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…
Category: Discussion
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…
“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…
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 songs Read 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…
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…