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Jackie Bolen
It all began back on that fateful day in 2003 when I got on the plane to come to Korea. Since then, I've moved up in the world from a hagwon, to a university in the rice paddies and now I live in the big city with the beautiful beaches, Busan where I teach at a major university. I've paid off all my debts, saved up lots of money, and invested in the stock market after the crash of 2009 such that I'm on my way to becoming a millionaire.
All that to say, I am well-qualified to offer advice about getting a university job in Korea, personal finance for ESL teachers, or anything related to ESL games and activities.
You can contact me at wealthyenglishteacher@gmail.com and find even more of my online content at www.jackiebolen.com and www.eslspeaking.org.
All that to say, I am well-qualified to offer advice about getting a university job in Korea, personal finance for ESL teachers, or anything related to ESL games and activities.
You can contact me at wealthyenglishteacher@gmail.com and find even more of my online content at www.jackiebolen.com and www.eslspeaking.org.
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Blog postSOS: A Review Game for ESL Students-Kids + Adults Skills: Speaking/listening
Time: 10-15 minutes
Level: Low Intermediate to Advanced, age 8+
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Time Required: 15-40 minutes
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Materials Required: Nothing
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Materials: Whiteboard, marker and eraser
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Time: 30+ minutes, including deck-building
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Materials Required: Paper, pen/pencils, textbooks, and scissors
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Time: 1-2 minutes per student (no questions). 4-6 minutes per student (with questions)
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Age: 8+
Materials Required: A short story
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Blog postOnline Business: I Love It! If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably already open to the idea of starting an online business and perhaps even have a few projects on the go so you don’t need a lot of convincing. However, maybe you’re not that person and are reading Freedom Through Passive Income trying to decide if this online business thing is really worth the time and effort to get into it. I’m not going…
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Blog postWhich Passive Income Ideas are for You? Money Rolling In? Making money online sounds pretty awesome, right? You do a little work up-front and then just watch the money roll in month after month and year after year. Passive income awesome! Getting money for no work! Love it! Wait! It’s not so Easy These Days Let me disabuse you of that notion right now: making money online is not so easy and you actually have…
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Blog postAfter an entire year and a half of back and forth and then back again, I finally made a decision about what I’d do when I moved to Canada. Despite being a little bit crazy, perhaps, I decided to go all-in on the digital entrepreneur and make my living off of Amazon Affiliate niche sites and self-publishing books. I got my last paycheque from my university in South Korea about a week ago and now…
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Blog postIf you're looking for some new ideas to keep things fresh, interesting and fun in the classroom, then you'll need to check out these two other websites of mine:
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It has a ton of ESL activities that you can use in your classroom today. They're organized by skill (speaking, listening, reading, writing) as well as age (children or adults) so you'll be able to find what you're looking for in 30 seconds or less. Stop wasting your time wading around through all the junk on th2 years ago Read more
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