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| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults Shelley Ann Vernon, 2012-07-09 Fluency activities and grammar drills, EFL and ESL students. 175 ideas to make learning English fun and effective, Engage and motivate your students, games and quizzes for all levels. --Cover. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Games for Kids and Adults Paul Young, 2021-07-22 ESL Games for Kids and Adults Learn how to enhance your lessons with a collection of fun interactive games for teaching English in any context. The activities outlined inside this book have been adapted from popular board games, TV game shows, and party games for all ages. * Easily integrate core language skills in all of your classes -- either online or in the classroom. * The flexible format allows you to customize your lessons to focus on specific skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. * Every activity includes real teaching examples that you can modify to match your teaching style and your students' language abilities. * Using a communicative approach, students participate in the activities during class while practicing English with their classmates. * Adding game-based methods like this in your lessons will naturally increase students' motivation, participation, and communication using the target language. * These ESL activities will save you hours of preparation so that you can devote more time to helping your students achieve their learning goals. Teachers' Comments About the Book The creative games and activities outlined in this book are a must for any second language teaching professional! -- Craig Hoffman, Teacher and Writer in Japan This is a must-have volume that helps teachers make ESL fun. Chock-full of useful games and overflowing with fantastic resources, I'll be adding this to my library and using it in my classroom regularly. -- Shon Rand, Taught in the UAE, Russia, China, and the USA As they say in teaching, have a plan, and then have a plan B! Games and activities like those in Paul's book will help to make sure you're prepared to keep your class engaged and having fun. Thank you for putting this together and supporting the ESL teaching community! -- Brett Isis, CEO of Teaching Nomad (teachingnomad.com) As an educator who loves making learning fun for students, and admittedly, myself too, I know fun when I see it, and Paul's games are just that! With his new book, you'll have ideas for days to get your students excited to demonstrate what they've learned. -- Taiwanda Bason, Taught in the USA, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Peru, and China Learners learn best when they are having fun. By using these activities to gamify your lessons, students will be more excited to participate in class. These games will help capture your students' interests and motivate them to be more engaged and inspired to learn! -- Lindsey Clifford, Taught in South Korea Games like these are a great way to keep students engaged in the lessons. Even the most disinterested students enjoy a little competition and it can be a good way to energize a class on a slow afternoon. -- Gayle Aggiss, Taught in China, Vietnam, and Online Paul Young has come up with a bumper book of ESL games -- a compendium of 50 activities that will become a useful tool in any teacher's arsenal to keep their students engaged with learning English as a second language. -- Dr. Rob Burton, Teaching in China What I love about this book is that it contains many of the classic ESL games that are essential for any newbie teacher as well as some original ideas for even the most experienced of teachers which I am excited to try. -- Georgie Snape, CELTA-certified ESL trainer and owner of Teacher's Friend (teach-vietnam.com) These fun and creative games encourage learners to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the classroom or online. They encourage active learning which is crucial for ESL learners and makes learning fun, engaging, and memorable. -- Kirstie Woodward, Taught in Thailand, Vietnam, the UK, and Online |
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| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Games and Classroom Activities PH. D. Lucia Gorea, Lucia Gorea, 2005 Reproducible exercises to sharpen skills and raise achievement. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Games for the Classroom Michael DiGiacomo, 2018-09-11 Every lesson needs a conversation starter. Whether you want to warm up a class, emphasize a particular grammar or vocabulary lesson, or wrap things up with a fun twist, ESL Games for the Classroom offers interactive classroom activities that require little or no prep work to make learning fun. Quick and easy to set-up, the activities in this book offer engaging ways to use class time effectively. With clear organization by skill and level, ESL Games for the Classroom is the go-to teacher's companion for adding educational games to any agenda--Page 4 of cover. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Games for Teens & Adults Marc Roche, 2019-12-25 ESL Games for Teens & Adults: No Prep ESL Games for the Classroom. Perfect Teaching Materials for TEFL Lesson Plans (Games, Warmers & Fillers)These ESL games and instant conversation worksheets can be adapted to suit any level, objective and age as warmers, introductions, review activities or fillers to provide language practice and opportunities for feedback. They have been tried and tested in ESL classrooms all over the world with great success. Whether you're teaching children, teens or adults, knowing some good classroom activities is a must for any TESOL teacher. However interesting your lessons are, there will always be a point where students get bored of writing and listening - so having something prepared which will get them talking, laughing and even moving around will help them to stay engaged. Informal exercises are also an important way to get students comfortable with speaking and listening, and can help to put vocabulary and grammar into a practical context. While planned activities are important, it's also always worth having a few quick and easy games in mind in case you have time left over at the end of a lesson - so from quick games to creative projects, here are some of the best activities suitable for students at every level. