How to Teach Beginners English: 13 Fundamentals You Need to Use

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

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[@IELTS_UK]

Teaching beginners is sooooo hard!!! Half the job is keeping their attention!

[@thabel4737]

Maybe the only video on the whole internet that explains this clearly and "generously" .. hatts off and big thank you from Algeria

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Wow what a great comment!

[@lbunnygordon1133]

Agree noone will guide me

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Be sure you have a lot of fans from algeria ❤❤

[@truthseeker5613]

Agreed, here from Algeria as well. This helps alot with non-native learners!

[@s0ulst3ppa]

I'm actually an English native teaching in Algeria!🎉

[@Nateyo]

I live and grew up in Spain. At age 13 I was enrolled into an all english school (still in Spain) and was completely lost. As a complete beginner, being constantly corrected by teachers and classmates was a huge help. Being congratulated by someone for speaking a sentence that they know I used to struggle with made me feel like I was progressing.

[@brechtguillemyn8717]

I've learned more from this dude than from my tutors in teacher's training. Great channel!

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thanks!

[@MissEloisee]

Same

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Then don't call him dude. He's a teacher

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@@jaysic6051get over yourself. He’s hot the creator’s student.

[@FatenAbir]

🇩🇿I am about to teach children English. I was feeling afraid and anxious, but this video made me feel happy. Thank you very much. Greetings to you from Algeria. 🇩🇿

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Best of luck!

[@FatenAbir]

Thanks a lot ❤❤​@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL

[@toddhildebrand]

Hey Chris, excellent video! Thanx!!! 61 year old American, no degree but a passion for teaching and kids. Long story short, I recently got a job teaching 2nd grade in Laos. And my goal is to be the best teacher I possibly can be. I teach math, science, English and geography. The kids are naturally good in Math. My goal is to get them to be the best readers and speakers I possibly can. They are given placement tests and then put in the grade that matches their speaking ability. Most of my kids are around 8.....but I have one 11 and one 12 year old. It's painful, in that some of the kids are painfully behind the majority of the others in their reading ability, but I make all the kids read aloud in the front of the class. Some require very little assistance.....and some require me to say most of the words. I want to get a few mp4 player/recorders with headphones so the kids can practice reading out loud to my voice.....it seems like it work well yes? Thoughts. And I have a special needs kid.....so they say who refuses to do anything. He has his books but will not remove them from his backpack....he won't even draw! Anyway I've realized I can only do what I can do/I can only help those that want to learn....it's sad though because I know where that kid is probably headed. And I know many of the kids need glasses as they read with books very close to their face. The parents/schools don'y have the resources like in the U.S. So I teach with much love and do the best I can. Any further advice would be greatly appreciated.

[@MissEloisee]

This video has taught me more than the whole teachers training course 🙄🙄🙄 just payed for it to get the license to teach

[@kyl3497]

bro is teaching beginners how to teach beginners

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Ha! Good observation!

[@leon.s.kennedy8295]

Lol

[@zuizehongquao9938]

So trueee

[@especikka]

😂😂

[@MelissaGledis]

Im here for this lol

[@mckennatravels]

Thank you thank you. I am in Peru teaching English with no experience whatsoever. Had my first class last Saturday where I tried to teach the kiddos how to introduce themselves and learn colors. it went okay but i doubt the kids will have remembered much at all when I see them again this Saturday. I will try out these tips and review what we have learned.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Wonderful!

[@HadiAboesha.]

You're my role-model. So carry on we need more as ESL, ELT. Especially for non-English speakers. Increadable fundamentals that we can depend on it. Thanks, alot

[@flamencojondotoday]

Yes same! Thanks Chris as always!!

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thanks for the compliment!

[@helenmarshall3799]

Absolutely brilliant! I am teaching my first entry level beginner class today and this has re-enforced the huge amount of preparation that I have done. I feel much more confident teaching this lesson today. I just need to keep the TTT down. Thanks so much for this excellent content. I shall be watching more of your videos.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Best of luck!

