logo
episode-header-image
May 2024
12m 21s

Tips for Teaching English for Specific P...

Jackie Bolen
About this episode

Send us a text

Check out these tips for teaching English for specific purposes, including medical English, aviation English, tourism English, business English, and more. The tips include using role-plays, focusing on vocabulary, helping students get the results they need, and doing a needs analysis.

Find Out More:
ESL Speaking on Facebook
Jackie on TikTok
Jackie on Pinterest
ESL/EFL Teaching Practice and Methodology  (on Amazon)

Support the show

Up next
Jun 2025
ESL Classroom Energizers: Ideas to Get Some Life Back into the Classroom
Send us a textDo you ever feel like there's no energy in your classroom? Not to worry! That's where these fun classroom energizers come in. Jackie and Jen share their favourite games and activities to help students have some fun and learn at the same time. These classroom energiz ... Show More
20m 29s
May 2025
Teaching Spelling (for ESL/EFL): Does it Matter, Plus Games & Activities
Send us a textThese days, doesn't everyone basically just use computers to write and spell-check? If that's the case, does teaching spelling to English learners have any value?Spoiler: Jackie and Jen think it does! We'll share our reasons why, and also talk about some of our favo ... Show More
25m 21s
Dec 2024
Tips for Newbie ESL/EFL Teachers
Send us a textIn this episode, Jackie and Jennifer are sharing their top tips for newbie English teachers. Some of the tips include professional development, letting bad classes go, how to make a simple ESL lesson plan and more. You're sure to find some useful things to take ... Show More
22m 45s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2023
What are your Top Tips for Teaching English?
In this final episode of series 2, we ask 19 experienced ELT professionals to give us their top tips for teaching English effectively. These tips cover five key areas, namely: the importance of personalisation and context; criticality; humanistic approaches to teaching language; ... Show More
31m 26s
May 2021
CBE 1.06 | You should visit the Grand Canyon - A famous American landmark and modal verbs
This week Kate tells us all about a famous place in the USA - the Grand Canyon! We learn lots of information about this beautiful place, and we hear some rules and advice for visiting, using the modal verbs ‘must’, ‘mustn’t’, ‘should’ and ‘shouldn’t’. Coffee Break English can hel ... Show More
28m 40s
Apr 2024
#267 Learn English by Teaching
A listener asked me how they can teach English to their friend, so I decided to give some tips and advice in this podcast episode. I cover some tips you can do to help a friend, partner, or family member learn English - whether this is in a casual setting or a more structured les ... Show More
32m 14s
Dec 2022
How can we use football to teach English?
It’s the first episode of Series 2 of Teaching English with the British Council, and we’ve got world cup fever. We’re looking at how teachers can use football to teach English – as well as other languages – effectively. We interview the founders of Languagecaster and Multilingua ... Show More
31m 35s
Oct 2021
CBE 2.08 | A classic British dish: Fish and Chips | Language focus: how to pronounce ‘ed’ verbs
 In this episode we’re back in the UK with Susan, who talks about fish and chips. As we discuss this classic British dish, we also focus on the pronunciation of verbs ending in ed.  Coffee Break English can help you improve your English with short lessons - the perfect time to en ... Show More
34m 33s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami