Forum: Teaching ESL 
Sep 22nd, 2010, 11:07 am
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Views: 3,409  Class ideas
Does anyone have any experience teaching English for construction workers? I was approached to teach for a local company's non English speaking employees. The manager is trying to get some of his...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 17th, 2010, 11:35 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,744 Re: discussion class
How about health care in the US? Talk about what the current system is like and what the problems are. You can ask students to share info about the health care system in their native country. Good...
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Forum: English Questions
Sep 10th, 2010, 10:54 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,602 Re: Difference between "Slide" and "Glide"?
To glide seems like a situation that is more controlled. When I am snowboarding, and I feel like I am having a good run, I feel like I am gliding down the hill. When I have a bad run, and I'm out...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 8th, 2010, 12:24 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,299 Re: English lesson plan on education topic
Hello,
When you say that the class topc is education do you mean that the students will be learning English terms that are used in a classroom/educational setting? If you are looking for music that...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Sep 1st, 2010, 12:25 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,969 Re: Students show up to class later and later...
Hello,
I had this problem with adult students before too. I would usually try to plan the notes/direct instruction for right in the beginning of class. The rest of the class was for activities to...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 20th, 2010, 03:21 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 35,704 Re: Any ideas for Hotel English?
Hello,
I would set up a role play activity. In groups of twos one student could be working behind the desk while the other is a guest with many questions. Have them brainstorm for the first 10...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Aug 3rd, 2010, 01:12 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,467 Ideas for New Class
Hello all,
I usually teach standard ESL classes to beginners up to advanced students. This fall I am going to be teaching an ESL class for the construction workers of a local company. To make a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 20th, 2010, 12:24 pm
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 14th, 2010, 10:10 pm
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 1st, 2010, 10:53 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,273 Re: Two kids, different levels
I have taught open ended unstructured classes to kids before and I know it can be tough. Try games like Pictionary and concentration for vocabulary words that you are teaching. Those work well for...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jun 23rd, 2010, 04:44 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 60,293 Re: Conversation Activities for 12-18 year olds
Hello,
This must be difficult with the differences in age and skill level. You could do role plays where the students split up into groups of twos. Each group comes up with a conversation that...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 17th, 2010, 12:41 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,155 Re: Articles- "the" & "a"
Hello,
Print out a paragraph or a short story and white out all of the articles. List the articles on the board and break the class up in groups of fours. Have them read the story and insert the...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jun 9th, 2010, 12:01 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,291 Re: Help with outdoors esl one on one lessons
Hello,
I would get her in situations that she will encounter at the summer camp. PLay some sports and go over the vocabulary. This will kill some time and she will have fun while she is learning. ...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
May 17th, 2010, 09:31 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,184 Re: Private classes for adults - Help!
If they are private classes you can gear them more towards what the student wants. Find out what he or she is interested in and talk about that. Set aside some time for grammar, but spend just as...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 6th, 2010, 10:59 am
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Apr 30th, 2010, 01:05 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 16,131 Re: need help for adult party games
What I have done in te past is line the class up in two rows facing each other. Post five questions that you would like the students to ask each other. For example: What is your name?, Where do...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Apr 14th, 2010, 02:28 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,231 Re: My difficult class
Hello,
Are there any consequences if the students break on of your rules? They will keep breaking them if they know that the rules are not enforced. I don't know what you can and can't do at your...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Mar 26th, 2010, 11:09 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 18,699 Re: Discussion topics for high school class?
Hello,
For that age group you need to pick something that they are interested in like music, sports or dating. Come upi with your key vocabulary words and grammar points that you want to cover and...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Mar 16th, 2010, 06:28 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,936 Re: China, Junior High, Games going too well??
That is a large class! I bet it is loud. When I have taught larger groups of kids and I did activities I usually split them into groups of fives. The activity would be one in which the groups need...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Mar 11th, 2010, 12:08 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 91,253 Re: games for one-to-one student
I think Interesting Things for ESL/EFL Students (Fun English Study) (http://www.manythings.org) is the best ESL site out there for what you are looking for. I used to use it a lot with my middle...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Mar 3rd, 2010, 01:19 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 15,992 Re: Activities for present perfect tense?
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Have students work in twos or threes and come up with a dialogue. The situation is that there is a mom and a daughter. The mom wants to know what chores the daughter has completed. The...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Feb 19th, 2010, 11:49 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 78,504 Re: The Best ice breaker
I can't imagine the looks of your students when you pull out the toilet paper on the first day of class. I teach middle school students and I think I am going to try this. These younger kids get a...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Feb 1st, 2010, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,463 Re: Problem with reading and class management
Hello,
You could try to split the passages up into sections. Assign groups of students to each section. Each group will present their section to the rest of the class. Students will be more...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jan 26th, 2010, 02:37 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 15,952 Re: Wh-questions anyone???
Hello,
Have your students do a role play. Student #1 is the annoying little brother, and student #2 is the annoyed brother. Student #1 goes into his brother's room and asks all sorts of questions....
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Jan 13th, 2010, 05:13 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 8,002 Re: Ideas for a lesson on Ray Charles?
Hello,
A great song by Ray Charles is Hallelujah I Love Her So. This song is a great example of his gospel roots. He took an old gospel song and put in his own lyrics about a woman he loves.
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