How can you be a better teacher? When I say better teacher I don’t mean the horrible CPD workshops every teacher experienced. Did you shudder? I’m sure you did. Rebecca Allen writes about the bad CPD here. She asked teachers on Twitter about their worst CPD and got some interesting…
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Halloween ESL Video Lesson: Simone Giertz Made a Soup Robot
A girl made a soup robot. How is this an ESL video lesson? Wait and see. Simone Giertz is amazing. What? You don’t know her? She does some crazy stuff and is super funny. Check out some of her stuff. View this post on Instagram I built a musical instrument…
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Online ESL Video Lesson : Can Sci-fi Predict the Future?
Can science fiction predict the future? Let’s find out it this ESL video lesson. What do you think of when you hear sci-fi? What do you associate it with? Do you like sci-fi? Why? What is your favorite sci-fi movie or book? Do you think that science fiction writers need…
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Business English Role-play Activity: Annoying Coworkers
There are certain types of annoying coworkers that can be found almost everywhere. You might be one of them. Do you know which one you are? Take this quiz. The most frequent types are: The Gossiper The Wannabe Boss The Talker The Energy Vampire The Kitchen Slob These business English…
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ESL Communication Activity: Science Role-Plays
Communication Activity: Science Role Plays. Download this free PDF worksheet with three role plays discussing controversial opinions on vaccination, cancer treatment and so-called chemtrails.
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No Time? 10 No-prep ESL Activities, Warm-ups and Energizers
Sometimes I don’t have time or energy to print extra resources or activities. Some days, like today, the printer in my office runs out of ink, the printer in the common area is jammed and while two colleagues are trying to repair it, I quietly leave to copy some activities…
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Digital and Online Teaching Resources for Teachers Who Teach English from Home
I put together a list of free digital and online teaching resources, or resources that now offer premium features for free, that might be useful now when many teachers are overwhelmed by the sudden shift to online teaching, for which many of us aren’t prepared due to the consequences of…
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10 ESL Netflix Shows to Watch With Your Students
Video lessons are an engaging and fun way to teach vocabulary, grammar, listening and culture to various age groups and levels. However, sometimes you just want to use an interesting video as a filler or a discussion material without any preparation. Sometimes there is no time for printing the lessons…
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How to Spot Fake News: ESL Lesson Plan
This fake news lesson plan is based on one of the fabulous teaching resources created by EAVI. EAVI is a non-profit organization based in Brussels. They work to empower individuals to be active, engaged citizens in today’s increasingly challenging media environment. When teaching news and media vocabulary, one has a…
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12 Useful ESL Websites and Blogs That Inspire Me
Here is a list of 12 useful ESL websites that inspire me. Blog de Cristina Cristina’s blog offers a vast array of resources including listening tasks, discussion topics, grammar and vocabulary exercises, various lesson plans and many other activities. ESL Brains A group of teachers creates video-based lessons mostly for…