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- Free EFL/ESL Activities that Use Images - Part 1In need of an activity for your EFL and ESL courses that make use of images and renders your students' linguistic education more complete? Use these three free activities.
- Free EFL/ESL Activities that Use Newspaper Articles - Part 2Try these free activities out with your EFL/ESL students. They make use of articles from a newspaper or magazine, and they’ll get your students to speak in English about the latest news.
- Free EFL/ESL Activities that Use Newspaper Articles - Part 1Articles from a newspaper are a fantastic way to get EFL/ESL students to speak. They're full of recent and interesting news. Here's a list of three free activities you can use to get started.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Needs and DesiresSometimes it can be hard for EFL/ESL students to have a debate in English. This free activity will help them overcome their difficulty. It questions the importance and relevance of certain themes in our society.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: PositionsCall upon your EFL/ESL students’ experience, education and curiosity. "Positions" generates speech in English by getting students to take a stand on different issues.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: International NewsA free EFL/ESL activity that combines curiosity and international news articles to open up students’ minds, expose them to other cultures and generate meaningful conversation in English.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: ImaginationIf you're interested in opening up your EFL/ESL students' minds, then this free activity/game is for you.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Voice Your OpinionIs it difficult for you to get your EFL/ESL students to state their opinions about a theme/topic in English? Then give this activity a try?
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: PossibilitiesRender conversation with your EFL/ESL students interesting by drawing upon their cultural knowledge and encouraging them to come up with a series of possible answers to unsolved questions that deal with a chosen theme/topic.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Listen and SpeakIncrease student involvement and strengthen their listening and speaking skills in English. This free EFL/ESL activity won't disappoint you.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Questions: Culture ClashHaving a conversation about culture clash with EFL/ESL students can be fun and interesting. The following free questions will come in handy.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: TimelinesHere's a free EFL/ESL activity that gets your students to analyze the past, present and future of a theme/topic. My students found it interesting and I'm sure yours will as well.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Other UsesTrigger discussion in English with your EFL/ESL students by encouraging them to explore how something could be used for something else it was not designed for.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: My Favorite Movie SnippetEncourage your EFL/ESL students with this free activity to learn English by sharing and discussing a scene from a movie that connects one way or another with a chosen theme/topic.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Candies for Your ThoughtsA free EFL/ESL activity in which students receive a colored-piece of candy and then share their comments in English about the overall effectiveness of an exercise, lesson or course. Each color corresponds to a different type of comment.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Speech and DebateA free EFL/ESL activity that invites students to compare two articles with different views about the same issue and debate which view they agree with.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: The PointA free EFL/ESL activity that generates a climate of excitement and expectation by asking students to understand the gist of a news article in English without the help of a dictionary.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Ten Things About Me"Ten Things about Me" is a guessing and group- making activity/game. It puts EFL/ESL students in touch with their classmates and maximizes the number of opportunities for students to have a conversation in English.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: MemorizationA fun and interesting activity that combines classical memorization exercises with vocabulary comprehension and conversation to inspire EFL/ESL students to speak in English.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Fill in the BlanksInterested in a free EFL/ESL activity that plays on creativity and uniqueness? This activity puts both elements into practice and, at the same time, drums up amusement and curiosity.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Interview MeA free activity that motivates EFL/ESL students to have a conversation in English by giving them an opportunity to have a one-on-one interview with their teacher.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Conversation StartersNeed a free EFL/ESL conversation activity that gets EFL/ESL students to speak in English? “Conversation Starters” is what you’re looking for. It makes use of EFL/ESL students’ ability to critique and creates conversation that students can relate to.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Finish the StatementAre you an EFL/ESL teacher in need of a free activity that gets students to speak in English? "Finish the Statement" promotes conversation by getting students to finish their teacher's open-ended statements.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Ask a QuestionInterested in getting your ESL/EFL students to speak in English? “Ask a Question” is a free ESL/EFL activity that promotes conversation by urging students to be creative and unique when it comes to asking questions.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: Things We Have in CommonA free ESL/EFL activity that sparks conversation by encouraging students to get to know each other better and discover the things they have in common.
- Free EFL/ESL Conversation Activity/Game: The Topic and the RelationshipMake use of your EFL/ESL students' guessing and reasoning skills. Their ability to have a conversation in English will improve as a result.
100+ Thanksgiving Vocabulary Words (ESL/ELD)Over 100 Thanksgiving words for your ESL Classroom.- 90+ Vocabulary Words for Halloween (ESL/ELD)Over 90 vocabulary words for your ESL or ELD classroom
- ESL (English as a Second Language) Reading Lesson: The Past TenseUsing the Language Experience Acivity (LEA) method, transcribe student stories for use as past tense reading texts
- ESL (English as a Second Language) Reading Lesson: Natasha from RussiaUsing the LEA method, transcribe a student's stories for use as reading a text and basis for quizzes, tests and grammar drills.
Giant Summer Vocabulary List for ESL and ELD Classes, 140+ Words and PhrasesThis giant summer vocabulary list is appropriate for all levels of ESL and ELD.
Giant Mother's Day and Father's Day Vocabulary List for ESL and ELD ClassroomsA giant Mother's Day and Father's Day Vocabulary List for ESL and ELD classrooms- Earth Day Lesson Plan for ESL and ELD StudentsHelp your ESL/ELD students get the most out of their first local Earth Day celebrations with these language building activities.
- April Fool's Day Lesson Plan Ideas for ESL and ELDHelp your ESL/ELD students get the most out of their first April Fool's Day jokes and fun with these language building activities.
Earth Day Vocabulary List for ESL and ELD ClassroomsESL and ELD students always appreciate learning vocabulary that they can see and use right away. They will see these Earth Day vocabulary words throughout the community.
Free Easter ESL and ELD Worksheets, Lesson Plans, and Online Resources for TeachersHelp your ESL/ELD students get the most out of their first local Easter celebrations with these language building activities. These sites are all geared to the older ESL and ELD students: junior high, high school, and adult learners will all benefit.
Giant Easter Vocabulary List for ESL and ELD ClassroomsUse this Easter ESL/ELD Vocabulary List and accompanying activities in your classroom today.
St. Patrick's Day Vocabulary List for ESL and ELD StudentsESL and ELD students always appreciate learning vocabulary that they can see and use right away. They will see these St. Patrick's Day vocabulary words throughout the community.- Being an ESL Volunteer with the International Rescue Committee in Atlanta, GATeaching English to newly arrived refugees is a fulfilling and rewarding volunteer opportunity.
Giant Spring ESL / EL Vocabulary List, 130+ Words and PhrasesESL and EL students always appreciate learning vocabulary that they can see and use right away. Teachers and students alike will find this extensive vocabulary list to be useful.