My new post is about some great places just a stone's throw away from Tallinn.
https://iralutse.blogspot.ru/2017/10/stalker-sticks-and-waterfall-all-in.html
#JagalaJuga #JagalaWaterfall #JagalaJogi #Jagala
#Estonia #VisitEstonia #Эстония #Tallinn #Таллинн
#Stalker #Сталкер #Koogi #Travel #OffTheBeatenTrack

http://iraluts.blogspot.ru/2017/10/top-8-mistakes-russian-learners-of.html
“The mistakes you don’t correct lie in wait to catch you again.” New post out.
#TheMistakesYouDontCorrect
#EFL #ELT #LearningEnglish #LearnEnglish

http://ukfilms.ru/en/2017
Check out this British Film Festival. All the films are shown in English with Russian subnoscripts. Check the "Talks" page too, they sound fascinating.
#BritishFilmFestival #XVIIINewBritishFilmFestival #BritishFilm

http://iraluts.blogspot.ru/2017/12/8-more-mistakes-russian-learners-of.html
More mistakes that you can stop making! New post out.
#EFL #ELT #English #LearningEnglish #LearnEnglish
#TheMistakesYouDontCorrect #Mistakes #Английский

#IELTS is everywhere.
My student has just sent me an ad he received from SAS. The ad is almost a textbook example of #Speaking Part 2.
Look at the adjectives: vibrant, cosmopolitan, world-leading, magnificent, unspoiled, spectacular, magnificent, majestic, cozy. (What a wonderful array of adjectives to describe places!).
But it's not just adjectives. There are wonderful phrases, like: culinary scene, bars popping up, has something for everyone.
#IELTSspeaking #IELTSspeakingpart2 #IELTSvocabulary #Vocabulary

I want to end the winter break with a book recommendation.
During the winter break I read "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" by Mark Manson, which is a self-help guide to living a better life.
Don't let the name fool you. Even though the tone of the book is very light, the topics covered are very serious. Let me give you some subchapter names: "The misadventures of disappointment panda," "The tyranny of exceptionalism," "The dangers of pure certainty."
It's an easy, but thought-provoking read. Highly recommended.
WARNING: The book contains language that some readers might find strong.
#Read #MarkManson

http://woobox.com/nz83ye/gallery/oUImExvZAHc
You know me, I like participating in things. Here is a video I made for the 2018 Pearson ELT Teacher Award competition. I had to answer two questions:
Q1: How do you know when students are making progress in English?
Q2: What’s the best thing about being an English teacher?
The answers are sincere. The presentation... Well, let's just say I can forget about the career of a YouTuber.
#Pearson #PearsonELT #PearsonELTTeacherAward #ELT

https://iralutse.blogspot.ru/2018/01/ireland-glendalough-which-has-more-to.html
I am starting a series of posts about Ireland, one of my favorite countries.
All the photos in this post were taken by me, with my favorite DSLR camera.
#Ireland #VisitIreland #Glendalough #Travel
#Ирландия #Глендалох

New post out: practical tips on choosing an IELTS school.
#IELTS #IELTSpreparation #IELTSprep
http://iraluts.blogspot.ru/2018/01/how-to-choose-ielts-school.html

The rules comma use in English, which are so different from Russian, are outlined in my new post.
#TheComma #Comma #Punctuation #EnglishPunctuation #EFL #EFLwriting #IELTS #TOEFL
http://iraluts.blogspot.ru/2018/02/the-common-comma-rules-and.html

Most of my students are great. But some can be a tad difficult.
#LearningEnglish #TeachingEnglish #ELT #EFL #TeachingLanguages
http://iraluts.blogspot.ru/2018/02/what-kind-of-students-do-you-find.html

http://iraluts.blogspot.ru/2018/03/why-you-will-get-your-lowest-ielts.html
The magic formula of a high score for IELTS writing revealed in my new post.
#IELTS #IELTSwriting #Writing #Write #IELTSscores #IELTS9 #TOEFL #IELTSmagicformula

I am thrilled to present a guest post by my student Alisa Chernikova. In this post, she talks about determination to succeed and recommends three great books that will help you get started on your success journey.
#EFL #ELT #Writing #Reading #Grit #TED #TEDtalks
http://iraluts.blogspot.ru/2018/03/do-you-really-need-grit.html

http://iraluts.blogspot.ru/2018/04/a-step-by-step-guide-to-ielts-line.html
My new post is very practical. It includes my step-by-step guide to IELTS line graphs and my own line graph denoscription. A must-read for IELTS test-takers.
#IELTS #IELTSacademic #IELTSwriting #IELTSwritingtask1 #Writing

What do people do wrong when they learn English? What’s the hardest thing about living in Ireland? Is moving abroad worth it?
🍀 An insightful interview with my awesome friend. 🍀
#EFL #English #LearnEnglish #Ireland #LiveAbroad #Relocate http://iraluts.blogspot.com/2018/09/an-interview-with-russian-software.html

Over the last 5 years, software developers have made up about 50% of my students. So I’ve decided to sum up my experience of teaching them. By the way, overcoming the challenges is totally worth it. 🐬
#EFL #ELT #English #Teaching #TeachingEnglish #ELT
http://iraluts.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-challenges-of-teaching-software.html

🐾 My ways of dealing with error correction + a question. 🐾
https://iraluts.blogspot.com/2018/12/to-err-is-human-or-my-thoughts-on-error.html
#ELT #EFL #English #TeachingEnglish

Who’s up for a 100-day challenge?
We are starting one on 13 January. 📆
Read about my previous writing challenge and pm or comment “I’m in” to join the next one. You can join with any activity, not necessarily writing. 🖊🎨🧘‍♀️
http://iraluts.blogspot.com/2019/01/what-i-learned-from-my-100-day-writing.html