We are a group of ESL teachers based in China, but the materials we provide here are suitable for ESL students anywhere in the world. We have a selection of stand alone lessons, and presentations that can easily be incorporated into existing lessons for ESL students. Almost all of our materials are aimed at students over 16, but they would work with any learners of an intermediate level or higher.
We are a group of ESL teachers based in China, but the materials we provide here are suitable for ESL students anywhere in the world. We have a selection of stand alone lessons, and presentations that can easily be incorporated into existing lessons for ESL students. Almost all of our materials are aimed at students over 16, but they would work with any learners of an intermediate level or higher.
This is the second unit taken from our Academic Writing Skills course, which is available for purchase here. Full Course
This free download covers the following areas
2.1 - Different types of questions
2.2 - Topic - Focus - Instruction
2.3 - Thesis Statements
Each area is covered by a detailed lesson plan, and PPT to deliver the lesson. It works best in conjunction with the workbook, which is available for purchase here
The course is designed to prepare students for writing assignments at university, as that is the key skill required by the majority of majors.
If you like what you see, then please have a look at the 24 hour course, which covers all the skills students need to write high level university papers of any kind. This includes writing reports, along with argumentative, narrative, persuasive, and descriptive essays. How to analyze a question and narrow the topic down in order to focus the thesis statement correctly. This will be done alongside looking at how to take notes in class, so that the information can be used to write the first draft of the assignment. Finally plagiarism is a major issue at university, so the ability to cite sources found online or in text-books and journals correctly is essential for every university student. Classes will also look at all four main citation styles – MLA, APA, CMS and Harvard.
A presentation of 19 different ethical or moral dilemmas for ESL students to discuss. Aimed at Intermediate or higher level students, there are a few pieces of less common vocabulary, which will require explaining or concept checking.
An activity that could take 10 minutes or 30 minutes depending on your students level. It is primarily aimed at B1 level students. A team game focused on sound and spelling.
The title pretty much says everything you need to know. This is meant as a quick filler activity to use up the last five minutes of class. It is a vocabulary review activity/game to cover topics and words that have already been taught.
A serious of vocabulary exercises for ESL students (intermediate level) to review some of the different words that can be used to describe personality.
A chance for ESL students to practice using ‘indirect questions’ and as a consequence being more polite in English. This done with a variation on the classic board game Cluedo.
This presentation is intended as a time filler or a warm up for an intermediate level English class. Either in pairs or with one student at the front with their back to the class, students have to explain what simple English phrase is on the board. It's a simple premise, but gets students thinking in English and activates their brains. Enjoy!
A popular ESL game is to have one student at the front of the class, and behind them the teacher writes a word. The rest of the class then have to describe that word to the student. This can also be done in pairs, with teams alternating giving clues. Either way works well, but this presentation takes things to a new level. With a total of 15 copyright free job images.These are all words that should be familiar to Intermediate level ESL students or higher, and Beginner students will know the vast majority of them.
This version is to give you a taste of what is on offer with the Complete Edition and it’s 366 images divided into 10 different categories.
This interactive pdf file, is perfect for your students to work with as they study the Harper Lee classic. This is a very common book for students to read during their high school life, and there is no better way to check their understanding than by having them write short answer to a range of question about what they have read.
The book has 31 chapters, so I have divided it into 11 sections. Each section has ten questions to cover chapters in groups of 3, that makes a total of 100 questions. Then there is one final question for students to consider when they have finished the novel.
In this modern world, I believe homework and assignments like this should be done online wherever possible. This is to promote distance learning, along with making offline courses easier to deal with too. You can of course print the book out, and it will work fine too.
On purchase you will get a zipped file containing two pdfs, they are identical in that they are pdf files with the questions divided into manageable chunks. One file has the answers filled in (or at least suggested answers) for all questions.
I have uploaded the first ten pages of questions covering chapters one to nine as a free preview here
Enjoy
An introduction to 52 different pieces of American slang. Ideal for any ESL students looking to gain a wider understanding of the different uses of English in different contexts. In addition there are 8 different worksheets to practice using the vocabulary in the presentation. Both fill in the gap, and matching ones, answers are provided of course, along with both pdf and word versions of the worksheets.
A 25 question multiple choice quiz to introduce ESL students to the idea that words have multiple meanings, and they change over time. This quiz focuses on words that had new meanings in the 1950s, and are still in use today. I did deliberately chose not to use too much dated slang, and for words like ‘bread’ the alternatives are also definitions for bread, but they are formal ones.
Personally I use this as part of a class on the development and changes in the English language
An approximately 40 minute ESL lesson for Intermediate and above students based around the 5 minute TED talk 8 steps to success. Lesson plan is available as a free download, which shows in more detail how to use the ppt. The purpose of the lesson is to firstly get students talking and discussing the ideas behind success, and secondly to practice their listening in an more interesting context.
A detailed presentation looking at the vocabulary, spelling, and grammar differences between the two main branches of English.
A good cultural introduction for ESL students, and can easily fill a hour lesson when used in conjunction with the American English vs British English worksheets, which are provided. Lesson could easily be used for a test-teach-test style class, or a task based learning one.
A popular ESL game is to have one student at the front of the class, and behind them the teacher writes a word. The rest of the class then have to describe that word to the student. This can also be done in pairs, with teams alternating giving clues. Either way works well, but this presentation takes things to a new level. With a total of 366 copyright free images carefully researched and divided into 10 different categories. There are 45 animals, 20 clothes and accessory , 69 eating and drinking, 15 jobs, 15 musical instruments, 60 people, 35 places, 71 random, 21 sports, and 15 transport images. These are all words that should be familiar to Intermediate level ESL students or higher, and Beginner students will know the vast majority of them.
In this complete edition, after choosing your topic then you will have a ready screen before beginning. Slides are in alphabetical order, as I prefer to use a split screen and choose what slide will appear next. Please also note that the categories are quite broad, people can refer to parts of the body, along with feelings and actions too.
The musical instrument and job versions have been uploaded as free downloads, so you can see what the presentation involves.
Undo arrows are present on the last slide of each topic in order to return to the choose topic screen
A popular ESL game is to have one student at the front of the class, and behind them the teacher writes a word. The rest of the class then have to describe that word to the student. This can also be done in pairs, with teams alternating giving clues. Either way works well, but this presentation takes things to a new level. With a total of 69 different eating and drinking images.
These are all words that should be familiar to Intermediate level ESL students or higher, and Beginner students will know the vast majority of them.
In this edition, after choosing your topic then you will have a ready screen before beginning. Slides are in alphabetical order, as I prefer to use a split screen and choose what slide will appear next.
The 15 image musical instruments file and the 15 image job file have been uploaded as a preview, so you can see how things work.
Students are presented with the classic sinking ship situation and they must choose who gets to go in the life boat. Included is a ppt to introduce the situation and the available passengers to choose from, along with a handout for the students detailing the passengers. It should provide for a lively debate between intermediate and above students.
A 45 minute ESL lesson with ppt and plan to get students talking on the subject of telling lies including a great freer practice activity to get students talking. In addition links are provided for a TED talk that can be used to expand the lesson to sixty minutes or longer.
The quite well known counting game adapted for an ESL class, and put into powerpoint to allow students to quickly grasp the format of the game. It is presented in three levels to build students familiarity with the concept.
