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Follow-ups in Conversation for ESL Learners

September 2, 2019November 17, 2019 Jim S.4 Comments on Follow-ups in Conversation for ESL Learners

 The following is an English as a Second Language exercise that I created after a class at a KOTESOL conference. Feel free to tweak this and changRead More…

Introduce Another Country’s Culture

September 2, 2019November 17, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on Introduce Another Country’s Culture

This is actually from a job interview I did for a training job back here in the United States. After working over in Korea for over 20 years, I figureRead More…

Small Talk ESL Class and Activity

September 1, 2019October 20, 2022 Jim S.2 Comments on Small Talk ESL Class and Activity

This is an ESL activity I like to begin early in a class to go over appropriate and inappropriate conversations. The idea of small talk. I’ll put thRead More…

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Ironic Musical ESL Lesson

August 31, 2019February 19, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on Ironic Musical ESL Lesson

Today I am going to change it up a bit and introduce music. My students loved music. I didn’t like to just have them listen to a song and fill in thRead More…

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One of the Most Versatile ESL Activities I Know

August 31, 2019February 22, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on One of the Most Versatile ESL Activities I Know

This is a great activity that I developed over time after becoming inspired by a book (Discussion Starters) I read that had an exercise in it. ThereRead More…

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The ESL Job Interview

August 28, 2019November 17, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on The ESL Job Interview

This is another great activity that will allow you to review and reinforce new vocabulary and wh- question words. I usually use this ESL activity afRead More…

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One of My Favorite ESL Activities

August 26, 2019November 17, 2019 Jim S.4 Comments on One of My Favorite ESL Activities

If you’ve been teaching for any amount of time, you have probably run into that class that you just weren’t prepared for. Either you got behind in pRead More…

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