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‘Would You Rather’ for English Conversation Class

January 10, 2020January 11, 2020 Jim S.Leave a Comment on ‘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…

Group Discussion Activity TEFL/ TESL

Which articles do you take?

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Jim S.2 Comments on 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…

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ESL Time Capsule

December 8, 2019December 11, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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Getting to Know You – ESL Icebreaker

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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How Much Do You Laugh? An ESL Discussion Class

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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Cheat Your Way to a Better Life? Quiz – An ESL Activity

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on Cheat Your Way to a Better Life? Quiz – An ESL Activity

I have gotten some of my best ideas for class from articles in magazines or online. This is one such article. You can find the original article hereRead More…

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Which Path Do You Choose? Another ESL Fun Quiz

November 15, 2019November 18, 2019 Jim S.2 Comments on Which Path Do You Choose? Another ESL Fun Quiz

I think I have mentioned before that I love personality quizzes, jokes, and games that make learning and teaching English fun. This was one of my faRead More…

ESL Joke Day

Jokes For ESL Class

November 13, 2019November 18, 2019 Jim S.Leave a Comment on 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…

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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