Lesson

Teaching the Present Tenses

For IELTS students, knowing the basic English tenses is utterly essential. Whether for the speaking or writing tests, they need…

7 years ago

How to Introduce New Students to IELTS Speaking

On my two IELTS websites, I spend a lot of time giving advice and lesson plans for the various IELTS…

7 years ago

Back to School Post-Summer ESL Lesson: Sunny Day Vocabulary

I'm going to start this by saying that today's lesson plan is not specifically for IELTS students. However, I do…

7 years ago

Traits of Successful People

Over at my other website, TED-IELTS, I create IELTS materials based on TED talks. As such, it was natural that…

7 years ago

Procrastination – an ESL Lesson

Today's lesson is based upon a TED talk. I mostly post my TED lessons over www.ted-ielts.com, which is - as…

7 years ago

Another ESL Biography Lesson

Last year, I gave you a great lesson plan on how to get your ESL students writing famous people's biographies.…

7 years ago

Talking Travel with ESL/IELTS Students

Travel is one of my favourite subjects to teach. I love travelling and it's a good opportunity for me to…

7 years ago

Beginning and Ending an IELTS Essay

So you've got a writing class coming up. Your students are eager to learn how to master IELTS writing task…

7 years ago

Teaching ESL Students How to Talk About Cooking

Here in China, people love to talk about food. It absolutely dominates life here, and so when I want to…

7 years ago

Misconceptions – An ESL Lesson

I was looking for an interest but useful lesson to fill an unexpected class, and I put together something that…

7 years ago