10 Exciting Rewards for Young Learners
Rewarding young learners with things like candy or stickers can undermine their desire to learn just for the fun of it, but students can still enjoy these 10 fun rewards without that risk. Whether...
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1-Hour Chinese New Year Lesson for Kids
Use this super fun and simple Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year) lesson with your next children’s ESL class. Note: Depending on which country you’re teaching in, people will use Lunar New Year...
How to Teach the GEPT Speaking Test
Use this free lesson to teach students the GEPT speaking test format. There are four components to the GEPT speaking test. You can download the PDF worksheet for this lesson for students here. Step...
3 Fun Present Perfect Worksheets
Students rarely love worksheets, but these puzzle worksheets about the present perfect are sure to be a hit! Use these three fun puzzle worksheets in your class to get students engaged and thinking about...
5 Low-Prep Conversation Classes for Adults
These 5 low-prep conversation classes are sure to get your students talking with minimal effort or planning on the teacher’s part. While many of the lessons specify whether they are for advanced, intermediate, or...
Advanced Conversation Lesson for Giving Advice
Use Dear Annie letters to have an English conversation class about giving advice. Step 1: Introduce language advice. (5-10 minutes) Go over some advice phrases at the beginning of class, such as… Ask students...
Past Simple and Past Perfect worksheets (with answers)
Worksheet #1 Here is a basic worksheet that helps students practice the difference between the two tenses. They can drill different irregular verbs and practice their skills by correcting mistakes. Worksheet #2 This worksheet...
Simple Intermediate Conversation Lesson about Planning a Trip
This lesson is super simple to set up, but guaranteed to get your students talking about what your friend should do or see. 1. The Set Up (10 minutes) Tell your class that a...
Funny ‘How to’ Lesson for ESL Beginners
This fun speaking lesson is sure to be memorable and it requires very little planning on the teacher’s part. Materials Bring a few sandwich materials to class, such as mustard, ham, cheese, and bread....
Infomercial Lesson to Get ESL Students Talking
This exciting, advanced conversation lesson will last one hour and give students the opportunity to practice being a salesman. Materials Bring a box of random objects to class. Step 1: Watch infomercials (5-10 minutes)...
5 Article Worksheets for A / An / The with Answers
Using the articles a / an / the (and no article) can be really tricky for students, so here are 5 fun worksheets you can print for your class to practice using articles. It...