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Back to Class: Music Lesson (ESL Vocabulary)

This week schools across China resumed classes after the long Spring Festival holiday. At my university, I began a new…

7 years ago

ESL Materials for Talking About Work and Salary

Merry Christmas! I hope you've all had a wonderful festive period and are looking forward to a fantastic 2018. Today…

8 years ago

Teaching ESL Students to Describe Movies

Everyone loves movies, but can your ESL students adequately describe them? Sure, they can say "comedies are funny" or "horror…

8 years ago

IELTS Reading Practice – free printable (with answers)

I love sharks and so when I found this article on New Scientist, I couldn't wait to share it with…

8 years ago

Teaching Halloween Vocabulary to ESL Students

Today is October 31st and that means ESL teachers across the globe are busy explaining Halloween to their students. It's…

8 years ago

ESL Speaking and Listening for David Epstein’s TED Talk

Oh boy, has it been a month since my last post? Almost. It was a national holiday here in China…

8 years ago

Listening and Dubbing Practice with The Big Bang Theory [ESL Lesson]

This lesson is intended as a bit of fun to engage your students have get them talking. It poses some…

8 years ago

Teaching Creative Writing to ESL Students

You might be wondering, "Is it a good idea to teach creative writing to ESL students?" After all, many of…

8 years ago

Talking About Ocean Conservation

I absolutely love the sea, and I care deeply about conservation, so whenever I get the chance to teach an…

8 years ago

Teaching Profanity to ESL Students

To swear or not to swear... that's a difficult question. I've sworn in front of my students, but only quietly…

8 years ago