Resources for the EFL / ESL Classroom
Resources for the EFL / ESL Classroom
Concentration (also known as Memory, Matching Pairs, Match Up, or simply Pairs) is a classic card game where players turn over two cards at a time in search of matching pairs. It’s simple, fun, and easily adapted into an ESL memory game that students love. I remember playing a version as a kid that featured …
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10 Fun and Effective Icebreaker Activities for Adult ESL Students Starting a new ESL class can be both exciting and nerve-wracking—for students and teachers alike. Icebreaker activities are a great way to ease first-day jitters, encourage communication, and help learners build confidence in their speaking skills from day one. Below are 10 tried-and-tested icebreakers that …
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Looking for a fast-paced, low-prep vocabulary review game that gets your students speaking and thinking in English? Hotseat is a classic ESL vocabulary game that never fails to energize learners. Whether you’re reviewing thematic vocabulary or simply want to inject some fun into your lesson, Hotseat is a go-to tool for any ESL teacher. In …
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Board games are more than just a fun classroom activity. When used strategically, they can become powerful tools for reinforcing grammar, vocabulary, and speaking skills. Whether you’re reviewing modal verbs, practicing the past tense, or introducing new vocabulary, the right board game can make all the difference. In this post, I’ll share tips on how …
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A question a lot of new teachers ask is ‘How do you teach the Present Continuous Tense?’. Even seasoned teachers continue to ask themselves how they could add another Present Continuous speaking activity to their grammar lesson. While there is certainly more than one way to skin a cat, in the following post, I’m going …
Looking for a flexible resource for teaching superlative adjectives?
Are you looking for ESL role play ideas? Not satisfied with your role plays? The following post might give you some new inspiration. Is this familiar? You have 20 mins to kill towards the end of a lesson. You tell your students to create a short role play on today’s topic and give them 15 …
The initial need for a comparatives board game A few years ago, when teaching comparatives – comparative adjectives – I realised my activities were starting to look a bit tired and outdated. I started thinking about creating some new activities. Around about that time I was also experimenting with Illustrator for some very simple design …
Teaching online or hybrid ESL classes and want to know how to make digital worksheets in Google Slides? In this guide we’ll show you how.
How can you use your PDF worksheets for online and hybrid classes? This guide shows you how to make Google Slides worksheets from PDF.