Speaking Activity and Writing: Bucket Lists using Present Perfect and Simple...
I use this worksheet to help student practice the difference between the present perfect and simple past. Activity 1: Speaking Activity. I cut up part 1 and 2, and just pass out 1. a) First I talk...
View ArticleGerund And Infinitive PPT
You can use this presentation to teach gerund and infinitive. It includes information about gerund and infinitive, comparing these two structure, and is also followed by an exercise part.I think this...
View ArticleInfinitive of Purpose PPT
This is a presentation to teach INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE. In the first part, it explains the usage of infinitive of purpose. Then it compares infinitive of purpose with "for + noun" structure. This is...
View ArticleConcept Checking Common Symptoms
After teaching common symptoms, this worksheet can be used to check students' understanding. I usually cut it up, and give to my students with symptom names, and they match them. Alternatively, they...
View ArticleIdioms with Parts of the Body
Powerpoint presentation which includes fifteen idioms which use parts of the body. The presentation includes a literal illustration of the idiom as well as an example. At the end is a list of...
View ArticleFind Someone Who (for Korean students)
Worksheet that gets students in a conversation class to mingle with each other. It focuses on things Korean students would find easy to discuss, but can easily be adapted to students from any other...
View ArticlePersonal Information Worksheet
This is a speaking and writing worksheet. First, students are asked to unscramble words to make personal questions. They can work in a group of four. Then they interview each other and record their...
View ArticleDescribe a Fruit
This is a writing activity to practice a descriptive paragraph. Ask your students to bring their favorite fruit or vegetable to class. In part 1 they should answer questions about the fruit or...
View ArticleJobs and Occupations Picture Dictionary
This is a 2-page picture dictionary which can also be used as classroom poster for teaching jobs and occupations related vocabulary.There are 44 new words illustrated with pictures for easy...
View ArticleShops and Places in Town Dice
These are two dice for teaching or revising shops and places in town related vocabulary.Recommended for elementary students who are asked to to roll both dice and then make a sentence by using the...
View ArticleLinking Words Revision Worksheet
This is a simple worksheet for revising linking words at elementary level.There are two easy activities in which students are asked to circle the correct connector and complete the sentences with the...
View ArticleIrregular Verbs in Groups (with images)
English irregular verbs are here divided by groups. You'll find those verbs that have two different forms (simple past and past participle being the same), those whose infinitive and past participle...
View ArticlePresent Simple vs Present Continuous Revision Worksheet
This is a worksheet for revising the differences between the present simple and the present continuous tense at elementary level.Students are asked to underline the correct form o f the verbs, put the...
View ArticleDon't Go it Alone: 5 Strategies for Owning One-to-One Lessons
If you choose to take the plunge and perform some one-on-one tutoring lessons, don't go it alone. Use these 5 strategies for owning and enjoying your one-on-one lessons. How to Own One-to-One Lessons 1...
View Article7 Little-Known Factors that Could Affect Your ESL Students' Pronunciation
Proper pronunciation is vital to your ESL students’ success. Pronunciation plays a very important role in communication – for your students to communicate effectively, they must speak clearly and make...
View ArticleLast Saturday: Picture Story
This is an easy guided writing activity for students who are studying the past tense. The purpose is to help them write a whole text in English, as they often lack confidence and/or have no idea what...
View ArticleThat, Which, and the Other: 3 Constructive Ways to Reinforce Relative Clauses
Relative clauses present a new, more complex way for students to express themselves. Examine these 3 constructive ways to reinforce relative clauses in writing and speaking, and your students will be...
View ArticleSong Worksheet: Give Me Strength by Snow Patrol
Music to work with Upper Intermediate groups, a beautiful song that can be used to teach perfect tenses. It can also be used as a graduation song. We've been training the song with the students for a...
View ArticleCrime Idioms
Crime idioms for teaching English to law enforcement agencies' officers and other students interested in law and crime topics. The worksheet will help your students enrich their vocabulary on the above...
View ArticleThe World´s Tallest Building (Reading Comphrension)
This is a reading comphrension about the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. It contains a short texts and several questions to test comphrension. The language level is quite simple, using...
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