How Can You Teach Giving Advice and Correct Errors at the Right Time? – S05E08

How can learners move beyond “You should” when giving advice in English? And when should a teacher correct an error immediately rather than wait until later?Gav and Em share practical TEFL activities for teaching advice and indirect questions while exploring the quick classroom decisions teachers make during speaking practice. Gav demonstrates two adaptable activities that encourage learners to use phrases such as “If I were you…” “Have you considered…?” and “Why don’t you…?”They also discuss how to manage a distracted student who repeats a question how to prevent one learner’s long answer from taking over an activity and why interrupting an apparent error too quickly can sometimes confuse everyone.Elsewhere Em explains how she combines online English teaching with travelling. She covers budgeting transport accommodation reliable Wi-Fi and the importance of finding a quiet workspace. Gav and Em also wonder why some learners appear more fluent and confident after taking a break from lessons.Whether you teach English online or in person this episode offers realistic activities and an honest look at classroom management error correction and speaking practice drawn from Gav and Em’s own teaching experience.If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodVisit https://howtoenglishpod.com for practical teaching ideas and resources ready to use.Listen to the transcription with audio:https://share.descript.com/view/gSGUbRMEL93ReferencesIndirect questions activity:New English File Intermediate 2006 Unit 6A page 188Giving advice sentence starters:700 Classroom Activities Macmillan 2003Chapters00:00 Welcome to the episode00:52 Using students’ holidays for speaking practice01:54 Bringing different groups together for a catch-up lesson03:04 How to teach online while travelling07:20 Can a break improve a learner’s English?10:09 Teaching alternatives to “You should”14:10 Support the podcast on Ko-fi14:40 What would Gav do with a distracted student?19:08 Correcting pronouns without interrupting too quickly23:00 Giving learners a choice of activities24:08 Quiz of the Week: guessing problems from advice30:00 Useful phrases for giving advice31:24 Outro