Forum: Teaching ESL 
Nov 21st, 2011, 09:32 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 11th, 2011, 12:07 pm
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Views: 5,264  Re: Thanksgiving lesson
Hello,
What I've done in the past was to print out a list of words that have to do with the holiday. The students are pretty motivated to learn these words because they are seeing and hearing them...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 21st, 2011, 01:51 pm
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Views: 24,589 Re: "Teaching" 5-6 year olds
Hello,
You could show them a Disney DVD and have them repeat some of the funnier lines. One thing is for sure. You will get their attention. Seeing the action on the screen while hearning the...
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
Jun 2nd, 2011, 09:43 am
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Views: 2,144 English Listening Comprehension Activity
Hello,
I have some new listening comprehension activities for you to try with your students. An example can be found at: ESL Restaurant Vocabulary : Drew's ESL Fluency Lessons...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jun 2nd, 2011, 09:41 am
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Views: 10,458 Re: Board games in large classes
That sounds like a good game! You can never tell what the mood of the class is going to be. If one kids gets into it usually the class will follow. I make a "Candyland" type game board and write...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 3rd, 2011, 12:43 pm
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Views: 4,247 Re: Teaching present simple to 7 year olds
Hello,
Pick 10 or so verbs that represent actions that the kids can do in the classroom (walk, draw, speak....) Write out the different conjugations (I walk, you walk, he walks....) Have the kids...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 12th, 2011, 03:31 pm
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Views: 3,185 Getting Students to Practice English at Home
Hello all,
All of my students always express a desire to practice informal conversation skills outside of class. I added a new chat room feature on my website if anyone has students who are looking...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 21st, 2011, 08:23 pm
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Views: 24,064 Re: An Ice Breaker Every Day?
I've found that playing a song with the lyrics written on the board, or printed out on paper for students to see, works well. It wakes people up. I'll choose a Beatles classic and they can sing...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 15th, 2011, 08:22 pm
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Views: 7,513 Re: Dealing with difficult student
I feel for you. I've had students like that before. It is almost like their only goal is to discredit you. She is probably just waiting to pounce.
I will usually tell this kind of student to...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Mar 9th, 2011, 11:06 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,285 Re: Motivating Adults to Speak
I think that sometimes the dynamics of a class is just not conducive to people wanting to volunteer spontaneous responses. The best you can do is try your best to get everyone comfortable. Let them...
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
Feb 24th, 2011, 04:00 pm
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Views: 3,009 New ESL Website
I created a new website for ESL students at Learn ESL with Drew (http://drewseslfluencylessons.com). It is actually a better version of my old one. The site includes worksheets and lessons for...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jan 5th, 2011, 11:11 pm
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Views: 7,366 Re: Quick alphabet review
That's a great activity. I guess if you had more advanced students you could do the same thing but for each round ask for a verb or noun. I'll try it out!
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 16th, 2010, 12:06 pm
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Dec 13th, 2010, 11:13 am
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Views: 3,973 Re: help, please?
Have your students come up with a role play that uses this grammar concept. Maybe have them talk about a house that has been built. They can describe all of the actions that have been taken to get...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Dec 6th, 2010, 09:25 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 30th, 2010, 03:20 pm
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Views: 4,940 Re: teaching mixed class 1- 3 year olds
For those really little ones I think it will just be baby sitting. They can at least hear you speak English though. For the students who are three and older I would have them work together when...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 10th, 2010, 01:28 pm
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Views: 5,702 Re: teaching young kids using only English
I think the experts will tell you that 100% English is the way to go, but I'm not so sure one has to be that militant. I will explain a grammar topic in Spanish to my class to really get the point...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 8th, 2010, 10:48 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,725 Re: applying new words
Hello,
When I present new vocabulary words I sometimes have the students type them into Google to see how native speakers use them. I have them copy down ten examples of the sentences they found...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 1st, 2010, 12:38 pm
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Views: 8,962 Re: Games that can be played sitting down
Sounds like some rowdy students! You can have them play pictionary or have just two students come up to the board at a time to compete on vocabulary word definitions. You could write a sentence up...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 25th, 2010, 10:49 am
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Views: 4,066 Re: Curriculum....too advanced?
I have had a similar situation. I worked in a middle school and the district adopted new books. They were divided up by grade level. So my 8th grade students, who were brand new to English, had...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Oct 18th, 2010, 12:00 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 4th, 2010, 12:07 pm
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Views: 5,349 Re: student's assessment feedback form
Ask students if they felt that the answers to the questions on the test were covered in class. As them if any of the wording in the test confused them. These are the two biggest issues I usually...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Sep 29th, 2010, 11:21 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 75,072 Re: The Best ice breaker
If you have a class that is mature enough to handle the following ice breaker you should try it. Get a rubber ball that is really light and about the size of a kick ball that kids play with. They...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 28th, 2010, 09:17 am
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Views: 16,941 Re: 1st lesson absolute beginners
Hello,
You could do a lot with just practicing basic nouns that students will see in the classroom. Draw or point to different objects that everyone sees. Have students repeat the words. They can...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 22nd, 2010, 11:12 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 23,709 Re: Kindergarten Classroom Language
Sounds stressful! As the days go on you can set up more of a routine and the students won't be as unruly. Maybe make some flash cards with the terms that you want them to learn and another set with...
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