teaching Russian students

Two weeks ago I took on a job teaching students based in Russia.It is mostly in the form of conversational English to mature students who work for international companies based in Moscow.They are very well educated generally and have an advanced level of English.The main point of our contact is to improve pronunciation and increase confidence with the spoken form of the language.I am learning a lot from them also..

According to my students life is difficult in Moscow at the moment with the current global financial melt down taking place.Moscow sees lots of immigrants from former Soviet Republic States who are all looking for work and homelessness is raising its head in the city.We discuss a wide variety of topics from the environmental crisis to pastimes and aspirations.Some students request homework and I am happy to oblige.I normally send an email with a topic for them to prepare or write about.So far its going well.

I am moving to Portugal in a month and will be in need of a decent broadband service so fingers crossed it works out for me or there will be trouble ahead as this work is to support the family!