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10 Interactive ESL Online Games for Language and Critical Thinking Improvement

Posted on February 5, 2023February 4, 2023 By albacker

In today’s digital age, online games have become a popular and effective tool for teaching various skills, including English as a second language. Interactive ESL online games, such as digital escape rooms, scavenger hunts, critical thinking games, and media literacy games, are not only fun and engaging but also provide…

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Questions for ESL Conversation: 60 Questions Based on Vogue Interviews

Posted on January 3, 2022January 7, 2022 By albacker

If you’re an ESL teacher, you know that speaking is a difficult skill for students to master. Plus, speaking can be intimidating. It’s one thing to write and another thing entirely to perform in front of others. That’s why these 60 questions for ESL conversation based on Vogue’s 73 Question…

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Taliban Take over Afghanistan: Dare to Educate Afghan Women(UPDATED)

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 By albacker

If you don’t live in a cave you know what’s happening in Afghanistan right now. If you don’t know, you can find out here. No matter what your political preferences are, or what do you believe in, I’m sure you agree that education is important. What is happening in Afghanistan…

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20 Fun Discussion Questions for (Not Only) the ESL Classroom

Posted on June 21, 2021September 27, 2021 By albacker

I don’t know about your corner of the world, but here in Central Europe summer has arrived with full force. It’s scorching hot. I finally understand the 3-hour siesta they have in some countries. Who would want to move, or think in this heat? So I cut my students some…

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Popular ESL Conversation Topics for English Practice

Posted on May 13, 2021September 14, 2021 By albacker

This activity for adults and teenagers contains five ESL conversation topics and fifty conversation questions. It starts with everyone’s most favorite topic: Tell me something about you. People love to talk about themselves, so let them! You can also watch this interesting Ted Talk about being ourselves. If you love…

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Conversation Starters: 30 Interesting Conversation Questions Not Only For ESL Students

Posted on April 28, 2021January 4, 2022 By albacker

These interesting and deep conversation starters are not only intended for ESL students but also for everyone who would like to start chatting with a stranger, neighbor, colleague, someone they fancy, partner, friend. No matter how well you know somebody, these deep conversation starters will help you connect with them…

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30 Hypothetical Conversation Questions for ESL Students

Posted on April 11, 2021September 7, 2021 By albacker

Here is another set of conversation questions, this some for more advanced students as the questions are hypothetical, so it requires a knowledge of conditionals and a certain level of creativity. I’d recommend it for 16+ (B1, B2, C1). The questions for this activity are used with the kind permission…

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50 ESL Conversation Questions for Teens and Adults

Posted on March 6, 2021August 7, 2023 By albacker

This speaking activity contains 50 ESL conversation questions for teens and adult learners. (16+, B1+). It is best for small groups or as a pair-work. This activity contains 50 questions and a YouTube video, so students can practice listening to real language and you can also play the game from the video with…

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Role-play Scenarios for ESL: Discussing Different Topics and Situations, Even Vaccination!

Posted on February 10, 2021September 27, 2021 By albacker

What is a role-play scenario? Role-play is any speaking activity when you either put yourself into somebody else’s shoes, or when you stay in your own shoes but put yourself into an imaginary situation, also called a scenario! I put together my favorite role-play scenarios and speaking activities which I…

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Phrasal Verbs Activity and Exercises, Conversation Questions and PDF Worksheet

Posted on February 1, 2021September 27, 2021 By albacker

I sometimes watch, or more accurately, watched (because Covid) Netflix with friends. We always use English subtitles, as my friends want to improve their English. Sometimes they ask me to translate a word or a phrase, sometimes I don’t mind and sometimes it bothers me. But my lack of patience…

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Superb resource.

- Priya

Awesome resource, thank you!

- MeanTeacher

Some good ideas, especially with older students who are pretty quiet.

- Anthony
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