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults Shelley Ann Vernon, 2012 Make your ESL teaching a complete success & FREE BONUS Now you can make teaching and learning English fun again. Stop spending so much time preparing lessons! Enjoy what you do best, being in the classroom. Your free time is your own time, save your energy for the students. Now you can have a classroom full of attentive and excited students using ESL Classroom Games and Activities for Teens and Adults. After years of teaching and ten years of writing, Shelley Ann Vernon has prepared a fun-filled book of classroom activities for ESL teachers. Pump some energy into your classroom and get your students talking, even the shy ones. ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults is a great resource for schools. Schedules are jam-packed but with this book teachers won't need to plan their next lesson during lunch. It's also great for new teachers who are nervous or overwhelmed. Each classroom is unique and this book is full of variants to cater for your group sizes and levels of English. Shelley has taught all levels of English. She also draws on the experience of many other teachers who have contributed to the book. This updated edition is a rich and varied selection of activities to make your classroom dynamic and fun. Learn how to: Make learning fun Make your students feel more confident speaking English Help students learn and remember new vocabulary and grammar easily Have more motivated students And even become a more popular teacher This book will help you avoid some teaching pitfalls and help you become the effective, fun teacher you want to be. Getting Your FREE Bonus Inside this book is access to a 70-page printable appendix of ready-made templates for some more elaborate games. Print and go! That said most of the games don't need any printing or preparation, but for those that do, templates are provided with this bonus to save you time. Buy your copy of ESL Classroom Games and Activities for Teens and Adults by scrolling up and clicking Buy Now on Kobo. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL GAMES. FOR TEACHING ONLINE Jenny White, 2021-07-29 This book contains 20 ESL games for teaching online effectively in Zoom or Skype without using other platforms. Ice-breakers, warmers, memory games and other activities for all levels from complete beginner to upper-intermediate will help your students improve grammar, vocabulary, speaking and spelling skills.The games can easily be adapted to larger and smaller groups. Step-by-step instructions and ZERO preparation time make this book a MUST-HAVE for any ESL teacher. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: 1000 Questions and Answers to Learn English Eric Wesch, 2021-07-29 This book has 1000 Questions and Answers for English learners. 52 Topics for 52 weeks of the year. Each unit covers an important topic for language learners like: Job Interview, daily routines, travel, dating, culture and many more. Step 1: Study these questions and answers on your own to gain confidence in English phrases and vocabulary. Step 2: Insert your own answers to make the language relevant to YOU. Step 3: Practice with a partner. The book has questions for Student A and B. Become more skilled at English speaking. Step 4: Use these questions and answers in daily conversations to MASTER English speaking. This book teaches you useful questions and answers to learn English. Make sure to practice speaking in the real world to become an English Speaking Machine! It is also an extraordinary resource for English teachers. Give each pair of students these questions to let them practice and improve their English in class. Check out 1000 Questions and Answers to Learn English Now! |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Speaking Activities Marc Roche, 2020-08-11 About this ESL conversation book for adults: ESL speaking activities for busy teachersMake your TEFL lesson planning easierESL Speaking Activities: The Ultimate Book for Busy English Teachers. Intermediate to Advanced Conversation Book for Adults is jam-packed full of speaking cards, worksheets and conversation cards to whip out whenever you want and make your TEFL lesson plans instantly easier. It includes 100+ instant games & activities for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Online & Offline. Speaking is often the most intimidating part of English for many students, and it can be daunting as a teacher, when your students won't speak in class out of shyness or reluctance. This conversation book for adults will give you the tools needed to get students speaking, which will make your classes both more enjoyable and more productive! In the Phrasal Verbs section of this book, you'll find grammar and vocabulary hand-outs before each set of speaking questions. You can do some of these handouts in class, or you can set them as homework if you prefer. They are ideal for preparing students for exams such as the Cambridge Business English exams, and other Cambridge exams like First Certificate and Advanced CAE, as well as IELTS and TOEFL. All the worksheets and ESL conversation cards can be photocopied and used in the classroom and can be adapted to classroom games and warmers. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide Larry Ferlazzo, Katie Hull Sypnieski, 2012-08-06 A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learners The number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher?s Survival Guide offers educators practical strategies for setting up an ESL-friendly classroom, motivating and interacting with students, communicating with parents of English learners, and navigating the challenges inherent in teaching ESL students. Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels Offers thematic units complete with reproducible forms and worksheets, sample lesson plans, and sample student assignments The book?s ESL lessons connect to core standards and technology applications This hands-on resource will give all teachers at all levels the information they need to be effective ESL instructors. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Teacher's Activities Kit Elizabeth Claire, 1998 Easy-to-use language-generating activities to increase the motivation & participation of English-as-a-Second-Language students. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Teaching Adults Meagen Farrell, 2013 This ... resource book will help GED test preparation instructors get ready for the new test. It offers detailed descriptions of the new Reasoning through language arts, Mathematical reasoning, Science, and Social studies tests ... [and] will also give instructors techniques for motivating adult students, adding interdisciplinary topics to lessons, and facing the challenges of a computerized test--Page 4 of cover. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: New Ways in Teaching with Games Ulugbek Nurmukhamedov, Randall Sadler, 2020-02-21 For young learners to adults, New Ways in Teaching with Games offers over 90 fresh activities ? each with video instruction ? that involve play and games that will enrich your EFL and ESL classrooms. This innovative volumeIntroduces traditional, online, and commercial games and explainshow they can be used to practice language; Illustrates games that can reinforce language across the four skill areas, and encourage both culturally and pragmaticallyappropriate language productions; and Enriches language classrooms with a variety of innovative, leaner-friendly games that are seamlessly tied to language practice. Using gamification for your ESL classroom turns repetitive exercises into meaningful and fun activities! The activities are broken down by topic including: Traditional Pencil and Paper Games; Dice Games; Board Games; Card Games; Technology-Mediated Games: Online, Apps, and More; Miscellaneous Games. Video instructions included for each activity! |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Writing Activities, Games & Teaching Tips: Practical Ideas for the Classroom Jackie Bolen, 2020-06 Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas for writing classes! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your English writing classes for beginners, intermediate or advanced students. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world. In ESL Writing Activities, Games & Teaching Tips, you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! It's easier than ever to have better writing classes today. Buy the book to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Digital Games in Language Learning and Teaching Hayo Reinders, 2012-06-12 This edited volume explores how digital games have the potential to engage learners both within and outside the classroom and to encourage interaction in the target language. This is the first dedicated collection of papers to bring together state-of-the-art research in game-based learning. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Games for Teaching Kids and Adults Paul Young, 2021-07-20 Why ESL Games for Kids and Adults? Learn how to enhance your lessons with a collection of fun interactive games for teaching English in any context. The activities outlined inside this book have been adapted from popular board games, TV game shows, and party games for all ages. Easily integrate core language skills in all of your classes. The flexible format allows you to customize your lessons to focus on specific skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Every activity includes real teaching examples that you can modify to match your teaching style and your students' language abilities. Using a communicative approach, students participate in the activities during class while practicing English with their classmates. Adding game-based methods like this in your lessons will naturally increase students' motivation, participation, and communication using the target language. Whether you are a new teacher or are an experienced instructor, this book will help save you hours of preparation time. As a result, you can devote more time to helping your students achieve their learning and language goals. What Other Teachers Say About the Book The creative games and activities outlined in this book are a must for any second language teaching professional! -- Craig Hoffman This is a must-have volume that helps teachers make ESL fun. Chock-full of useful games and overflowing with fantastic resources, I'll be adding this to my library and using it in my classroom regularly. -- Shon Rand As they say in teaching, have a plan, and then have a plan B! Games and activities like those in Paul's book will help to make sure you're prepared to keep your class engaged and having fun. Thank you for putting this together and supporting the ESL teaching community! -- Brett Isis As an educator who loves making learning fun for students, and admittedly, myself too, I know fun when I see it, and Paul's games are just that! With his new book, you'll have ideas for days to get your students excited to demonstrate what they've learned. -- Taiwanda Bason Learners learn best when they are having fun. By using these activities to gamify your lessons, students will be more excited to participate in class. These games will help capture your students' interests and motivate them to be more engaged and inspired to learn! -- Lindsey Clifford Games like these are a great way to keep students engaged in the lessons. Even the most disinterested students enjoy a little competition and it can be a good way to energize a class on a slow afternoon. -- Gayle Aggiss Paul Young has come up with a bumper book of ESL games -- a compendium of 50 activities that will become a useful tool in any teacher's arsenal to keep their students engaged with learning English as a second language. -- Dr. Rob Burton What I love about this book is that it contains many of the classic ESL games that are essential for any newbie teacher as well as some original ideas for even the most experienced of teachers which I am excited to try. The activities are suitable for a variety of learner styles and needs and can work with any class size, level, or age group. -- Georgie Snape These fun and creative games encourage learners to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the classroom or online. They encourage active learning which is crucial for ESL learners and makes learning fun, engaging, and memorable. -- Kirstie Woodward |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics Eric H. Roth, Toni Aberson, 2010-10-29 This innovative ESL/EFL textbook helps advanced English language learners develop conversation skills and improve fluency by sharing experiences, reflecting on their lives, and discussing proverbs and quotations. The oral skills English textbook includes 45 thematic chapters, over 1,350 questions, 500 vocabulary words, 250 proverbs and American idioms, and 500 quotations. Designed for both adult education and intensive English language students, the conversations and activities deepen critical thinking skills and develop speaking skills essential to success in community college and university programs. Compelling Conversations has been used in classrooms in over 40 countries, recommended by English Teaching Professional magazine, adopted by conversation clubs and private English tutors, and enjoyed by thousands of English students. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: The Knowledge Gap Natalie Wexler, 2020-08-04 “Essential reading for teachers, education administrators, and policymakers alike.” —STARRED Library Journal The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension skills at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware. But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Discussions that Work Penny Ur, 1981-01-30 The first part provides some general guidelines on the organisation of successful task-centered activities. The second part consists of some fifty practical examples which have been tried and found effective in the classroom. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Heart Maps Georgia Heard, 2016 How do we get students to ache with caring about their writing instead of mechanically stringing words together? We spend a lot of time teaching the craft of writing but we also need to devote time to helping students write with purpose and meaning. For decades, Georgia Heard has guided students into more authentic writing experiences by using heart maps to explore what we all hold inside: feelings, passions, vulnerabilities, and wonderings. In Heart Maps, Georgia shares 20 unique, multi-genre heart maps to help your students write from the heart, such as the First Time Heart Map, Family Quilt Heart Map, and People I Admire Heart Map. You'll also find extensive support for using heart maps, including: tips for getting started with heart maps writing ideas to jumpstart student writing in multiple genres from heart maps suggested mentor texts to provide additional inspiration. Filled with full-color student heart maps, examples of the resulting writing, along with online access to 20 different uniquely designed reproducible heart map templates, Heart Maps will be a practical tool for awakening new writing possibilities and engaging and motivating your students' writing throughout the year. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Intermediate/Advanced Grammar Mary Ellen Munoz Page, 2012-05-11 Designed for intermediate and advanced high school- and college-level non-native speakers of English who need to improve their ESL (English as a Second Language) grammar skills. ESL Intermediate/Advanced Grammar provides students with simple explanations of grammar, skill-building exercises, detailed answer keys, and test-taking techniques. It's the perfect companion for classroom use or self-guided studies in ESL. DETAILS - Grammar-oriented exercises with simple explanations that allow students to master concepts through extensive practice - Test-taking techniques featuring strategies for success on ESL tests - Comprehensive Glossary - Superb preparation for students taking the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) |
| esl classroom activities for adults: The ELL Teacher's Toolbox Larry Ferlazzo, Katie Hull Sypnieski, 2018-04-03 Practical strategies to support your English language learners The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners. Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes “Top Ten” favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas. Contains 60% new strategies Features ready-to-use lesson plans Includes reproducible handouts Offers technology integration ideas The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year—and with this book, you’ll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL MAGIC GAMES. FOR KINDERGARTEN Jenny White, 2022-05-15 This book will help you master “classroom magic” – ESL games that engage ALL your students into learning English and turn ANY class into a perfect one, with all the goals achieved.There are flashcard games, games with a ball and other activities. In the description of every game you will find step-by-step instructions how to make the game “work” for your students.Colourful illustrations and zero preparation time make this book a MUST HAVE for any kindergarten teacher. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Worksheets and Activities for Kids Miryung Pitts, 2014-09-30 This teaching resource book is suitable for children in elementary school aged 6 to 10 who are learning English at a beginner to intermediate level, but it's also great for native English speaking children who are in kindergarten. