Hi gang,

I'm on 

Checkpoint Three: Teaching the Language

I've been asked to re-do questions 25 & 30-37, I'm on my 2nd attempt now. As you all know after three strikes we're out! So if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.

Have a great day

Simon :))

Have you googled it? Its a tricky one I reckon, the answers become.

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/simple-past-or-past-participle this is the info from the website.

When to use the simple past tense

We use the simple past tense for actions that began and finished in the past. We do not have to say exactly when. The important thing is that it happened and is not happening now.

'I saw it'

When to use the past participle

The past participle is used with the following tenses:

Present Perfect

I have seen it.

Past Perfect

I had seen it.

Future Perfect

I will have seen it.

3rd Conditional

I would have seen it.

Passives

It was seen.

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If you put become into sentences using these structures then it makes sense. Hope it helps.

Help needed please:

Checkpoint Two, Part Two: Grammar Questions 22-33

The question asks for the past participle of become. I put became but it is incorrect??? There is no other English word that I am aware of that could possibly be the correct answer, so I am about to give up (& rip all my hair out).

if anyone has done this section & has applied anything but logic, I would appreciate your advice

Many thanks

Simon

Hey Rozel,

Thank you for your advice. I'll check out the lonely planet guide & do some research.

Thanks again. I appreciate it.

All the best

Simon

To be honest, it depends what experience you are looking for. Each province is so different, and also varies from city to city within it. I would just research by flicking through a Lonely Planet guide and see what appeals to you. I don't live in a major city, but I quite like that. However, it does make things like communication and buying western products/clothes to fit more difficult. Some provinces are more expensive to live in. Also consider what climate you want to live in as that changes a lot too! I knew nothing about China before leaving, I just looked up the areas on offer and hoped for the best... Good luck with the decision making!

Hi Simon,

Definitely worth having a TEFL cert behind you I reckon - I never did when I taught abroad and regretted it massively!

China's a great choice - I've taught there before and had an amazing time. Good news is that you don't actually need a degree to teach there, although some recruiters will request that you do. You might want to check out the China Internship, which you don't need a degree for: http://www.onlinetefl.com/teaching-internships/china/.

You might also want to chat to these people who are teaching in China at the minute, as they should have some good tips:

http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/rin

http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/roberts121

http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/zoeholl111/

http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/rozel09

There's also a good article here with a list of where you can and can't teach without a degree, which might help: http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/travel-guides/135-Do-I-Need-a-Degree-to-TEFL-. If you want to pick up some teaching experience in the UK, there's some good tips here: http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/lsummers86/posts/733-looking-for-tefl-teaching-experience

I'm the UK at the minute (I work for i-to-i in the Leeds office) - but hoping to head abroad again soon!

Enjoy your course and let me know if you have any other questions!

Hi Honor,

Thanks for the tip. I hope to go to Asia eventually, probably China, however I may try to teach here in the UK first to get some experience. It seems that I'll also have to get a degree as most jobs oversses, it seems, require you to have a degree. Some jobs in China do not require even a TEFL certificate! I'd rather the confidence of having one though.....So where are you?

Thanks again

Simon

Hey,

Welcome to Chalkboard and congratulations on deciding to start your course - where are you hoping to teach once you've finished it?

To get you started on the site you might want to check out the groups to chat to people who are teaching abroad at the minute and get an idea of where you could head to: http://www.tefl-chalkboard.com/groups

Enjoy Chalkboard and if you have any questions get in touch!