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English language learners are often confused by modal verbs because they are used differently than other verbs and in a wide variety of situations such as asking for permission and giving advice. There are a couple methods you can use to teach students modal verbs. One is to introduce only a few words at a time and complete several practice activities before attempting to introduce additional vocabulary. ...

Oscar Wilde once said, “Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes”. This holds true for everyone starting out in a new career, and ESL teachers are no exception. But one thing is accepting we all make mistakes as we go and chalk them up to a lack of experience, and another is completely ignoring the worst kind of mistakes you could make. Since anyone can learn from their mistakes, th ...

Try These 8 Perfect Activities for Practicing the Present Perfect 1 Great Accomplishments What are some of the things your students have already accomplished at this time in their lives? Ask your students to share two or three things they have done that they are most proud of, and have them do it in front of the class. Allow the rest of the class to ask questions of each classmate after the pr ...

It may seem like a contradiction, but there’s nothing “passive” about learning the passive voice. Students need to be as “active” as ever and fully engaged in their learning. But it is the teacher who must engage them. How do you get students actively engaged in learning something as tedious as the passive voice? With action, of course! By showing them that there is plenty ...

There are teachers who are new to this ESL teaching gig and there are those who’ve been doing it for years. But no matter if you’re a novice or an old-timer, nobody wants to look unprofessional. You might think only inexperienced teachers risk looking incompetent – after all they lack experience, but those who have been teaching for years may make the occasional blunder, too. So, when ...

You might not think so, but giving and asking for directions is a basic language skill that is essential for your students. Directions can be challenging to teach, however, its practical uses are readily understood by students and there are many fun activities you can incorporate into your lessons to make them more enjoyable. Typically the first directions lesson would follow lessons introducing vocab ...

Try These Simple Activities for Teaching the Simple Past Simple Past tense: What is it? When speaking or writing English, we use verbs in the simple past tense to talk about actions, states, or relationships that happened in the past and are completed. The most important part of the English language, the tenses, and their correct use is required if you want to say anything to anyone or write a correc ...