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How to learn English for free: 50 websites for free English lessons – Espress... Videos & YouTube channels: EngVid.com – More than 1000 videos from various teachers.

How to learn English for free: 50 websites for free English lessons – Espress...

Sort by level or topicTED talks – Good for more advanced learners; use the captions or transcripts.Rachel’s English – Great videos on pronunciation, slang, & moreJenniferESL – More than 10 years of English-teaching videosGo Natural English – Fun and energetic American English teacherEnglish Anyone – Conversations, advanced listening, beginners’ course & moremmmEnglish – Australian English teacherEnglish with Lucy – British English teacherSpeak English with Vanessa – Natural expressions, pronunciation, phrasal verbsFluency MC – Teaches English through rhythm and rapPapa Teach Me – British English pronunciation, prepositions, vocabularyEnglishClass101 – 400+ videos on many different topics.

All Things Topics - Home. 50 Basic English Conversations for beginners. ESL Discussions: English Conversation Questions / Debates: Speaking Lesson Activities. Speaking. Speaking: Murder in the classroom. Talking-cards. Agree or disagree (and why?) Scaffolding discussions for quiet students Some of my new classes this term have students who either whisper, speak in L1 or stay completely silent during speaking activities (even at int/upper int level).

Agree or disagree (and why?)

Part of this reluctance to speak seems to stem from having no knowledge or strong opinions about the topics being discussed, or not having enough time to think about an answer before a more confident student dominates the conversation. This activity was designed for quiet and shy students by helping them start from expressing a single opinion to engaging fully in a debate. This activity includes two sets of worksheets for Intermediate and Upper-intermediate classes which can be downloaded here as a powerpoint file or as a PDF. Conversation. ESLAmerica.USTHE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WEBSITE WHERE EVERYTHING HAS SOUND!

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American English Teachers for You Beginning ConversationsBeginning Low Phrases for Conversationeslgold.comBeginning High Phrases for Conversationeslgold.comEnglish Speaking Basics Italkenglish.comEnglish Speaking Basics II talkenglish.comEnglish Speaking Basics IIItalkenglish.comBasic English Listening Lessonstalkenglish.comA Fun Dayesl-lab.com What a Busy Dayesl-lab.com. Oral English Activities. House of Doig: 50 Conversations To Have Before You Get Married. I would like to preface this post by saying that this list started out very small, and grew very, very quickly.

House of Doig: 50 Conversations To Have Before You Get Married

As it turns out, there are quite a few things that I think would be really helpful to talk about before you get married! I began thinking of things that I wish my husband and I had talked with each other about before we got married. We dated for two and a half years before marrying, but most of these conversations were not on our radar until much later- usually when a problem arose, and we had to fix it.

How many fights we could have saved ourselves if we had talked about these things ahead of time! Not to say that we don't still fight- of course we do. First, go through each question and reflect on your own answers. Giving Opinions. Four Corners ESL/EFL Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 25 Minutes In this fun class activity, students practice expressing and defending their opinions.

Giving Opinions

The teacher places a different sign (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree) in each corner of the classroom. Then, the teacher reads a statement that requires the students to give an opinion, e.g. Celebrities earn too much money. Four Corners.PDF Our Opinions. 705 FREE Speaking Worksheets. Learning to speak a new language is definitely a challenge.

705 FREE Speaking Worksheets

It’s very difficult for your students to do if they don’t practice on a regular basis. Luckily, you need to look no further because BusyTeacher.org has the tools to help your students practice their speaking - and want to do it, too! Let’s face it, students aren’t always jumping for joy at the opportunity to speak a language they aren’t 100 percent comfortable with. Students can be hesitant to speak for a wide variety of reasons - fear of mistakes, peer pressure, or lack of self-confidence are some of the main factors. 50 random questions - Random Discussion. At my house on the far side of shelton. at the risk of sounding conceited, i am learning to love myself. but so far nobody else has deemed it a worthy thing to enter my life and brighten it. no, but i remember as a child reading about a dog who ate a pack of crayons and crapped bundles of multicolored turds all over the lawn of its owner. there is an old weathered sun-faded red leather couch which has faded to the same kind of pink as an old sick cow. i honestly can't remember, it has been so long. no, just fuzzy slippers. yes, but not by much.

50 random questions - Random Discussion

100 Would you rather questions for kids. ESL Discussions: English Conversation Questions / Debates. 26 Fresh ESL Conversation Starters to Get Students Talking! 10 Oct I love teaching conversation in the ESL classroom.

26 Fresh ESL Conversation Starters to Get Students Talking!

Part of it must be that because the students able to “converse” in English are better able to demonstrate their personalities, preferences, thoughts… and therefore, I get to know them better. Discussion-game.pdf. Basic Conversation Qs (beg / preint) These worksheets can be used as a speaking activity.

Basic Conversation Qs (beg / preint)

Students work in pairs and take turns in asking the questions. It's good if you as a teacher to circulate and monitor their work. At the end, highlight any mistakes that you heard. The two blank cicrcles should be filled in with students' own questions to ask each other. 101 Conversation Starters. (Also see How to Start a Conversation) Ice Breakers Where did you grow up?

101 Conversation Starters

Do you have any pets? Do you have any siblings? Do you know what your your name means? Childhood Questions What was your favorite children's book? School/Work Topics. 20 Teen and Tween Conversation Starters. How was your day? Fine. How was school? Good. How was your test? Discussion topics for English language learners. Prepare for Discussion 28 topics-- for the Higher Intermediate & Advanced levels----START 01 Alternative Beliefs 02 Animal Welfare 03 The Arts 04 Crime & Punishment 05 Cultural Differences 06 Economics.

20 Teen and Tween Conversation Starters. Conversation.se – Konversationer på engelska, för ÅK 4-6. Talking to Kids: 100 Conversation Starters & Questions. Some people are just naturals when it comes to talking to children. They can sit down with virtually any child and engage them in conversation without even thinking about it.