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Flixier vs WeVideo [for Educational Videos]

When it comes to making a living as a freelance educator nowadays, there are a million and one tools to…

4 years ago

A Free Grammar Course Designed for IELTS Students

Grammar sucks. It can be really difficult, even for native speakers. We speak so ungrammatically in our daily lives and,…

6 years ago

Finding Supplementary Materials to Use in ESL Lessons

One of the big challenges for new ESL teachers is finding supplementary materials to use in their lessons. Of course,…

6 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

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

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

IELTS Speaking Practice – Musical Instrument

It's been a while since I last posted anything here because I'm on holiday during January and February. However, at…

8 years ago

Teaching Animal Vocabulary

Teaching animal vocabulary to ESL students is one of my favourite things in this world. Firstly, I just love animals…

9 years ago

A Balanced Diet – ESL Listening Exercise

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

9 years ago

Snow Day: An ESL Lesson feat. The Simpsons

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

9 years ago