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How I Plan A Full Week Of ESL Lessons In 20 Minutes Using AI (After 20 Years Of Doing It The Hard Way)

April 13, 2026April 16, 2026 Jim S.2 Comments on How I Plan A Full Week Of ESL Lessons In 20 Minutes Using AI (After 20 Years Of Doing It The Hard Way)

Introduction For twenty years, Sunday afternoon meant the same thing in my house: a blank lesson plan, a cold cup of coffee, and the quiet dread oRead More…

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14 ESL Activities That Actually Get Students Talking (Free Previews Inside)

April 6, 2026April 16, 2026 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 14 ESL Activities That Actually Get Students Talking (Free Previews Inside)

14 ESL Activities That Actually Get Students Talking (Free Previews Inside) By TeachingEnglishIsFun.com If you’ve been teaching ESL for morRead More…

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World’s Worst Cultural Mistakes — ESL Discussion

May 20, 2020October 20, 2022 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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Election Day Discussion Activity

May 4, 2020October 20, 2022 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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Old Style Dating Service ESL Exercise

April 30, 2020May 12, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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Using Fables to Teach English

April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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“If” A Great Song for Hypothetical Discussion Questions

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on “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…

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Things You Don’t Say to Your Wife: ESL Music Class

January 29, 2020April 14, 2026 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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The Three H’s: A Great ESL Icebreaker

January 24, 2020January 25, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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Confusing Body Gestures

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 Jim S.1 Comment on 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…

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