7 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary
Try These 7 Best Ways to Introduce New Vocabulary 1 Picture It Use pictures of new vocabulary words to introduce them to your students. You may choose to use flash cards, magazine images, online...
View Article7 Best Ways to Review Vocabulary
Try These 7 Best Ways to Review Vocabulary 1 Weave a Web Use an idea web to review any themed vocabulary your students have studied. Start with your theme in the center of the board (e.g. sports,...
View Article7 Best Games for Your Next Conversation Class
Try These 7 Best Games for Your Next Conversation Class 1 Ice Breaker Jenga Using a tumbling block game such as Jenga, create your own icebreaker game. Write one simple icebreaker question on each...
View Article8 Great Ways to Elicit Vocabulary from ESL Students
Don’t you feel that sometimes getting your students to say what you need them to say is like pulling teeth? This is often the case when we elicit vocabulary – that is, when we try to get them to say...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden
hi :) I like this song and I think it is very useful to practice Present Simple and Present Continuous. The students are wanted to fill in the blanks in lyrics while listening to the song. You can use...
View ArticleVideo Worksheet: Legend of Boneknapper Dragon
The worksheet on video for teenagers of good level. I've put in here more work than fun (for Ss), so it could be divided into two parts. New-words-presentation is needed. All creative tasks they could...
View ArticlePresent Simple vs. Present Continuous
This is a short presentation about the present tenses comparing their uses, their structures (affirmative, negative and interrogative forms), some examples and the most common particles used with them....
View ArticlePast Simple vs. Past Continuous
In this worksheet you can find a short comparison between Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses: their uses, structures, examples, particles and some links to practise them on-line.If you like this...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: Good Time By Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
This song is made for beginner because I give some choices. I asked my students to fill in the blanks. This song is quite slow so it will be easy for the beginner. I use some nouns, prepositions and...
View ArticleWhat's The Job?
There are pictures showing people and activities. The aim of the worksheet is to revise vocabulary for occupations. Students have to match the words to the pictures. As a follow up activity, I suggest...
View ArticleMy Own Planet
This worksheet is for practising different vocabulary, eg. appearance, clothes, dwellings, seasons... can be used with all levels except begginers and elementary students. Students can use their...
View ArticleSymbols of the UK
Floral symbols of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. First you can use the map and do the warm-up about countries in the United Kingdom, then you can present those symbols presented in a very easy...
View ArticleFeeling the Music
Are there stereotypes when listening to music? What is more important - to know the backgound of a band or to feel the music?At this lesson SS practice speaking about the music which is unfamiliar to...
View ArticleWhat Is The Weather Like?
A crossword on the topic of weather for elementary ESL students. It could be used as a warmer or a cooler or a time filler. You could revise the weather vocabulary. It takes only about ten minutes. It...
View ArticleOur Pets
This worksheet is very interesting and easy reading for students. The lexical units and grammar are known for them. Tasks are also very important for every day conversation and using for speaking on...
View ArticleJingle Bells
This is a warmer or a time filler for elementary level ESL students. You could use this worksheet when every one looks forward to the Christmas holidays. "Believe it or not Jingle Bells, one of the...
View ArticlePresent Simple: Powerpoint Presentation for Beginners
This is a Powerpoint presentation that explains basic use, formation, keywords and short answers of Simple Present. It is a very useful tool to use in class, as it's far more interesting for young...
View ArticleRoutine Cards [Mr Bean]
This worksheet can be used in many different ways. You can either copy it and play it as a memory game. (There are two same pictures). Students are put in groups of 4/3 and each takes 6 cards - the...
View ArticlePersonal Titles
"Mr." is for a man. It used to be for an adult male and "Master" was used for children, but it isn't used much any more. "Mrs." is an abbreviation for Misses and is used to denote a married woman. Miss...
View ArticlePast Continuous Tense [Fact sheet]
This is a simple to read and understand fact sheet about the basic structure of a Past-Continuous sentence/s. Indispensable in any TEFL/ESL classroom. Teachers may hand it out at the end of the...
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