El Ponchis 2 - Captured!
The second in a series of 3 articles about a young teenager called El Ponchis who was working for a drug cartel in Mexico and who allegedly beheaded at least 3 people. The questions following the...
View ArticleEl Ponchis 3 - Tried and Convicted
This is the third in a series of 3 articles about a young teenager called El Ponchis who worked as an assassin for a drug cartel in Mexico. In this article, he is captured and convicted. His sentence...
View ArticleShopping Wordsearch
This is a wordsearch I used to revise shopping vocabulary after having done various shopping dialogues. Can also be used as an introduction to the topic with pre intermediate students. Rather basic...
View ArticleIcebreakers and Using Small Talk
This simple powerpoint presentation aims to introduce the idea of breaking the ice in social situations. Students will practice how to start conversations in different situations. Then they will be...
View ArticleCriteria / Rubric for the Oral Presentation
This is a sample rubric for teachers to assess students’ oral presentations. The criteria are based on the standards for LOTE and Communication.This rubric is designed to be integrated into a scoring...
View ArticleSocial Media
This is not an in- depth look although with more time it could be used to help write a letter to Facebook for instance or together with a look at the film the Social Network. This tries to look at the...
View ArticleBusiness Presentation
This is an interesting material for presentations. Hope you'll enjoy :o)Complete the following presentation excerpts with suitable words from the boxes.This is very useful as business material, with a...
View ArticleHey Arnold Activity
The following activity is designed for students of upper-Intermediate and Advanced students. In the first part of the activity the students have to listen carefully in order to answer the 10 questions...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: None of Us Are Free
A simple listening exercise. Students are asked to watch the video and complete the missing gaps with the correct word. Then should be able to solve the following exercises based on the lyrics: answer...
View ArticleBio-data
This worksheet requires the students to provide personal information. This is useful for lessons on getting to know each other, completing forms or job application. This will test students' ability in...
View ArticleLondon [Presentation]
It is a short presentation of London. It contains lots of pictures about the most famous places of London and some typical things you can find in this famous city. Your students can watch this...
View ArticleIce Age 4: Continental Drift Worksheet
The work suggests matching names with the animals and true/false statements about the contents of the movie. Also it includes Captain Gutt's song for singing activity in class. The work is aimed for...
View Article5 Aspects of U.S. Culture the International Student Needs to Know
Oftentimes an advanced student will feel fairly comfortable with the English language but still have concerns with understanding and fitting in with American culture. For example, at a recent tutoring...
View Article10 Best Pieces of Advice You Could Ever Give Your ESL Students
ESL students come in all shapes and sizes, from adorable little preschoolers to senior citizens who want to learn another language in their free time. In the middle, we have all sorts of students, with...
View ArticleCountries, Nationalities and Languages Activity (Vocab Practice)
Simple yet fun way to practice vocabulary related to countries, nationalities and languages. Divide your students into teams of 4 and have them compete against each other to complete the first...
View ArticleMusic Powerpoint
I prepared this ppt to have some of the latest songs with some activities. The idea was to motivate intermediate students to sing along with music they might find interesting. There are matching...
View ArticleThese Are a Few of My Favourite/Favorite Things
Simple worksheet to practice "My favourite ... is..." construction. Students complete the first sentence and then add their own ideas. Then they draw pictures to illustrate their favourite things. Two...
View ArticleParts and Objects in the House
This worksheet is about parts of the house and some objects we can find in each room. This exercise is for basic students. It contains two exercises;in the first one, students have to write the name of...
View ArticlePast Simple Speaking Activity
It is an amazing simple past tense speaking activity for beginner to intermediate ESL learners. There are 24 past simple speaking prompts that designed like a quiz. They choose the number they want,...
View ArticleFrequency Adverbs Survey - How Often Do You...?
This is a practice activity for using adverbs of frequency. After reviewing adverbs of frequency and their meanings (It is also probably a good idea to specify how often you mean by each one, so the...
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