[@helenmarshall3799]

@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL Thanks very much. It went OK but I need to learn how to perfect giving out instructions. I translated lesson guides in three languages which was a huge amount of work. I have a lot to learn but each week I will improve.

[@shyamawillorage355]

Can you give us small lessons with illustration on how to teach someone who has absolutely no knowledge of English.

[@itsme.asturias]

That’ll be great!

[@lisnadwisetyorianti8561]

Yes, please. It will be very helpful to us

[@noelalazarus8250]

For real I'm also lost and feel like crying

[@michellemcgrath8050]

Chris does this in part 3 of his videos.

[@RhillEnglish]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 03:09 🎯 Define clear language goals for each beginner lesson, usually involving three to five questions or phrases they should be able to ask and answer. 04:02 😄 Show charisma and friendliness in your approach, especially with adult beginners who may have apprehensions. 05:24 🧠 Assume beginners know nothing and elicit vocabulary, grammatical structures, and instructions to avoid confusion. 06:11 🔊 Speak slowly and naturally to help beginners understand, as they may struggle with faster speech. 08:02 🖼️ Use visuals, props, drawing, and miming to convey meaning as beginners may not comprehend extensive verbal explanations. 11:12 ✔️ Error correct beginners consistently to help them use correct language from the start, boosting confidence and communication. 12:20 🤝 Teach contractions from day one, as they improve fluency and sound more natural in spoken English. 13:56 🔄 Drill and practice language extensively with beginners, focusing on pronunciation, spelling, forming statements and questions, and more.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Nicely done ✅

[@እንግሊዝኛንበቀላሉ]

Thanks a lot.

[@timothyspool1399]

"Assume beginners know nothing and elicit vocabulary, grammatical structures, and instructions to avoid confusion." How can you elicit if the students know nothing?

[@secretsofcloud9452]

@@timothyspool1399 From my experience I learn everything I'm teaching in their language. But this is because I usually do one on ones. In a bigger calss this may not work. So you should show pictures and mimic the word to the best of you're ability. I have worked with students who are a bit better and know basic words making my life easier. So I can immediately just go into to teaching, them everyday sentences with basic Enlish, but make sure to speak slowly. And after that you go ahead and see how well the can read and write. Surprisingly many people can read and write but do not understand. So you have to explain everything they're reading. I do that by learning what I'm teaching in their language but you can also explain it using pictures or actions. A combination of both works best though. Actually I'm only 16 but I tutor younger kids or other teenagers. A lot of adults find it embarrassing to learn from someone younger which is fine, but they should know most language teachers do not judge their students as they know not everybody is born knowing the language.

[@hamidrezasamadi6463]

Thanks for everything I'm hamid from Iran owning an English school in Tehran(Capital of Iran)and I have to tell you I'd rather watching you than some business fulfilling TV shows. keep up the good work Dear Chris

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hi I'm irani to😂😂😂

[@MakholwaThwala-ew7rw]

I am learning a lot from you...all the way from the Kingdom of Swaziland 🇸🇿 big ups

[@lndlcy]

So glad I found you.. I'm starting a new class four students from four different countries. All beginners. I've no idea what their expectations are I didn't invite them. I simply volunteered to teach and then there's a class.. I used to teach advanced students but I myself have learning issues eg dyslexia dyspraxia but I'm passionate to help folk not be left isolated unable to speak the language of the country they're living in. I've no experience with beginners. Im using your tutorials as a lifeline like a drowning person would clutching a rubber ring. Your super clear and very encouraging. Im So glad you have made these tutorials. Thank you

[@vladimirgorosko]

I cannot but totally agree with every point that you've made! This is how we acquire our native language as children, and this is how a foreign language should be taught.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thank you for watching

[@gustavoolivieri6568]

As a student of Italian I have to emphasise how much I agree with point #11: when I'm not sure I'm speaking with the right structure I cannot speak so much, but when I know I'm right I get trigger-happy! 😅

[@aminatafavourite253]

Hello, thank you for the video. I live in Slovakia and I want to start my journey as an Esl teacher.

