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When the crisp fall mornings make us think of turkey and mashed potatoes, our thoughts also turn to giving thanks. Being thankful for what we have is a healthy and beneficial attitude, so why is so far from most of our minds for the rest of the year?
With the following ideas for giving thanks, you can encourage your students, and perhaps yourself, to be thankful on more than just the fourth Thursday i ...
It’s always nice to theme a class.
This is especially true if you are teaching a particular type of English, such as business English. By working on a specific theme, the students can get a break from what they normally learn. It can also be a great way to introduce some interesting new concepts to the class, and can have great conversation starts. Particularly if you are talking about the likes o ...
If your classes are anything like mine have been, Halloween is an unfamiliar yet intriguing holiday.
Most ESL students know very little about the spooky holiday at the end of October, and even fewer have been a part of Halloween celebrations. This collection of Halloween themed games will get your class in the trick or treat mood. Try them with your students as we approach the 31st.
Use These Activit ...
“Comparisons are odious” says the old proverb, but in an ESL class they are also very necessary. And as there is not set rule for all adjectives, we must make sure students learn everything they need to know about comparatives and superlatives.
When other teachers, even other ESL teachers, hear I’m teaching an ESL conversation class, they often say it sounds “relaxing,” or “fun” or “easy.” Most teachers will smile at this, of course, recognizing that any teaching, while it may be fun, is almost never “relaxing” or “easy.”
And while the conversation class may certainly be less ri ...
This article deals with teaching grammar, the tense forms in particular, from the point of view of of their contrast in meaning with the native tense forms. It concentrates on the differences of languages in teaching grammar and gives some advice on overcoming difficulties.
The verb “to be” is the first verb students learn in their English studies.
It is used extensively in the English language and will allow students to create simple sentences with the vocabulary they have learned to date.
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