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Looking for some conversation topics and questions for your advanced English language learners? Try these 10 new advanced conversation topics. (And if you haven’t yet, check out our first post about unusual conversation topics.)...
An hour-long, conversation lesson with a discussion about social media, an emotional video, and an opportunity to use new phrasal verbs in conversation. You can download the PDF with the vocabulary exercises, story, and...
Flashcards are an ESL teacher’s bread and butter, and there are hundreds of flashcard games, but these twenty are the ones that I use in my class on a weekly, if not daily basis....
This short 2-minute podcast from HistoryPod describes how a seemingly invaluable scientific discovery in 1912 turned out to be a hoax. Use the vocabulary and questions in class to practice your listening and speaking...
Canva has some amazing games and activities that you can use in your next TEFL/ESL lesson whether that’s online or in-person. You can sign up to Canva for free here. It’s a great design...
Being polite in English is all about “softening” the language and this fun hour-long lesson teaches students how to do just that. Materials to prepare before class: Step 1: Post-it notes (10 minutes) Before...
This fun, memorable, and simple lesson makes learning the rules for “too” and “enough” easy for ESL students. Download and print the worksheet and discussion questions before class. Step 1: Rules (5 minutes) Let...
So and such is a deceptively tricky grammar topic but luckily there’s an easy way to teach and learn it with guided discovery! Download the worksheet below and print it out for your students...
These 10 warm-ups are fun and great for waking students up and getting them thinking about English at the start of class. 1. Agree/Disagree (5-10 minutes) Write “I agree” on one side of the...
“So-and-so didn’t come in and didn’t leave sub plans. Can you watch the fourth grade for an hour?” “The field trip is canceled. Just go play a game with them or something.” “I hope...
