How to Structure the Curriculum for ESL Pronunciation and Accent Reduction
So you have just been assigned your first pronunciation/accent reduction class. In a way, this is great: students in such classes are usually advanced and motivated. But this is also the problem: with...
View ArticleNumber Recognition - Maths Resource
The title of this maths resource is 'number recognition'. This worksheet asks students to help Poldo by joining the digit and written numbers together. The first one has been to help them. There are 19...
View ArticleMy Timetable
This is timetable for your students. It can be used for any type of students (from small students to older ones). It has got some London icons as for example the London Eye, the Big Ben, an Englishman,...
View ArticleThe Head and the Face
Once the students have learnt the vocabulary related to the body parts, they can complete this worksheet. Here is a boy's head image and some lines to complete with the proper words. It can be used as...
View ArticlePassive Worksheet for Intermediate Students
This 32-active-to-passive worksheet is specially designed for intermediate students who need a more challenging active-passive test. The questions come in different tenses and include simple and...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: Cats in the Cradle by Ugly Kid Joe
A very nice song with interesting and true lyrics. It's a song about a father and son relationship. The father would like to spend time with his son but he is often too busy and before he realizes it,...
View ArticleReading Practice: Extreme Sports
I use this text to develop reading skills while covering the topic "Extreme Sports". This activity contains a gap-filling task (removed sentences). It can be used as the introduction to the topic and...
View ArticleWhich Is Better?
Main focus: speaking. How: students can work in pairs or in smaller groups. Instructions:Players debate which of the things is better! Give students some time to think of good arguments. After the...
View ArticlePossessive Determiners Elementary Worksheet
This is a worksheet for revising possessive determiners. There are 4 different activities in which students are asked to fill in the blanks with a possessive determiner, complete the dialogues with...
View ArticleConjunctions: Result
This is a worksheet for revising conjunctions at intermediate level. There are 3 different activities in which students are asked to fill in the gaps with so or such, fill in the gaps with a suitable...
View ArticleArticles
It is a set of 3 exercises to practise the definte and indefinite articles. Students are expected to fill in the blanks in the text with a, an, the where it is necessary. This worksheet is good for...
View ArticleFind Someone Who (Past Simple vs. Present Perfect)
Find someone who cards to play with students in class. Students should ask questions to their classmates and complete the information. You can use them to practice or revise past simple vs. present...
View ArticlePhrasal Verbs
Sometimes phrasal verbs may be a little confusing. Don't get desperate, just go step by step and try to find different ways to learn about them. Place the meanings from the box next to each...
View ArticleWhy You Should Start a Reading Buddy Program This School Year
What is a reading buddy program? A reading buddy program is a fun, personal and effective way to introduce the pleasures of reading to younger readers, especially if they are ESL (English as a Second...
View ArticleMeats and Fish - Simple PPT
A vocabulary power point presentation of basic types of meats and fish with sounds. Useful for beginners and elementary learners who find food an essential part of their diet! Easily recognisable...
View ArticleShapes and Colours
A basic worksheet to introduce 2D shapes and practise colours. Used with under 19 students for Maths with esl embedded. I used this as part of a lesson about 2D and 3D shapes. We discussed the...
View ArticleDoubling Shapes - Maths Resource
The title of this worksheet is 'Doubling shapes'. This resource asks students to look at the shapes in the boxes and then draw double the amount in the next box e.g. 2 circles now becomes 4 circles....
View ArticleReading Comprehension - Polar Bears
This reading comprehension includes some interesting facts about polar bears including their diet, appearance, behaviour, habitat etc. Children must read through the text and then answer the...
View ArticleThe ABC Name Game
This board game can be used by beginner to elementary students, whether young or older. For the beginner have them just make a word. For the elementary ss, have them use this as a refresher. They need...
View ArticleFairy Tale :The Old Fisherman and His Ambitious Wife
A story you can learn from with questions you can discuss or write about after the reading. I used this story for home reading and later in classroom kids tell me the story with their own words and we...
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