[@migueldeannadodge4824]

Wow, wow, and wow! Thank you for this video. I want to teach English to non-native speakers and was ready to apply to all these online companies but then came across your video. I am certified to teach English here in the States to our students, but not to non-English speakers. Boy was I getting ahead of myself.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you like the vids.

[@NotOnlyCarrots]

Outstanding explanation of of the 13 Fundamentals, Chris. You clarified for me what I was thinking with my upcoming classes - speaking slowly, very minimal talking, minimal vocab and sentences. I really liked your suggestion to use the same phrase as a statement and then as a question, only changing one word - brilliant. Can't wait to watch vid 2.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Glad I could help!

[@loannguyencaothanh6373]

thanks a lot. actually i have my demo class for beginners tmr. thanks to you, i now clarify my confusion.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You are most welcome

[@Twiglet1008]

Thank you Chris .. after presenting IELTS and ACADEMIC for decades, with a couple of years initially presenting some Elementary, now presenting to a combined Elementary and BEGINNER community centre class .. sure need to brush up on these essential skills..

[@nagalakshmiparvataneni.628]

U made my learning beautiful and pleasant. Love u dear Chris. God bless you.

[@Caydos]

Damn I realized it's next to impossible for me to teach anyone anything. Thanks for making me realize that before I devalue my time and others'. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Why do you feel this way?

[@장찬익-y6f]

Very glad to find you and your tutorials, i had some trouble teaching children and thanks to you i could handle them with more ease than before

[@elenad815]

An awesome introduction! Bravo. Charisma, expertise, everything is in its place in your personality. I'm here for a long time since today. Greetings from a newbie from Ukraine.

[@ethanlinton1159]

the best teacher in teaching. Efficient: few words and a lot of content.

[@dyahannurrr]

OMG, this will help me a lot because next week will be my first english teaching experience ❤

[@CelestialRealm-uq7vu]

Fantastic..I am just starting my ESL teaching journey. Thank you!!

[@definitelynotafox6262]

I'm a new ESL teacher and I've been having lots of fun teaching kids and teens, but beginner adults are SO challenging. they expect you to translate everything and some downright refuse to skim a question or to read aloud. i have students who won't do any exercises unless i translate everything, including the words they already know. i'm so close to giving up

[@michellemcgrath8050]

What country are you teaching in and what age group are you teaching?.

[@Silver23399]

Thank you so much, Chris! These tips really help a lot. I've been struggling lately because I find it hard to understand things from my students' perspectives, and I feel frustrated when they still don't understand after I've repeated multiple times. I think I need to be more patient and provide more repetition.🤩

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انا انسان عربي اتابعكم لكي اتعلم اللغه الانكليزيه منكم ❤I am an Arab person and I learn the English language from you

[@carriefawcett9990]

My 13 year old daughter is trying to learn Hindi. 😊 We are Australian.

[@marylebone4465]

🤚 I've only taught my children. now teaching a toddler. Now watching this to hopefully help the goal of being an online english teacher.

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I'm one of your fans.your class is interesting.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thank you!

[@someonelikenootherone2998]

The best thing for beginning a nice week is watching your new video .Thanks a million times.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You’re welcome!

[@michellemcgrath8050]

I am after completing a TEFL course and will be looking for a job soon. I found your videos a week ago and you are a great help with advice on how to teach beginners.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

I’m glad I could help! I’ll have some new vids coming out soon.

[@michellemcgrath8050]

@@TheLanguageHouseTEFL Thats great to hear.

[@deonpietersen538]

Thanks!! This beginner series is just what I've been waiting for :) So informative.

[@gabrielac.6908]

I want to teach my mother English. She knows enough but I want to dedicate time to helping her grow her confidence. Does anyone know of any workbooks or lesson plan layouts that could be helpful and beneficial to use?

[@Americanchocolate]

I like you my boy, I also lived in Prague for 4 years, a wonderful memory

[@ItsGuru-q7v]

Thanks for the teachers.

[@tplez1659]

Error correction - I think it's important to know that many students expect to be corrected and feel feel disappointed (and even cheated) if you never correct them. I try to correct only language we have covered recently and the target language for that lesson.

