EnglishisEasy/Elinglésesfácil

                          Tell your students that there are two things that are not true about English: a. "English is too difficult to learn."  Especially when you are working with teens or adults, they will tell you this more often than not. I always tell them that English is indeed difficult, but not much more than Spanish for example. Anyone can learn English, but perhaps the best thing to do is to start with the basics since most of your students will come to you after several failed attempts. I also tell them that we are in this together: we are a team and I need them to work with me so we can accomplish this objective as it should be. b. "I am not good for English" After years of trying to learn, many English learners conclude they are the problem, and perhaps they are right but not the way they imagine. Teach your students to see themselves as for what they really are: individuals with their own needs and with...

There are alternatives to the use of FOR EXAMPLE, e.g. , e.g. As you can see in the picture, e.g. is an alternative to the common expression FOR EXAMPLE, but to use it correctly you must first say something that requires an example, next use a comma, insert e.g., add another comma, and finally the words that serve as an example. Here is how you do it:       David has visited many countries and learned several languages in the places he has visited, e.g. , he can speak Mandarin and a little Cantonese because he traveled to China and stayed there for two years. The term e.g. is not English but Latin and means exempli gratia. Since Latin seems so hard for some people to remember some teachers, or parents, teach e.g. as example given . If it works for you then it is all right.  BTW, other expressions that can replace FOR EXAMPLE are FOR INSTANCE and also SUCH AS.