Holiday complaints: An engaging ESL activity promoting reading and speaking.
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ESL communicative and vocabulary resources. Role-plays, group activities, games. PDF worksheets and lesson plans for easy download and printing.
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No-Prep ESL Picture Description Speaking Activity
A quick and easy speaking activity based on pictures.
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TEDtalk Video ESL Lesson Plan: What Makes Something Go Viral
ESL lesson plan based on TEDtalk: What makes something go viral. It deals with the Internet, social media and technology. And BuzzFeed.
From the classroom
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How Can We Volunteer While On Holiday. ESL Group Work: Volunteer Holidays.
This ESL group work speaking activity is for intermediate and upper intermediate students. Students plan and present a volunteer holiday.
Articles
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10 Websites To Make Your Lessons More Engaging And Fun
Fun and engaging online activities for your ESL/EFL classes.
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ESL Vocabulary Activity. Forbidden Words: Health
Vocabulary activity based on the popular Taboo game.
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ESL Speaking Activity: Conversation Cards
One-Minute Talk is an engaging speaking activity that is great as a warm-up, filler, conversation starter and speaking practice.
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ESL/EFL Vocabulary Activity: Travel Compound Nouns Dominoes
Vocabulary activity: compound nouns. Download the free PDF here.
ESL Games
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ESL Game Compound Nouns Dominoes: Town and Countryside
Vocabulary activity game. Download the game here: Compound nouns dominoes Places Other vocabulary resources: Travel/Holiday Vocabulary Cards Useful Classroom Tip: Vocabulary Revision Business English Vocabulary Card Game | Forbidden Words Media/Entertainment Vocabulary Card Game Based on Taboo.
From the classroom
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ESL Pair Work Activity: Teenager Issues
This speaking activity deals with the everyday teenager issues. Warm-up (10-15m) Put the students in pairs and let them brainstorm the problems and conflicts young people might have. When they are finished, put them into groups of four and let them discuss the problems in more detail. What causes these problems? What…