I’ve decided that you deserve a little treat. Read on and find all about it. It’s almost Christmas after all and you’ve been working hard. We love stories. We have always loved them. When our ancestors sat by the fire they told stories of mighty warriors, immortal gods, or wicked…

Modal Verbs Conversation Questions, Use, and Examples
Practice modal verbs with conversation questions, watch video explanation and study example sentences. What are modal verbs? According to Merriam-Webster, a modal verb is a verb (such as can, could, shall, should, ought to, will, or would) that is usually used with another verb to express ideas such as possibility, necessity, and…

Fluent English: Effective Tips on How To Speak Fluently
One of the most common struggles of every English learner is the struggle to speak fluent English. We all strive to speak confidently and naturally and fluency plays a major role in achieving this. Many times learners of English even prefer fluency to accuracy. Students often don’t mind making a…

Funny Conversation Starters: 60 Questions
Save time preparing your ESL conversation lessons, try these funny conversation starters. Need a warm-up activity? Looking for something different and fun? No problem, share your screen if you teach online or use a projector when teaching in the classroom. You can also download the PDF and print the questions….

Best English Games to Play in Your ESL Classroom
Here is an extensive list of my favorite English games to play with my students. Board games Yes, you read that right. Cards Against Humanity. But! This is a family edition, so it’s clean. You can download if for free and print, but, make sure you feel comfortable using it,…

Icebreaker Questions for ESL Classroom
Icebreaker questions are a great speaking activity that can be used not only at the beginning of the new school year but whenever there is a need for a warm-up activity, group speaking activity, pair work, or a quick fun speaking activity. This speaking activity contains 20 icebreaker questions for…

Conversation Questions Passive Voice: ESL Speaking Activity
Passive Voice Conversation Questions Form: a form of the verb ‘to be'(used to change the tense) + past participle Tense Active Passive Present simple I make dinner. Dinner is made (by me). Present continuous I am making dinner. Dinner is being made (by me). Past simple I made dinner. Dinner…

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

English Speaking Practice: 20 Conversation Topics
These conversations topics and questions will help any learner practice and master speaking English. Age or level of English doesn’t matter, what matters is practice, practice, practice. So here you go, find a speaking partner, choose a topic and have fun! Starting a conversation 1. Current situation How are you…

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