The landscape of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching is evolving rapidly, driven by technological advancements and innovative teaching methodologies. As educators seek to create more engaging and effective learning experiences, the adoption of blended learning and gamification has become increasingly prevalent. These innovations are not only transforming the…
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Christmas Vocabulary: ESL Taboo Cards
Learn vocabulary by explaining the definitions. Careful, you can’t use some words, they are forbidden!
Christmas Forbidden Words Card Game.
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Advent Calendar for ESL Students: 24 Ideas To Make Your Lesson Even More Fun!
Who Doesn’t Like Christmas?
This is my twist on a traditional advent calendar.
You will need a Christmas stocking, 24 slips of paper and your creativity!
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15 Back to School Activities: Icebreakers, Warm-ups, and Energizers
Fun and easy-to-use back to school activities 1) Learn your students’ names New class, new faces, new names – a mess. This back to school activity has saved me multiple times. You can learn 30 new names in minutes, kids have fun and they painlessly learn new adjectives. Start by…
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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…
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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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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…
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ESL/EFL Resources: Worksheets, Lesson Plans, Communication Activities and Games
Our new ESL/EFL resources are now available at our shop. Check our our bundles of vocabulary activites, role-plays or communication activities. If you want to save even more money, share our products on social media or refer to a friend for even more discount. These two activities are our most…
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What? When? Where? Asking Questions ESL Activity
ESL speaking activity to practice asking questions. Explain the activity. Emphasis that they can only ask questions, they can’t explain the words or give synonyms. Explain that students will get a point for every word that they guess. At the end, the pair with the highest number of points wins…