language barriers.

2. Find the right place

Considering where to include your international experience in your resume is as important as it is to know what to put. If your travel work experience is directly relevant to your job position, then you should definitely include it in main body of your resume. However, if it is not directly application, you should include it in other part such as ‘Other Activities’ or ‘Other Experience’. TESOL teaching can be included in the main body of your experience as long as you highlight the relevant skills that can be applied to the role you are applying for.

Resume should always be a tool to tell your professional story, thus, it is necessary for you to include your abroad travel and work experience in the right place to assist your career naturally.

3. Include hard and soft skills

Hard skills are abilities that can be certified such as language skills and technical skills. Soft skills, on the other hand, are difficult to be taught because it is more related to interpersonal skills such as communication, leadership skills and creativeness.

If you have acquired any hard skills abroad and it is relevant to your job application, you should include it. And any language skills should always be included regardless of the role. As employers are also looking for candidates with appropriate soft skills, do not forget to include them to your resume with specific examples that highlight your soft skills. Soft skills can be just as important as hard skills in a society that now values Emotional Intelligence (EQ) over IQ.

4. Always include languages

Since language skills are always highly valued, please make sure to include all languages that you learned while you were abroad. Even though language skills are not required for your application, you can still write about it in the ‘Skill’ section of your resume. Even if the language level you learned was only conversational. It always helps to have a second language. If the job you’re applying to is directly related to the foreign language that you speak, you should highlight it more, for example, include that skill in ‘Work Experience’ section if you use it during work abroad.

If you have studied any foreign languages whether in study abroad program or in a language school, you must include that experience in ‘Education’ section.

But there is one thing that you have to care about. You should always be honest with your level of fluency if you don’t want to be embarrassed in an interview or later job by exaggerated your language skill. Even basic foreign language skill is valuable enough to stand out your resume from the crowd.

The best part about TESOL teaching is that there are a lot of positions in Asia. The Asian languages are some of the most sort after languages by employees so if you want a great job, knowing some conversational Mandarin phrases can put you ahead of the pack. And most of our graduates who have taught and lived in China, are nearly fluent in Mandarin just through total immersion in the country.

5 Don’t forget to study abroad

While international work experience can be a huge advantage, do not forget to include study abroad program that you’ve taken part in. Through studying abroad, you might have grown interpersonally by overcoming many difficulties. Thus, it is very important to include your soft skills highlighted by your real experience that you had while any projects or program abroad. Then you can show how flexible you are. A great course like our TESOL courses branch the need to study abroad. Because you are studying with us, we will give you all the tools to teach and live abroad so your international study is already complete!

6 Include volunteer experience

Even though you don’t have any work or study abroad experience, volunteer work in foreign countries is as valuable as to employers and it also should be included in your resume. No matter what kind of volunteer work it was, please think of skills you used and developed while volunteer work. There are many rewarding volunteer experiences for you to partake in as a TESOL qualified ESL teacher.

7 Include it in your cover letter

It can be difficult to summarise your abroad experience in bullet points, but still there is a way to include your experience in your job application. You can put them in your cover letter instead of including them in your resume.

Your cover letter has more flexibility and creativity compared to your resume, so you can maximise your skills and story in your cover letter with a little creativeness and passion. This is the place where you can show your personality and differentiate yourself from others. Of course, you must stay professional on your resume and global experience is no exception.

8 Expand your Network

They say that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. International work experience gives you a great opportunity to find connections outside of your usual network. This gives you the option to make connections in countries you wouldn’t normally be able to make. We have so many graduates who started doing TESOL to make connections and have ended up opening numerous schools or becoming heads of departments and more. Simply, through your connections, you can open up a network of opportunities you previously wouldn’t have thought possible.

The best way to start your English teaching career is to become a TESOL teacher with ATA TESOL College.
Make sure to check out our courses page to find out about TESOL courses in Australia.
Or email us at marie@ataonline.edu.au to find out more today!
Want to learn how to choose the best TESOL Course? Email us today.

Prepositions
Scavenger Hunt
Having planned a route and hidden objects/clues either around the classroom or teaching facility, students are given a list of clues which all include prepositions eg:

Walk down the corridor to the end, then look behind the poster of Big Ben.
The classroom window opens wide, look outside and see what you find.
If you don’t know where to look, try underneath your teacher’s book.

Depending on the number of students, they can either work in pairs or in a group to find all of the hidden objects/clues.

The best way to start your English teaching career is to become a TESOL teacher with ATA TESOL College.
Make sure to check out our courses page to find out about TESOL courses in Australia.
Or email us at marie@ataonline.edu.au to find out more today!
Want to learn how to choose the best TESOL Course? Email us today.

The best way to start your English teaching career is to become a TESOL teacher with ATA TESOL College.
Make sure to check out our courses page to find out about TESOL courses in Australia.
Or email us at marie@ataonline.edu.au to find out more today!
Want to learn how to choose the best TESOL Course? Email us today.