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…
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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…
Things You Don’t Say to Your Wife: ESL Music Class
Music is always a great mix-up for class. Combine that with humor, and you have an ESL activity that is golden! I’ve done a few Al Yankovich songRead More…
The Three H’s: A Great ESL Icebreaker
This is a great icebreaker that I like to call the three H’s: Hometown, hobby, and hero. Whenever it is the first day of a new class and I’m stuRead More…
Confusing Body Gestures
Body Language is always a good topic for class. There are so many ways to use this for class. Before you begin this class think of some kind of gestRead More…
‘Would You Rather’ for English Conversation Class
This is a fun activity and a rather great class that I discovered while working in Korea. Over the years, I have collected a vast list of these, bRead More…
Clarification in ESL Conversation
What is Clarification? Clarification is how you make sure that you understand the other person by either asking again or repeating back the importaRead More…
What is Stress? ESL Discussion Topic
I am always looking for things that are interesting for me to talk about in class. I figure if it interests me then maybe it will interest my studenRead More…
Which articles do you take?
I have said before that I love these types of activities and this was one of my favorite ESL group discussion activities. The premise is simple. SomRead More…