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Listening Activities for Teenagers and Adults Jackie Bolen, 2020-02-03 Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your listening classes. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world. In ESL Listening Activities for Teenagers and Adults, you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy the book to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms Timothy D. Walker, 2017-04-18 The best-selling book of easy-to-implement classroom lessons from the world’s premier educational system—now available in paperback. Finland shocked the world when its fifteen-year-olds scored highest on the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a set of tests evaluating critical-thinking skills in math, science, and reading. That was in 2001; even today, this tiny Nordic nation continues to amaze. How does Finnish education—with short school days, light homework loads, and little standardized testing—produce students who match the PISA scores of other nations with more traditional “work ethic” standards? When Timothy Walker started teaching fifth graders at a Helsinki public school, he began a search for the secrets behind the successes of Finland’s education system. Highlighting specific strategies that support joyful K–12 classrooms and can be integrated with U.S. educational standards, this book, available in paperback for the first time, gathers what he learned and shows how any teacher can implement many of Finland's best practices. A new foreword by the author addresses the urgent questions of teaching, and living, in these pandemic times. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer, 1903 |
| esl classroom activities for adults: The Ultimate ESL Teaching Manual Andromeda Jones, 2016-09-21 The Ultimate ESL Teaching Manual is the complete guide on how to teach English through controlled speaking activities (rather than traditional textbooks) which mimics how we learnt our native language as children but in a condensed period of time.--Back cover. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: 39 No-prep/low-prep ESL Speaking Activities Jackie Bolen, 2015 Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your conversion or speaking classes. If you're tired of wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world. In 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities, you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy the book to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! You can find more of her activities and games at the website: www.eslspeaking.org. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Ditch That Textbook Matt Miller, 2015-04-13 Textbooks are symbols of centuries-old education. They're often outdated as soon as they hit students' desks. Acting by the textbook implies compliance and a lack of creativity. It's time to ditch those textbooks--and those textbook assumptions about learning In Ditch That Textbook, teacher and blogger Matt Miller encourages educators to throw out meaningless, pedestrian teaching and learning practices. He empowers them to evolve and improve on old, standard, teaching methods. Ditch That Textbook is a support system, toolbox, and manifesto to help educators free their teaching and revolutionize their classrooms. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: ESL Conversation Questions for Kids Jackie Bolen, 2021-04-24 Have better English conversation and speaking classes with children today! In ESL Conversation Questions for Kids, you'll find more than 50 conversation topics suitable for English learners, each with a set of 15 engaging, interactive questions that'll get your students talking. They are designed for kids who know a little bit of vocabulary already. This book is perfect for those situations when you want to get an interesting discussion going but are out of inspiration. Keep a copy on your phone to pull out in case you need some fresh, new ideas. They're ideal for a warm-up or for a longer, free-talking time at the end of a themed lesson. Author Jackie Bolen is sharing her great ideas for English conversation questions with English teachers throughout the world. She's a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher with more than 15 years of experience in the classroom. These are the question lists that she uses with her own students. Pick up a copy of the book if you want to... Have more interesting English conversation classes with kids Engage students with great questions See happy, smiling faces in your classes Save time when planning lessons Have a resource to use in case of emergency It's the perfect solution to a last-minute class that you haven't had time to prep for! Or for classes where students want to do lots of free-talking, including private lessons. Avoid the chit-chat about the usual things and instead opt for something more interesting. These TEFL conversation questions for children will get students talking, guaranteed! Buy the book today to have better English classes tomorrow. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: The Oxford Picture Dictionary Norma Shapiro, Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, 1998 This reference to essential everyday vocabulary illustrates over 3700 words in full color, each defined in context; offers 140 key topics targeted to meet the vocabulary needs of adults and young adults; topics grouped into 12 thematic areas, several with a vocational strand; a variety of exercises.--From publisher description. