World’s Worst Cultural Mistakes — ESL Discussion
I love exercises that encourage students to share their culture and knowledge of other cultures. Students love to share what they know and it’s alwaRead More…
Author: Jim S.
Election Day Discussion Activity
This is an exercise that I started to do way back in the late 90s in my class but a lot of the same topics still work today. Basically, it’s a fake Read More…
Old Style Dating Service ESL Exercise
Today’s class comes from a lesson I did when introducing my students to adjectives and describing both physical and personality traits. You can begiRead More…
Using Fables to Teach English
Almost every culture on earth has some kind of fables or stories which impart a lesson to the reader or listener. These fables usually have animals Read More…
English is a Crazy Language – Explained
This is a famous piece that has been floating around the internet for years. The problem is that if you are not a native speaker of English, then thRead More…
“If” A Great Song for Hypothetical Discussion Questions
This is a great song that is easy for students to follow along with and it gives you the chance to introduce some questions using “If.” This is good pRead More…
How to Master Picture Description in 5 Simple Steps
Describing a Picture Almost every test you take for English as a Second Language these days has a portion that involves describing a picture. TheseRead More…
Hand in My Pocket: ESL Pop English class
This is a great song that I found many years ago. I noticed that this is on the web in many variations, so I figured I would share my variation. If Read More…
Screen English: English People Try Soju and Beer
This is another screen English class that I thought was fun to do for students. Josh has different groups of English people trying a famous drink inRead More…
Help Police: Useful English for Officers and Tourists
I once had the very scary pleasure of teaching a whole classroom full of senior police officers while I was working for YBM in Korea. I was sweatingRead More…