Song Worksheet: Army of Two by Olly Murs
There is first an introduction exercise using phonetic symbols, if you like teaching them! It is based on rhyming words from the song, and finally a gap-filling exercise using those words. It's meant...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: Set Fire to the Rain by Adele ( Improved)
It contains a series of exercises based on the lyrics to the popular song 'Set fire to the Rain' by Adele. The exercises are such as listen and correct the words, listen and circle the right option and...
View ArticleSong worksheet: Let Her Go by Passenger
This worksheet is meant to practice listening through focus on rhyming words and phonemic sounds.First, I divide the class in pairs and give students one card with the phonetic transcription of the...
View ArticleSong worksheet: The Way it Was
Song the way it was by The Killers.This worksheet has some activities: fill in the gaps that we can work on past tense of the verbs, match words and pictures (work on vocabulary) and answer questions...
View ArticleGet It Together: 4 Types of Connecting Language in English
Making connections. It’s a good idea in the work place, but it’s absolutely essential when you are in the classroom. In math class, a simple plus sign is all that’s needed, but in the language...
View ArticleCan't Play or Dance? Top 9 Sit-down Activities for Young Learners
Ah, young learners just love to move. They’re not as self-conscious as teens are – not afraid to look silly as adults are. They’ll dance, race and jump with gusto, relishing in the sheer energy that is...
View ArticleEslcafe.com: BusyTeacher's Detailed Review
Dave’s ESL Cafe, www.eslcafe.com, was set up by, and continues to be managed by, a Los Angeles’ man called Dave Sperling. The site is free to use, and contains material for both students and teachers...
View ArticleWhat Is It? Top 10 Guessing Games for Young Learners
The crowd is roaring. They’re going mad with anticipation. Eyes are wide open. Hands are up. Soccer fans at the World Cup final? Nope. A group of young learners trying to guess the right answer....
View ArticleTeaching ESL Online: Pros (There Actually Are Some) and Cons
Given that we are in the midst of a huge shift in society, one based more on electronic communication than face-to-face, the average teacher will probably be asked to teach an online class at some...
View ArticleSpeaking Discussion by Using a Reading Text
This speaking discussion activity has been designed with the aim of helping ESL students practice speaking English freely. By using a reading text as the background for discussion, this activity...
View ArticleDescriptive Image Writing
This worksheet is designed to encourage students to use adjectives to paint a picture with words. The purpose of this worksheet is to have the students write a small passage describing each photo and...
View ArticleInside a Lion, a Poem by Shel Silverstein [PowerPoint]
An illustrated PowerPoint of Shel Silverstein's poem, "Inside a Lion." Humorous, just challenging enough for the intermediate English learner, with all the makings of a good poem, a good read, and a...
View ArticleABC Game 'Snowflakes'
This animated Power Point presentation helps starters learn English ABC. All the letters of the alphabet are jumbled and some are hidden behind the snowflakes which melt when you click. Teachers may...
View ArticleBasic Grammar and Vocabulary Drilling
This animated Power Point presentation may prove a good grammar and vocabulary drilling for starters. It focuses on the Present Simple forms of the verbs ‘to be’, ‘can’ and ‘to like’ including positive...
View ArticlePresent Simple Questions
This worksheet contains different types of exercises to help students with general and special questions in Present Simple Tense. Exercises are graded by difficulty level starting from the easiest one...
View ArticleQuestion Words
This PowerPoint presentation contains several short poems based on special questions. They are easy to remember and focus on different question words. Some of them may be familiar to you while the...
View ArticleDays of the Week with a Fat Cat
This PowerPoint presentation contains a funny poem which helps students remember names of the days of the week. The key words are hidden and appear when clicked. It may be used for practicing both...
View ArticlePast Simple Positive, Negative and Interrogative Drill
PowerPoint presentation to practice positive, negative and interrogative forms of the verbs in the Past Simple Tense. Students are given positive sentences in the Present Simple Tense which should be...
View ArticleVideo Worksheet: Oz-Bus Tour
The two-page video worksheet is targeted on Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate students doing a General English course. The pre-viewing activities include a discussion on travelling and means of...
View ArticlePast Simple 1/2: Affirmative (21 Slides)
The 1st ppt consists of 21 slides to teach/revise the past simple of regular and irregular verbs with some grammar (how to form it, spelling, examples) and lots of practice to help students when using...
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