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: The Wild Card Wade King, Hope King, 2018-01-08 Experience a Creative Breakthrough in Your Classroom Have you ever wished you were more creative... or that your students were more engaged in your lessons? The Wild Card is your step-by-step guide to experiencing a creative breakthrough in your classroom with your students. Even if you've never painted a portrait or written a poem, you can create unforgettable lessons that help your learners retain content. In this book, Wade and Hope King show you how to draw on your authentic self--your past experiences, personality quirks, interests, hobbies, and strengths--to deliver your content creatively. The seven steps in The Wild Card will give you the knowledge and the confidence to bring creative teaching strategies into your classroom. You'll learn... Why the deck is not stacked against you, no matter what kind of hand you've been dealt Why you should never listen to the Joker How to identify the Ace up your sleeve and use it to create classroom magic How to apply the Rules of Rigor in order to fuse creativity with learning How to become the Wild Card that changes the game for your students This book is a teacher wonderland of ideas, inspiration, and mind-blowing magic. --Ron Clark, New York Times bestselling author and cofounder, Ron Clark Academy Hope and Wade provide powerful, proven, practical steps to discovering the creativity inside of us all. --Kim Bearden, cofounder and executive director, Ron Clark Academy, author of LA Times bestselling Crash Course Wade and Hope King challenge, equip, and emPOWER you to create lessons that bring light (not dread) to your students' eyes. --Jason David Frank, actor, Power Ranger, and eighth-degree black belt martial artist These pages are full of real-life stories that will pull you in and challenge you to your core. --Amy Lemons, educator and blogger SetTheStageToEngage.com |
| esl classroom activities for adults: 39 ESL Warm-Ups Jackie Bolen, Jennifer Booker Smith, 2015-09-13 It's a reality that many of your students will not have spoken English or even given it a single thought since you last saw them. By beginning your lesson with a warm-up activity or game, you are easing them back into using English, orienting them to the upcoming lesson and focusing them on the work ahead. They really are a valuable use of class time, but it can be difficult to come up with news ones for each class to keep things fresh and interesting. Help is here! Jackie Bolen and Jennifer Booker Smith have 20+ years of experience in the ESL classroom and they've joined forces to bring you their 39 favourite ESL warm-ups for kids (7+) that will get your students energized, active and engaged, right from the start of class. If you want to get your ESL or EFL classes off on the right foot, this is the book you need! |
| esl classroom activities for adults: 39 ESL Icebreakers: For Teenagers and Adults Jackie Bolen, 2020-07-27 Make your classes awesome and cut lesson prep time with 39 ESL Icebreakers. All ESL/EFL/TEFL teachers who work with teenagers or adults need activities to get their classes started off on the right foot when students don't know each other, or you. Icebreaker activities are the perfect tool for the job, but it's not easy to find the best ones. If you're tired of wading through the junk on the Internet trying to find the needle in the haystack that you can actually use in your classes, then Jackie and Jennifer are here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. Jennifer Booker Smith taught kids for years before moving into teacher training, and then back into the classroom again. They're sharing their low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world. In 39 ESL Icebreakers, you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. The clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie and Jennifer's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy the book to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Teaching Multilevel Classes in ESL Jill Bell, 2004-01-01 The world of the multilevel ESL classroom, despite being an exciting, challenging and richly rewarding one for teachers, is by no means an easy environment, particularly for those entering it for the first time. However Jill Sinclair Bell's Teaching Multilevel Classes in ESL, now extensively revised and updated in a second edition to reflect the real world of today's classroom, will prove a tried and trusty friend - ready, like any good friend, with advice and support whenever needed. Inspired by and based on the author's own extensive familiarity with teaching in multilevel classrooms, this classic has been further enriched by the more theoretical understandings from her experience as a professor of education. Furthermore, not only has the author herself personally tested all the ideas and activities in the book, so have groups of teachers of widely ranging experience, from novice to veteran. Above all, Jill Bell recognizes the folly of pretending that multilevel teaching is easy, offering instead reassuring support and encouragement, sample lesson plans to illustrate how the ideas in her book can work in practice, and an easy-to-read text with masses of practical examples. In addition, and as an added bonus, the second edition reflects the latest ideas in teaching practice, discussion material updated to reflect changes in the student demographic profiles, a fully revised list of the latest resources including websites, and an additional chapter, brimming with sparkling and easily implemented ideas, focusing on ways to use technology successfully in the classroom. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: 39 ESL Review Games and Activities: For Teenagers and Adults Jackie Bolen, 2020-08-20 Do you want to make your English classes awesome and cut review lesson prep time in half? You'll need to pick up a copy of 39 ESL Review Games and Activities. Many of your students think that review classes are boring and with good reason. They often are! But, they don't have to be! Effective review games and activities are a valuable teaching tool because language is learned mainly through repetition. However, finding good review activities takes time, a scarce resource for most teachers. That's what makes 39 ESL Review Games so valuable. The activities and games help your students review English grammar and vocabulary while reducing prep time, so you can focus on other important teaching tasks. This book will make your classes awesome and will save you time, guaranteed. Authors and teachers Jackie Bolen and Jennifer Booker Smith have a combined 30 years in the ESL classroom. They are sharing their ideas, teaching tips & tricks, and ESL activities & games with English teachers throughout the world. Their goal is to help you make your lessons better! If you want some fun, engaging, and useful review games and activities that your students will love, 39 ESL Review Games is for you! Pick up your copy today. |
