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…
Category: Discussion
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, Read 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…
Despondex: ESL Listening and Discussion Activity
This is another example of a Screen English Class that I did. The video can be found here and the other article I did about stabbing monkeys can Read More…
The British Are Ugly! The British Are Ugly! An ESL Activity
I hope my British friends will forgive me for this article. Of course, every American knows of Paul Revere’s midnight ride and the cries of, “The BritRead More…
ESL Time Capsule
I love breaking students into groups and then giving them tasks to accomplish. The following class is just one such exercise in which they are givenRead More…
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…
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…