[@joshuacastillo3530]

thank you so much I'm starting a language teaching journey and this is an amazing video thank you for your help! it all makes perfect sense!

[@kimmypapi4529]

Hi Chris! I am looking for part two… Is it out yet? You are helping me tremendously. I am TEFL certified 2012, but have never used it. I have been a Spanish as a second language student at conversational Spanish schools annually since 2010 and I am leaving on April 27 to teach English to beginner and beginner intermediate in Quito Ecuador ages 15 to 28. I am watching your videos, reading TEFL for dummies, and compiling materials. Can you direct me to part two and any other of your videos that I should make sure to watch please. Thank you. Also, I have subscribed and I’m watching part one for the third time going over my notes.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

It’s out. Check out my uploads

[@mahmood481]

I am not a teacher(yet), but loved every single advice you gave 👏👏👏

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Your trading strategies are very effective. Thank you for sharing them with us and helping us achieve financial freedom.

[@tsouzou1117]

It's really inspiring to me! Thanks a lot, you are the best teacher in the world.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Wow, thank you!

[@swiftie753]

Thanks this was very helpful! I'm 20 and I just started teaching english to a beginner and I had no idea where to start, we only had one lesson and I found out I did half the things you said we should avoid doing 😵😂 but I'll try following your tips

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Hail up from St Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. Thank you!!

[@moyosolaibe4088]

Thank you very much, this is very beneficial to me.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You are welcome!

[@jonathanleeal]

Congrat from brazil my bossss, ill be teaching in twenty days! I'll eat all your educational content!

[@lovegoodness4354]

Thank you so much Teacher Chris. I've learned a lot.

[@1234moncef]

Yes you are amazing as you said, thank you for this helpful vedeo

I've come back to this so many times and there's something new I take from it every time. Do you have any tips for teaching other levels?

[@sovong442]

Hello, Chris I like your English teaching . I'm Cambia.❤

[@pierrearjunrobensjeanbapti2446]

Thank you so much! As a beginner teacher I just learned a lot from this video.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Glad it was helpful!

[@harinadixty]

Amazing content for teachers, i loved the tips, also i ll try to practice it on my daily routine with my students. Thank you a lot 🙏🏼❤

[@TheHangarRat]

Thank you thank you thank you. My first beginners class is tomorrow and I'm VERY Nervous. You helped so much. 😁🤞

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You got this!

[@hindrachiq5411]

Sir. I appreciate your hard efforts thanks a lot for these fruitful information. I have been teaching since 2018 but sometimes I feel confused, I don't know how to start the lesson, special writing time. I hope you help me to handle this problem thanks again

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Sure! If you go to video #3 in the series, I break down the entire structure.

[@englishwithbalusir2829]

I am one of your big fans sir from India👍🏻. Your explanation is superb.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thanks 🙏

[@faustoboada5224]

My Man Chris... Excelente job!! I'm waiting for the second part

[@alexcrypto21]

Video starts at 3:00

[@kyametyaklasyor]

Everything is true and nice except no.11. I am error correcting .I thanks you Chris,for any valuable tips

[@kingsleyd3124]

Thank you Chris, that was very helpful. We are still waiting for the next video.

[@flamencojondotoday]

Thanks as always!!! I always enjoy your videos and going back and forth from your one on one explanations to the demos. These videos are excellent motivation for me. Keep up the good work. ✌

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

[@ВикаНемцова-щ1э]

Thanks a bunch! You are so charming! It was hard to follow 😃

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You are so welcome!

[@rkwaits1]

Can't wait for the next part! Thank you!

[@LittleSongs]

We love these teaching tips! Thanks!

[@sabrinawanderer7560]

The problem with some school curriculum is that they time or put time stamps in your class. You can't just go to the next lesson when your students couldn't master their previous lesson. And I as a beginner in the Chinese language find it annoying if I jump from one lesson to another without me mastering first the current lesson. My mind can't handle too much information and we all forget easily so we need to always review our past lessons and incorporate them in the new lesson if possible..

[@certificacionesdeingles]

Thank you Chris! You're amazing! I just shared your videos with my teachers' staff. Most of them have little or no experience teaching. It's really useful!

