Author Archive | Emily Monaco

10 Advanced ESL Activities to Engage Your Students

Too often, the quantity of ESL students talking is given priority over the quality of the speaking time. While it’s important to get your ESL students talking, it’s even more important to get them talking well. But how do you …

3 ESL Lesson Plan Ideas That Make Summer School a Blast

School’s out for summer! Except… when it comes to summer school students. Whether students are trying to get a head start on next year’s work or catching up on things they missed, it can be tough to motivate summer school …

Brain Candy: 5 Superb Games for Teaching Phrasal Verbs

Do away with boring exercises. Throw out that dull worksheet. It’s time to figure out a more amusing way to approach phrasal verbs! Phrasal verbs can be a tough element of ESL to approach with your class. Your students …