| esl classroom activities for adults: Bringing Literacy to Life Heide Spruck Wrigley, Gloria Jean Anne Guth, 1992 The result of a 2-year research study funded under the National English Literacy Demonstration Program for Adults of Limited English Proficiency, this handbook on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy education represents a synthesis of ideas derived from various sources. It is meant as a resource for teachers who have some experience in teaching but are new to ESL literacy. It contains the following nine chapters: (1) Adult ESL Literacy: State of the Art, which discusses some of the special features of adult ESL literacy; (2) Approaches and Materials, which maintains that meaning-based approaches show the greatest promise in helping adults develop full literacy; (3) Teaching Adult ESL Literacy in the Multilevel Classroom, which shows that group work is the most effective strategy for dealing with multilevel classrooms; (4) Using Computer and Video Technology in Adult ESL Literacy, which discusses the pros and cons of using technology in ESL literacy teaching; (5) Native Language Literacy, which demonstrates that using the native language of the learners is a viable approach to introducing literacy to adults who are not literate in their first language; (6) Learner Assessment, which shows that program-based assessments are superior to standardized tests; (7) Curriculum, which demonstrates that curriculum decisions are value decisions that mirror a program's philosophy; (8) Staff Development and Program Issues, which holds that effective staff development should focus on the social context, adult learning, second language acquisition, literacy development, and effective teaching processes; and (9) Curriculum Modules, which presents 10 teaching units that demonstrate meaning-based teaching. (LB) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education) |
| esl classroom activities for adults: 79 ESL Activities, Games & Teaching Tips for Big Classes (20+ Students): For Teenagers and Adults Jackie Bolen, 2020-06-20 Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas for big English classes! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your TEFL classes with more than 20 students. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world that are perfect for larger classes. In 79 ESL Activities, Games & Teaching Tips for Big Classes (20+ Students), you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy the book to get new lesson plans for large English classes ready to go in minutes! |
Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom (I-TESL-J)
Interesting questions for discussions in Engish lessons. A Project of The Internet TESL Journal If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These Pages
ESL Conversation Questions - What if...? (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do? If a classmate asked you for the answer to a question during an exam while the …
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A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: Self-employment. At what age do people usually begin to work in your country? At what age do people usually retire in your …
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Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom (I-TESL-J)
Interesting questions for discussions in Engish lessons. A Project of The Internet TESL Journal If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These Pages
ESL Conversation Questions - What if...? (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do? If a classmate asked you for the answer to a question during an exam while the …
Internet TESL Journal (For ESL/EFL Teachers)
The Internet TESL Journal is a free online journal for teachers of English as a second language that includes lesson plans, classroom handouts, links of interest to ESL teachers and students, …
EFL/ESL Articles from The Internet TESL Journal
Multiple Intelligence Theory and the ESL Classroom -- Preliminary Considerations By Karen L. Currie; Letterland Pictogram Concept in EFL Teaching of Young Children By Oksana …
ESL Conversation Questions - Likes and Dislikes (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. What kind of music do you like? Who are your favorite performers or bands? Do you like music or musicians from other countries as …
ESL Conversation Questions - Jobs & Occupations (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: Self-employment. At what age do people usually begin to work in your country? At what age do people usually retire in your …
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Jokes for the ESL Classroom Jokes which work well in the ESL classroom. Find a good joke or add one to the list. Using Critical Incidents to Teach Cross-cultural Sensitivity By Julia …
ESL Conversation Questions - Culture (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. What are some things that define a culture? For ...
ESL Conversation Questions - The Art of Conversation (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. What makes it easy to talk to someone? What traits do you look for in a conversation partner? Tell about your favorite types …
Crossword Puzzles for ESL Students - Easy (English Study …
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