Google “English listening exercises.” Go ahead.
Now, sit back in awe at the quarter-of-a-million hits those three words get you.
To reiterate, that’s 250,000 places where you can find listening exercises for your English class. Amazing, right?
But be forewarned: …
No one ever said teaching ESL was easy.
Memorizing verb tenses, understanding active vs. passive voice, taking in the culture, pronouncing the word “squirrel.”
How are you supposed to teach students these things, all while keeping your …
Remember that one time?
When you meant to order french fries, but instead said french flies?
Oui! Oui! (Yes! Yes!) One phoneme can make a heck of a difference.
Or when you asked your friend, child or student to repeat …
Every ESL teacher has his or her own private list of must-have resources.
Sometimes, these resources save time or money. Other times, they provide ideas for lesson plans.
Almost always, they make your teaching both easier and more effective.…
Sure, it’s satisfying when your ESL student crafts a well-written essay in English.
And of course you’re proud when they understand your instructions without asking you to repeat them.
But is there anything more rewarding than hearing a student speak …
Teachers are known to take special pains to make learning fun for their students.
They bend over backwards to make vocabulary lessons sizzle or to encourage learners to speak in class.
But we all know that even after …
“Awwwww, nooooo!”
Cue the eye rolls and exaggerated sighs…
As elementary English teachers, we’ve all heard this at one point or another—particularly when our young students are less than thrilled with the ESL listening activity we’ve assigned.
Their groans could …
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