Posts Tagged ‘ESL Lesson Plans’

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Saying Goodbye — ESL Conversation Topic

Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Saying goodbye is never easy but it makes for a great ESL conversation topic. Have fun with this one.
Warmup: Go to this website and print off a copy for each student. Tell students about a time when you had to say goodbye to a good friend or family member. Ask some of your students [...]

ESL Conversation Topic — Bigfoot

Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Since China has their own version of Bigfoot, this ESL Conversation Topic should be very interesting. If you can get some drawings of the American Bigfoot, this would enhance the ESL lesson.
Warmup: Give your students a copy of an article about the Chinese “Bigfoot” from this website. Ask your students to take [...]

ESL Conversation Topic — Role Playing

Level: Beginner to Advanced
ESL Role Playing is a fun way to lighten up the mood and ’shake things up’ a bit. Of course, the role of your ESL role playing class will largely depend upon the participation of your students. Encourage them to ‘be actors’ and not worry what others think about them.
Warmup: Divide the [...]

ESL Conversation Topic — Random Questions

Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Sometimes I just do not have the energy to lead a ESL topic discussion so I will resort to using a series of random questions that your English students can discuss amongst themselves. After all, the purpose of an ESL conversation class is to get your students talking.
Warmup: Divide students into groups [...]

ESL Conversation Topic — Technology

Level: Beginner to Advanced
Technology is an interesting conversation for students of all ages. There are many ways to go with this ESL topic but talking about how technology affects humanity is always an interesting route to take.
Warmup: Ask your students to tell you who Bill Gates is and why he is famous. Ask your students [...]

ESL Conversation Topic — Mothers in China

Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Even if you are not teaching in China, you should be able to modify this ESL Conversation on mothers slightly to make it work for your particular country.
Warmup: Print off a copy of the article Why Mother’s Day is Extra Special in China and ask your student to take turns reading paragraphs. It is [...]

How to Teach Pronunciation in ESL Class

I have many students who have obtained an amazing vocabulary and whose grammar is the envy of other students. It is just too bad that no one can understand what they are saying. As an ESL teacher, your first priority is to help your students develop their pronunciation skills. Without proper pronunciation, other aspects of English such [...]

ESL Conversation Topic — Mingling

Level: Beginner – Advanced
If you want to give your voice a rest and let your students have some fun practicing their English then this ESL topic is perfect for you!
Warmup:
Distribute the copies of the questions to your students and explain to them that today they will be ‘mingling’ with each other. Tell them that the [...]

ESL Conversation Topics — Trivia

Level: Beginner to Advanced
Having a trivia contest can be a good way to stimulate some healthy competition amongst your students and have some great fun! Just make sure you are using appropriate questions for the levels that you are teaching.
Warmup: Introduce the world ‘trivia’ to your students and tell them about some well known trivia [...]

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