Teach Students Slang for Conversation Class
This lesson can be taught as a review of relative clauses. Students are provided a list of slang words. Then they must use relative clauses to create their own definitions of the words. This...
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Help ESL Students Make a Budget Lesson
This lesson is a 1 hour lesson. It focuses on “Making a budget“. The lesson is targeted at intermediate students but could easily be adapted to advanced students. This might be a 45 minute...
Talking About the Doctor TEFL Lesson
This lesson is focused on expanding student’s knowledge of illnesses and practicing vocabulary associated with going to the doctors. It is a 1-hour lesson plan which doesn’t require any printing or materials from the...
Video Questions – Why sitting is bad for you.
Here is an excellent video from TED Talks, and I’ve prepared some questions that students can answer in class. The video does come with subtitles but, depending on the class, you can ask the...
Speaking about Crime TEFL Lesson
The following is a vocabulary, speaking, and video lesson focused around the topic of crime. Students will watch a video and identify crime related vocabulary words. Then they will have a guided discussion about...
Video Questions – The jobs we’ll lose to machines.
I have based this short lesson on a TED talks video. These videos are immensely popular, short and contain no profanity. The subject of this video is the jobs we might lose to machines...
Podcast Questions – Does your cat really hate you?
Here is a great podcast about cats! These questions were made for the podcast and can be used for homework or an in-class listening activity to improve students listening skill. The title of the...
TEFL Movie Worksheet Total Recall
Here is a worksheet I created for Colin Farrell’s movie Total Recall (2012). The movie does have one moment of nudity. If you’ve seen it, you’ll recall the three breasted woman. I would be...
Podcast Questions – Invasive Species
Here are some questions which can be used for students as a homework assignment or this podcast can be done in class as an extra listening activity. The podcast is 12-minutes long and is...
TEFL Movie Worksheet 50 First Dates
Here’s a worksheet about Adam Sandler’s 50 First Dates movie. The worksheet can be used to make sure students are comprehending the movie, and it gives them a specific reason to listen to the...