Slides

My personal appearance

My personal appearance

What is your morning routine? Why is personal appearance important? Should bald people wear wigs? How does your personal appearance change? why? Does your family complain about your appearance? Are others’ looks important to you? [purchase_link id=”1587″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] Personal appearance is the way you look.  It can mean your hair, your clothes, or your body.  For most people, it’s very important. My hair is thinning on top.  I guess I knew it was coming.  My grandfather was balder…

Read More Read More

Role Models

Role Models

Who is your celebrity role model? What is a role model? Do you have smaller siblings? Are you a good role model? What are your strengths? Describe your favorite teacher at school. Why is he/she your favorite? Would you ever like to become a school teacher? why/why not? [purchase_link id=”1588″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] My student Sunny is 6 years old and lives in China.  I’ve taught her online for almost a year.  Her mom told me that she thinks of…

Read More Read More

Life’s choices

Life’s choices

What did you do today? Anything fun? How do you choose your career? What are you good/bad at? What do you look for in a partner? What are you thankful for? [purchase_link id=”1578″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] Decisions about career and family are very important.  But how do you decide what will make you happy? Your career is the work you do throughout your life.  You could pursue teaching or farming or building.  You should choose a career which makes you…

Read More Read More

How to start a conversation

How to start a conversation

What did you do today? Do you have any plans for the weekend? Why did you decide to join this English class? What do you like about it? Did you have your exams yet? [purchase_link id=”1586″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] Conversation isn’t easy—but some people make it look so easy!  Today we’ll talk about how to start a conversation. If you’re with someone you don’t know, and you don’t know what to say to them, then you can ask them about…

Read More Read More

Kinds of minds

Kinds of minds

Are you a good student?  Do you like school? What can you do very well, better than others? What do you love to learn? Are you studying for the TOEIC?

Playing is learning

Playing is learning

Did you do anything fun today? What do you want to learn? What do you like to read? What do you need to be successful? What is success? I’m interested in only certain things. I want to choose the classes I take. I should decide what to learn. I want to read about boats.

Outlaws

Outlaws

Who did you help today? Do you follow the law?  Do you break small laws?  Do you break big laws? Are the Trung sisters outlaws?  How are they different from Billy the Kid? What is a bad law? [purchase_link id=”1579″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] Today I thought we might talk about outlaws.  It occured to me because a boy tried to steal my scooter yesterday. He was very young when he began his outlaw life.  He was orphaned at 14, and…

Read More Read More

Virtual Experiences

Virtual Experiences

What do you dream about? Describe a real friend. Why are gaming cafes more popular with boys? What virtual experiences are more popular with girls? [purchase_link id=”1584″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”]

Getting older

Getting older

What do you like to do on your birthday? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What have you accomplished? [purchase_link id=”1570″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] Tomorrow is my birthday.  My American age will be 31.  I’m not sure what I should do on my birthday.   People usually do what they enjoy the most.  I just enjoy drinking coffee outside, but I do that everyday. 31 feels old to me.  It makes me think, “Hey!  I don’t have a…

Read More Read More