Everyday, I help my daughter to learn and practice english as a foreign language. Week 6.
Everyday, I help my daughter to learn and practice english as a foreign language. Week 6.
I can't lie to you, there are days when lessons just sneak up on me. That little ZOOM beep-beep-beep rings out like a foghorn reminding me of my non-existent lesson plan and an upcoming 60 minutes...
In 6 months time, my first baby will arrive along with my new title of "Daddy." This begs the question. What kind of parent will I be? What types of rules will I set? What will I teach my child and...
A good weekend for me means sleeping in late (but not past 9), going to a coffee shop for a cappuccino, walking the dogs, eating cheeseburgers and going out for a beer before the sun goes down. A...
Today I'm giving you an overview of our "Speaking of..." discussion activities here at ESL Expertz. If you're not familiar, you can find them here, here, here, there, and oh yes, over here. If you...
I'm really starting to like making these "Speaking of..." resources. The hardest part is finding a video that is both interesting enough to talk about and offers a worthwhile opportunity for an...
Everyday, I help my daughter to learn and practice english as a foreign language. Week 3.
When I first stumbled upon this topic, I thought it was a joke. A bad joke created by Canadians to show off just how Canadian they really are. Further investigation led to a confirmation of its...
Everyday, I help my daughter to learn and practice english as a foreign language. Week 4.
Another "Speaking of..." resource to save the day! Did something come up and now you don't have time to plan something? Are you tired of your regular go-to site's ugly activity layout? Want to...
Don't feel like reading? This easy setup activity is derived from The Question Game and can be used at any level to practice your students' question-making skills. The activity comes with two "game...
Everyday, I help my daughter to learn and practice english as a foreign language. Week 3.
We've got another "Speaking of..." activity for you today this time focusing on food waste. This activity follows the same format as Speaking of... Chinese social credit score. What does that mean?...
Need something quick to use with your higher-level students to get them talking? Look no further than our new "Speaking of..." series of simple conversation activities. The basic premise is to watch...
Everyday, I help my daughter to learn and practice english as a foreign language. Week 2.
Attention: there is nothing revolutionary here, but it is always nice to introduce some task-based activities to some well-known teaching situations. The "We're back from vacation, so let's talk...
While it's true that most native-speakers of English don't know what each and every grammar point or structure is called, I find it immensely helpful when my students know things like what a "verb"...
Do you have a stack of copies of the irregular verbs list in English somewhere in your cubby? Who doesn't... It's useful for nearly every level of English student, even those advanced students who...
Today we've got a nice little game to practice past simple, past continuous, and the combination of past continuous and past simple. This game is meant for practice or review, but also doubles as a...
Everyday, I help my daughter to learn and practice english as a foreign language.
Another print'n'teach resource (or share'n'teach online) to get your students talking about homes and housing in English. So, here is a sheet (or JPG) to distribute to your students, preferably...
This task-based exercise is ready to print or screen share. Students choose who will be the next Police Chief of Panam City out of 3 candidates. A good way to get your A2 students talking and...
The enneagram. Yep, that's our subject for today. But this is not, I repeat not, a personality test lesson. However, if you've never done a personality test day in class they are really fun! That'll...
Have you ever participated in a whale hunt? Do you like dogs? Can you make friends with children? What are you doing tonight? Transform your classroom into a job fair. Avoid this resource if don't...
Is it possible to talk about history in a motivating way (even for those who are uninterested in the subject) with students ranging from A2-C2 levels? It is now with this ready-to-use discussion...
Recently, a student of mine asked me to prepare some exercises about negation in English. I thought it would be simple enough to cover in less than 10 minutes. But apparently... It's not so simple,...
The basic concept is to have your students fill in the blanks on the poster in order to talk about love and romance. The phrases have been carefully chosen to be used with your A1 students. However,...
An English course can give you and your students an opportunity to talk about difficult yet important and current subjects. Recently, I've been following the phenomenon of cyberbullying along with...
Our pursuit of screen-sharing excellence continues with a mini adaptation of a much bigger resource that will soon find its way into the shop. For now, use and share this free screen-sharing...
Don't feel like reading? Watch the tutorial instead. https://youtu.be/UtCSQLhCUhM Our goal here at ESL Expertz is to...
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