ESL Writing Fall 2018 Y1 Week 12
It’s week 12 of the semester. Time to get your take home quiz questions. Hour 1 What’s the Quiz #2 Here are the practice questions for quiz #2. The purpose of this quiz is to see if you have learned a...
View ArticleAdult Night Class Fall 2018 W8
It’s week 8 of the adult evening class. Time to sharpen your thinking and speaking skills. Hour 1 Pair Work Discussion (15) Purpose: practice making arguments using the sentence pattern we studied in...
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ESL Speaking Fall 2018 W13
It’s week 13 of the semester. Time to exchange gifts: you give me a book report and I give you a quiz. Hour 1 Pair Work Discussion Questions (15) An apple costs 40 cents, a persimmon costs 60 cents,...
View ArticleHow to Teach ESL Writing Fall 2018 Y1 Week 13
It’s week 13 of the ESL writing class. Time to have a quiz. ESL Writing Hour 1 Free writing (10) Take 10 minutes and just write. Write about anything. Write about the picture at the top of this post....
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How to Rock the Class with Two Short ESL Writing Activities
ESL teachers sometimes need donuts. They also need writing lessons that students can finish in 20-30 minutes. Here are two activities. Short ESL Writing Activity #1: Cubing A cube is an object with six...
View ArticleHow to Teach Job Interview Skills Week 13
This week, we will take a closer look at customer service and negotiation. Hour 1 Schedule (5) This is week 13. Next week (14) is review for the final exam. Week 15 final exam. Good-bye and good luck....
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How to Teach Adult English Night Class Fall 2018 W9
It’s week 9 of the adult English course. Time for some creative thinking. ESL Speaking Hour 1 Pair Work Discussion (15) An apple costs 40 cents, a persimmon costs 60 cents, and a pomegranate 80 cents....
View ArticleHow to Teach Business English Y2018 W6
This is our 6th meeting in the Business English class. Let’s get ready for the final exam. ESL Business English Hour 1 Pair Work Questions (15) Student A What do you like eating for lunch? What’s your...
View ArticleHow to Teach ESL Speaking Fall 2018 W14
It’s the last week of lessons for the ESL speaking class. It’s time to celebrate with a sweet snack. ESL Speaking Hour 1 Pair Work Warm Up (15) Choose one of the boxes on the vocabulary worksheet. Ask...
View ArticleHow to Teach ESL Writing Fall 2018 Y1 Week 14
It’s week 14 of the ESL writing class. Time to wrap things up. ESL Writing Class Hour 1 Free Writing (10) Take a few minutes and do some free writing. It’s good practice. Quiz #2 Return (10) Add a few...
View ArticleHow to Teach Adult English Night Class Fall 2018 W10
It’s week 10 of the Adult ESL class. Christmas is just around the corner. ESL Speaking Hour 1 Schedule (5) Dec 12 Dec 19 last class Pair Work Warm Up (15) Choose one of the boxes on the vocabulary...
View ArticleHow to Teach Adult English Night Class Fall 2018 W11
It’s week 11 of the Adult ESL class. There’s a class dinner party next week. Pair Work Warm Up (15) Here is a vocabulary and thinking exercise. Your partner will read two words on a worksheet. You have...
View ArticleHow to Teach Basic Writing and Trade English: Lesson 1
Welcome to another Business English class. Introduction (10) We have 12 in-class hours. We will do 3 things in this class to improve practical business English skills: be able to write accurate...
View ArticleHow to Teach Basic Writing and Trade English: Lesson 2
It’s week 2 of the class. Let’s get ready for a midterm exam. Textbook Unit 4 Here are the resources for the lesson. Let’s do the exercises in Unit 4. They are good practice. They help you learn to...
View ArticleHow to Teach Basic Writing and Trade English: Lesson 3
It’s week 3 of the class. Let’s get ready for the final exam. Warm Up (10) Can you solve the business office puzzle? Class Notes Notes for the class. Textbook Unit 5 Here are the resources for the...
View ArticleHow to Teach Basic Writing and Trade English: Lesson 4
It’s week 4 of the class. Let’s have a final exam. ESL Business English Course This is the last class of the course. Thank you for your hard work. Good luck to you in your future studies. Final Exam...
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How to Use Spam as an English Editing Exercise
English editing exercises: Email scams Inject some real-life English to the class. Try spam! I created an English editing exercise that helps students develop practical skills based on a small message....
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Teacher! Easy Writing Activities for ELL Classes
Every teacher needs easy writing activities that don’t require feedback. Here are two easy ones. They work well anytime you want to inject some fun into the writing class. Personification Puzzles Easy...
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Get 7 Awesome Short Stories for ESL Students
Short stories for ESL students help English language learners find joy in reading and improve fluency. Reading after all shouldn’t be a chore. Introduction Here’s a collection of seven online short...
View ArticleHow to Teach ESL Writing – Some Ideas
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) writing can be a challenging task for many teachers, especially when dealing with students who have limited knowledge of the English language. However, by...
View ArticleHow to Write Lessons Inspired by George Hillocks
English as a Second Language (ESL) writing lessons, similar to those of George Hillocks Jr., can help students to develop their writing skills in English. Hillocks is a well-known researcher and author...
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How to Teach Complex Sentences
Lesson Plan: Teaching Paragraph Writing with Complex Sentences Why teach complex sentences Improving Writing Skills: Complex sentences provide variety and depth to writing, making it more interesting...
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How to Teach Writing to Shy Students
Here are some unique writing lesson activities that can help shy students develop their writing skills and build their confidence: Personal journaling Encourage students to write in a personal journal...
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10 High Interest Graded Readers for the Writing Classroom
Reading in the writing classroom? Sure, why not. Experienced ESL writing teachers know there is a strong correlation between reading fluency and writing fluency. That’s why a book report (based on...
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6 Amazing Images You Can Use As ESL Writing Prompts
Who said there’s no time for fun activities in the ESL writing class? I like to use spacer activities to give my ESL students a mental break and a creative challenge at the same time. Here are six...
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10 AI Lesson Ideas for Writing Teachers
How can ESL teachers use AI to teach writing? Sounds strange because some of us, like me, tried the avoidance strategy. No AI in this writing class, I thought. I was delighted with the results but...
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