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@parsavosough6909]

Thanks a lot❤

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You're welcome 😊

[@oscaredgarbenitezsalazar2549]

My god your the man! dropping solid gold advices thankyou very much.

[@CousinEddiesTown]

I am watching this because the stupid TEFL course I am taking does not cover, at all, how in the heck I am supposed to communicate with beginners! Even if they are not beginners, the stupid course has me asking them something like, "What did you do this weekend?" after telling them all about what I did this weekend, in-order to teach them some aspect of verb tense. 😣Well if they understand my original question and story, they probably already know whatever simple concept I am supposed to teach. .... In other words, thank-you for this video!

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You’re welcome. I have 3 videos in the series. Check them all out

[@shimaeidisheikhrobat3646]

Thank you so much for the incredible content. So practical and valuable. What I'm struggling with when teaching English to beginners is how much should I use our native language. I'll be thankful if you make a video on this too.❤️

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

I’ve got 3 videos with beginners. Check them all out! Thanks for the kind words

[@renukadesilva8522]

Thank you for valuable information given.

[@Georgeor-vk5vw]

Hi chris That's great.Thank you

[@eliasaraujo9957]

Precise points. Looking forward to seeing the next video.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

I’ll get the new vid out in about 10 days! I’ve been a bit busy at school 🏫

[@nixxie2355]

Hi, im from india i searched how to teach English to teach my best friend English. I met him last year and he is miserably failing in subjects. He doesn't know grammar, words and spelling from the kindergarten level🙂. We study multimedia and he is skilled editor does work but seeing him failing makes me sad and also he is depressed that he knows all the contents but doesn't know how to write in english.

[@Moodoo20]

Assume they know nothing is my favorite tip

[@NoirHammer]

You made some good points. I'm glad I was able to "suss it out".

[@SelmaBaptista-w1e]

Yes,thank you very much Chris, I'm watching you, thinking of my Korean movies, I must prioritize.

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You can do it!

[@evangelinedomino6875]

Hi this can help me. Thank you.

[@PRIMICIAMUNDIAL]

Such an amazing tips, thank you so much Chris. I will apply all your tips.

[@baguiojohnnino2000]

What a great guide. Thank you very much 🙏😊

[@yet384]

Thank you so much the best video ever !!!

[@Аружан-х1д]

Thanks 👍

[@rozivas9009]

Great advices,thank you for sharing with us! Good job!❤

[@josejuanmorapez]

GREAT INFO. BUT GREATER WAY TO MAKE IT CLEARER. I PARTICULARLY LOVE FUNDAMENTAL #13. THANKS...

[@faslaniyan]

Thanks you're fantastic teacher

[@leeobreisleain6492]

Thanks Chris. This was super helpful!

[@slvdwel8058]

Super helpful content - especially as teaching students who aren't familiar with Roman script. Where can we go for lesson plans for these beginners. Fluentize doesn't seem to have many beginner lessons. Most beginner lessons require some level of reading and vocab prior to starting the course. I am having trouble finding total beginner resources.

[@emilianarolim280]

is there a TTT, Drilling, Eliciting and graded language video?? I loved this video, very helpful. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@emilianarolim280]

I already found :) :) thanks

[@pauladu9986]

My great ovations to you dear

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Ahh thanks 😊

[@yosefochoarosales3274]

Newbie here! Thank you so much for this!

[@jgarcia5588]

Thank you, very helpful

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

You're welcome!

[@CherryRed-pq6xn]

Amazing video and it was very useful for me! It's not boring as other teaching videos and i really liked it! 😍

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

I’m glad! I have 2 other beginner videos so far. I’ll have a new one soon on teaching grammar

[@fatemamohamed9057]

Thanks a bunch for your consistent efforts in giving us the amazing teaching tips 🌹🌹

[@TheLanguageHouseTEFL]

Any time!

[@romisepulveda3346]

That was so useful!!! Thank you so much!

[@imadbelghalem2358]

You're amazing Thank you so much!!!

[@Bahou911]

Thanks ❤