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Some people might consider themselves friendly: others might consider themselves shy. Either way, your students should be encouraged on a daily basis to use their language skills to interact with ...
Geography can be a common topic of conversation in the ESL classroom since so many ESL students come from different areas around the world. Your class will naturally talk about countries, continen ...
After all these years, Paula Abdul had it right. Opposites do attract, but we are not talking about relationships here.
Antonyms are a fun and lively way to teach your students new vocabulary an ...
Because riddles are word puzzles, they are a fun way to bring games into the ESL classroom and still learn language skills. There are many different kinds of riddles, and these activities will int ...
Smoking can be a controversial issue for some people, especially if they choose to smoke. However, most efforts centered around smoking promote kicking the habit. This year, November 17 is the Gre ...
Teaching English as a second language can often be an exciting career for many.
Whether you are choosing to do it on a gap year, or as a full time career, you are likely to come across a ...
Depending on where you are teaching, it is important to remember that certain issues might be taboo.
Of course, this is going to vary from culture to culture. A lot of teachers will find that the ...
When a person is caught in an extreme weather situation, it can be terrifying. Perhaps that is part of the reason most people find natural disasters interesting.
That general interest is just one ...
For many teachers, having private students can be a blessing.
In some cases, it can be very profitable to move abroad and post advertisements in places, offering private lessons in English. It is ...
Spelling can often come across as a challenge to many people, both adults and children. With the English language, it is can be doubly excruciating to learn.
Teachers of English need to be sure t ...
Veteran’s Day is a time in the United States for remembering those who have served their country in military duty.
Many men and women have given their time and their lives to fight for the ...
If you are teaching ESL classes, the likelihood that your students have flown on a plane is very high. Whether the air travelers are well into their adulthood or especially if they are still child ...
The Internet has become an almost invaluable means of communication today. Rather than calling on the telephone, one can speak face-to-face with people who are on the other side of the world. As a ...
Though not every person can be classified as a jock, sports play a part in the life of every student.
If your school requires physical education classes, sports may be a part of your students&rsq ...
Unless linguistics and language is a passion, most people despise grammar and hate learning it.
Indeed, there are many different teaching methods which people today purport which do not focus on ...
If you happen to be teaching in the United States, or indeed happen to be a United States national teaching abroad, then there is no reason why you shouldn’t give a class on the concept of T ...
Though we all live in the present, many of us think about the future on a regular basis.
In fact, when we do think about the future, we usually make plans and set goals for ourselves. We have a s ...
No matter where you are from, no matter what your native language is, you have experience with music. Music has the special ability to bring people together and sometimes to drive them apart, but ...
Role plays can often be a fun and entertaining way of getting the class to practice their English. There are literally hundreds of possible ideas available, and what is listed below is only a few ...
Disruptive and disrespectful students can be a pain for any teacher.
This tends not to be so common when it comes to teaching adults. A lot of people who are learning English are doing it for the ...
Everybody likes a good story, but just because a story has a beginning, middle and end does not make it good.
By looking at some good stories and then teaching your students what elements compose ...
Teaching modal verbs can be a challenge, especially to beginning teachers who don’t have enough experience.
Before teaching them, however, be sure to know what a modal verb is. It is a verb ...
Fall is certainly a special time of year. There are as many activities you can do with your ESL as class as leaves on a tree.
So, to follow up on last year’s article, Fabulous Fall Activiti ...
Themed classes can always be fun and even help the class think of something else other than learning a language.
Focusing on topics might spark a certain interest, and this can help in letting th ...
How many times have you put away an odd button with the hopes of using it again? If you have an old jar full of buttons you’ve collected over the years, now’s the time to use them: wit ...
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