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…
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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…
News Report: An Engaging ESL Activity
Have your Students Present Their Own News Show! This was an idea I had about having students making up their own live-action news report kind of liRead More…
ESL CSI: A Modal Drawing Activity
This is a great class that I like to use to teach modals. First I tell the class that they are going to be Korean CSI. I tried to make it dramaticRead More…
A Walk in the Woods: Psychology Quiz: A Fun ESL Activity
Students love these psychology quizzes just as much as I like giving them out. I usually do this as a whole class. Or if my class is rather large, IRead More…
How to Give Instructions in English: An ESL Class
Giving instructions and describing how to do something is an integral part of most ESL classes. I like to use map reading and give students a good reaRead More…
Battle of the Sexes: A Great Way to Spur Conversation
This is a great way to start conversation on changing gender norms for your class. I am not sure where the original first came from but I have seen Read More…
Predicting What Will Happen Next
Looking for a way to use video to teach English? This is a great activity that mixes a little drama and suspense, a whole lot of ESL fun, and also eRead More…
Advertise a Product
This is a great exercise that I like to do in conjunction with teaching students all kinds of adjectives. I tell them that they are all working for Read More…