Green Thumb - English Idioms
The idiom "green thumb" refers to the ability to grow plants well, for example: Whenever I buy a plant, it always dies shortly after. I really don't have a green thumb. Because my plants always die, I don't have the ability to grow plants well, hence, I don't have a green thumb.
Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.
This is a very well-designed unit for a new EFL teacher to start off in teaching. It covers a lot of interesting concepts in classroom management and providing a favorable learning environment for the students. To be a good language teacher, I will need to observe other good teachers, practice and teach constantly to gain valuable experience.This unit was almost like an anti climax. It was short, easy to understand and challenging. Just what a student needs after some very challenging grammar lessons. It was also a good transition fron teaching different types of groups. It was an excellent summary of potential problems and some common problem situations and resolutions.
