IELTS Teaching - A Blog for IELTS and ESL Teachers

Teaching ESL in 2020

by David S Wills | Jan 7, 2020 | Article | 0 |

Good lord, look at the date – January 7th, 2020… It hardly seems real, does it? It is not only the...

Free Writing – a great way to start an ESL writing lesson

by David S Wills | Nov 20, 2019 | Activity | 0 |

About six years ago I was on a teacher training course and the instructor made a suggestion that...

Free IELTS Reading Practice

by David S Wills | Nov 7, 2019 | Activity | 0 |

It’s been a long time since I actually posted some IELTS resources on this website. These...

Is There a Future in Teaching ESL and IELTS?

by David S Wills | Oct 8, 2019 | Article | 0 |

Will there be robot teachers in future? Robot teachers in the classroom: It may sound like science...

How to Teach IELTS Speaking Skills

by David S Wills | Sep 15, 2019 | Article | 0 |

Teaching speaking skills for English, or for IELTS in general, is one of the most fun and...

How to Find the Best ESL and IELTS Jobs

by David S Wills | Aug 15, 2019 | Article | 0 |

I was travelling in the United States this summer and wherever I went, people would ask me where I...

How to Create Good Reading Lessons [for ESL and IELTS]

by David S Wills | Jun 12, 2019 | Article | 0 |

Let’s face it: creating interesting reading lessons for ESL or IELTS classes can be boring… really...

How to Help Advanced ESL and IELTS Students

by David S Wills | May 29, 2019 | Article | 0 |

Me teaching elementary students in South Korea. When I first started teaching, long ago, I was...

Knowing When to Leave your ESL Job

by David S Wills | May 11, 2019 | Article | 0 |

Last year, at the beginning of December, I decided it was time to leave my ESL job in China. I had...

A Free Grammar Course Designed for IELTS Students

by David S Wills | Apr 23, 2019 | Article | 0 |

Grammar sucks. It can be really difficult, even for native speakers. We speak so ungrammatically...

What are some of the best places to teach ESL in Asia?

by David S Wills | Apr 15, 2019 | Activity | 0 |

Every year, thousands of people come to Asia to work as ESL teachers, and I’m guessing that if...

Finding Supplementary Materials to Use in ESL Lessons

by David S Wills | Mar 27, 2019 | Activity | 0 |

One of the big challenges for new ESL teachers is finding supplementary materials to use in their...