This student-centered activity practices the phrase ‘have you ever...?' to talk about life experiences.

ESL: English as a Second Language

Beginning High, Intermediate Low

In this activity, students participate in a jigsaw reading to practice their speaking and summarizing skills. Jigsaw reading is very useful when working with short authentic texts such as newspaper articles and can be done using two separate stories or one story split in two.

Jigsaw reading is a great way to introduce speaking into a reading lesson. It provides a real opportunity for genuine communication. In real life, we may tell people about a news article we have read, so this is a classroom activity that is fairly authentic.

ESL: English as a Second Language

Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced

This is an activity to help students consider the differences in pronunciation of regular simple past tense verbs. It allows students to find the solutions themselves, making the language more memorable. Students particularly enjoy this activity as everybody has a chance to try out the sounds.

ESL: English as a Second Language

Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low

Make bingo cards quickly and easily with the words of your choice using this bingo card generator. Bingo cards can be used to reinforce definitions, new vocabulary, or even grammar.

ESL: English as a Second Language

Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced

This Web site lists numerous English language idioms alphabetically and by topic. Students can be assigned to choose a set number of idioms from the site and create a presentation to teach the class the idiom(s) by creating a PowerPoint presentation, writing and performing a dialog, using Web sites to create digital films or comic strips based on dialogs, or making videos.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels