Getting to Know You – ESL Icebreaker
We’ve all had those days when it was the first day of class and we needed a quick and easy icebreaker to use to get students talking and to stop us Read More…
Category: Activities
How Much Do You Laugh? An ESL Discussion Class
I love to laugh and have fun. Serious topics with dark tones are okay every once in a while, but for the most part I try to keep the topics light anRead More…
Inflection/Intonation Role-plays
Talk about fun! This is a really great activity that will get students energized and interested in class. I was so happy to find this activity onlinRead More…
Cheat Your Way to a Better Life? Quiz – An ESL Activity
I have gotten some of my best ideas for class from articles in magazines or online. This is one such article. You can find the original article hereRead More…
Ordering a Baby – An ESL Discussion Activity
I recently was able to recover one of my old hard drives, and it was filled with a treasure trove of ideas and activities. This was a favorite that Read More…
Interview with Robert: A fellow ESL Teacher
Recently, I had the pleasure to catch-up with an old fellow ESL teacher from Korea. We worked together overseas. Now I am working on setting up websRead More…
Which Path Do You Choose? Another ESL Fun Quiz
I think I have mentioned before that I love personality quizzes, jokes, and games that make learning and teaching English fun. This was one of my faRead More…
Jokes For ESL Class
I love humor. Riddles, jokes, and puns are all things that can motivate students to learn and translate their favorite jokes into English. SometimesRead More…
ESL Brain Teasers
My students loved to have fun and they often inspired me to create my own activities to suit their personal tastes. I learned about shows I had neveRead More…
Stereotypes: An ESL Discussion Activity
This is actually from two different classes that I did. I decided to combine them since they are very closely related. I’ll put a break in between bRead More…