Clockwords – A Fun and Speedy Vocabulary Game
Clockwords is a flash-based game that test one’s vocabulary as well as typing skill. It is supported by Dictionary.com. Set in a Victorian age, [...]
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Grammar IdeasTeaching Present Perfect Tense using U2′s Song (Sung by David Cook)
Using pop song’s lyrics to teach tenses can be a good way to start a grammar lesson especially for beginners. Instead of going straight [...]
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Ideas VocabularyTop 1000 Words in Academic and Business Writing
Teaching students to read and write academic texts may be a daunting task and often makes teachers unsure of where to start. Well, if [...]
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Ideas VocabularyTeaching Idiomatic Expressions Using Comic Strips
While it may be culturally-biased, some comic strips can be greatly utilised as a source of motivation for English language learners. I recently discovered [...]
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Grammar
Worksheet
Grammar Games for Verbs in Simple Past
This is one of the activities taken from the book “Games for Grammar Practice: A Resource Book of Grammar Games and Interactive Activities”. It’s [...]
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GrammarCommon Errors in English Usage Part 1
As promised, this is the first of our “Common Errors in English Usage” series. The definition of errors can be very complicated and controversial, [...]
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Skills Vocabulary WritingUseful Verbs and Adjectives List for Writing
This is a compilation of useful verbs and adjectives that can be given to your ESL students in helping them to describe. You can [...]
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Grammar
Lesson Plan
Reading
Skills
Lesson Plan: Teaching Prepositions – Going Places
A lesson plan on prepositions for intermediate Form 4 students. Focusing on reading, using games such as “Guess Me If You Can” and “Find [...]
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Grammar Technology YouTubeJennifer’s ESL: Phrasal Verbs and Compound Words
Jennifer from Pittsburgh has produced a magnificent channel on YouTube featuring useful video clips that can be used to explain complex concepts of English [...]
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