This activity is well known for everyone, it is Taboo Game, but I've decided to add some pictures to enhance the game.I think this way the activity becomes much better, because with some pictures on the cards students will better understand the word given.
This activity is well known for everyone, it is Taboo Game, but I've decided to add some pictures to enhance the game.I think this way the activity becomes much better, because with some pictures on the cards students will better understand the word given.
Reading comprehension. Students are asked to read a text and answer a series of comprehension questions.First, students should find out the right missing word with refernce to the text in order to complete the gist. Second, theyshould tick the right bo ...
As I have four conversation classes (Level A2+ -B1+) getting them to speak is sometimes a problem.I try to keep my sheets a bit controversial in order to engage their interest.They enjoy speaking about food and restaurants, and as most of them are r ...
Workshheet useful to revise some grammar structures such as modals, neither ...nor, condtionals types, had better, would rather and tenses. Students are given 20 sentences and a word that CAN'T be changed, they are given the beginning and ending opf t ...
Here is a good way to introduce the family vocabulary. If your students love watching all these series and movies, they'll recognize the characters and their family relation. After showing the family vocabulary, you can ask (in groups of three or four) ...
This is a worksheet for revising articles at elementary level.There are 4 easy activities in which students are asked to fill in the blank spaces with an, a or the.The answer key is included.
This is a worksheet for revising modal verbs: can, can’t, may, could, couldn't, must, mustn't, should and shouldn't.Recommended for elementary students who are asked to make questions and give true answers, decide what they must or mustn’t ...
Two dice for teaching or revising means of transport related vocabulary at elementary level.Students are asked to roll the dice and make a correct sentence by using the picture clue provided.
Student 'A' receives 'Adventure Travel' Handout 'A' - Student 'B' receives 'Adventure Travel' Handout 'B'. Without looking at each other's handout, they should describe their travel ads to each other and find the EIGHT differences (in both pictures an ...
![Song Worksheet: Hot and Cold by Katy Perry [OPPOSITES]](http://busyteacher.org/uploads/posts/2013-02/thumbs/1361005141_opposites-attract.png)
This is a very easy listening activity for beginners and elementary learners. The song Hot and Cold (Katy Perry) contains opposite adjectives with which students complete the empty spaces in the text. To make it easier I put pictures to the worksheet ...
![Medieval Life [Reading]](http://busyteacher.org/uploads/posts/2013-02/thumbs/1361024829_medieval-life.png)
This is a text about medieval life. We can see the description of several scenes. Two students are at the museum and are watching some paintings. The young girl is describing each painting with different actions.You can use this text only for reading ...
Deciding how and when to introduce and utilize the International Phonetic Alphabet often has teachers scrambling, but it doesn't have to be stressful or complicated.
Follow these tips to introduce a useful tool to your students and of course, don't fo ...
Creating a student-centered classroom will allow your students to blossom, work hard, and develop determined confidence.
Follow these 5 tips to build your own confidence in creating a student-centered environment.
How to Create a Student-Centered C ...
It’s no big secret. ESL students won’t get very far if they have weak listening skills.
While “practice makes perfect” is a great approach, our students need a lot more guidance; listening to a variety of audio materials for ho ...
If you have been teaching ESL for any length of time, you have probably tried your hand at explaining reported speech.
As native speakers, we don’t talk about reported speech very often. Our mental grammar clearly knows the difference between qu ...
Write "WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE" on the blackboard. Explain to the students that you are looking for two very strange twins. On a piece of paper hand draw two funny looking brothers very different one from the other. Describe them slowly as your students d ...
Have you ever asked a question of your ESL class only to be rewarded with unwavering stares and the sound of crickets in the background? I know I have, and for teachers it can be very frustrating when students just don’t respond.
Of course there ...
Developing classroom management skills will save you time, develop a positive learning environment, and help students succeed.
Utilize these top 5 classroom management strategies that really work, and see wonderful gains time and time again.
Are Yo ...
Who doesn't love movies and television? You can tap into both movies and TV for listening exercises that will excite your students and deliver entertaining and effective outcomes.
Do some detective work and find out what your students would really enj ...
Sometimes English as a second language teachers can get overwhelmed by all the acronyms thrown our way: ESL, EFL, TESL, TOEFL, L2, etc.
While these may not be that tough to decipher, LLS is a less common yet still important set of letters for you to k ...