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Need some ideas for your next english lesson in Buenos Aires?
One of the tricks to being a great TEFL teacher is to always offer your students intriguing, intersting, and fun classes, however it can sometimes be difficult to think of new topics, lessons, and educational yet interesting materials. If you are teaching English in Buenos Aires, there are a few great places that set the topic and scene for a great class.
Plaza de Mayo has a long and intricate history, today, is still the meeting place of political gatherings and social movemnets, and houses a number of government buildings, each with their own story, and a sure place to get a converstaion started about the history and future of Buenos Aires and Argentina. The setting is peaceful and beautiful, scattered with benches and grassy spots, with a fantastic view of the Casa Rosada (Pink House).
One of the most interesting cemetary’s ever built, the Recoleta Cemetary is a small city of elaborate graves, some graves resembling small houses or churches with architecture and design that is first class. Here is where some of the most important and impactful people of Argentina are buried and each grave sight is detailed with a name, family name, dates, and a description of who they were. This is a great place to speak about important figures from Argentina, including Eva Peron, or have your student make up their own stories about the people buried here.
Exclaimed to be the 2nd most beautiful library in the world, Al Ateneo Library on Avenida Santa Fe was convirted from an old theatre into a beautiful library, fully outfitted with a dramatic backstage, skyhigh ceilings, and a series of balconies, perfect for a quiet read. There are thousands of books, various languages, and a small stage restuarant that sets the scene for a great class with all the material you could ever need.
