ESL Celebrity Balloon Debate

10 years ago

The "balloon debate" is an ESL classic. How does it work? You get your students to think of a hot…

Teaching Landscape Vocabulary

10 years ago

I needed to teach some landscape vocabulary to my students and the photocopied textbooks they were given by the school…

Indigenous People ESL Vocabulary

10 years ago

Today my students' textbook asked them to talk about indigenous people. Anticipating that they might not know what "indigenous" means,…

Practicing the Passive Voice

10 years ago

The passive voice is often used in writing, and sometimes also in speaking. But how can you give your students…

What is Plagiarism? A Simple PPT for ESL Students

10 years ago

I've been working in China for a long, long time now and one problem that keeps rearing its ugly head…

A Balanced Diet – ESL Listening Exercise

10 years ago

Food is one of those magical ESL topics (not to mention a quite common IELTS speaking topic, too). Students love…

Snow Day: An ESL Lesson feat. The Simpsons

10 years ago

Today I woke up to a thick blanket of snow across my university campus. It's the first time I've seen…

ESL Environmental Speaking Project

10 years ago

Here's a nice, easy class that requires very little preparation, and will be fun for you and your students. First,…

PowerPoint for Adjectives Describing Food

10 years ago

Yesterday I taught a class all about food, which my Chinese students loved. In China, everyone talks about food! It…

Teaching Debate Skills for ESL

10 years ago

Here's a PowerPoint presentation I made to help you teach debate skills to your ESL students. It looks at what…