At minute twelve of a B1 lesson last spring, half my class had quietly stopped speaking. They were copying answers from each other’s notebooks and waiting for the bell. Two weeks after I swapped the comprehension worksheet for a pair of mismatched train timetables, the same students were arguing about departure times in English. That…
Fifty low-prep, classroom-tested ESL activities sorted by the skill they target — warm-ups, speaking, listening, vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and exit tickets — with notes on how to combine them into a balanced 50-minute lesson.
Tous les professeurs d'anglais langue étrangère ont déjà vu ça. Un élève lit avec aisance, tombe sur un mot inconnu et se bloque. Le fil de la lecture est rompu. La confiance s'effondre. Certains élèves consultent un dictionnaire. D'autres ignorent tout simplement le mot en espérant que la phrase reste compréhensible. Aucune de ces approches ne permet d'acquérir un vocabulaire riche et durable. Les indices contextuels…
One of the biggest challenges for bloggers is consistently coming up with new and interesting topics. This post will share practical tips to help you find inspiration and keep your blog fresh and engaging. 1. Stay Informed in Your Niche Regularly read other blogs, news sites, and publications in your niche. Staying informed helps you…
Instruction checking questions (ICQs) save ESL lessons from instruction confusion. 12 worked examples, ICQ vs CCQ, and the mistakes that make them useless.
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