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English news and easy articles for students of English. Free music, free books, free games, free poems and free puzzles that help teach children how to read and improve reading comprehension. Accueil - The Big Challenge - France. BBC Learning English - Learning English. Interactive Vocabulary Exercises. International breaking news and headlines. Espace pédagogique FLE: Quelle place pour les TICe en classe de FLE ?

La chanson francophone en cours de FLE. Carmen Vera Pérez. Online Whiteboard and Collaboration - Scribblar.com. Real definitions for real slang words. Education Category. Naturally-spoken English. Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom. If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These PagesIf you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us. Home | Articles | Lessons | Techniques | Questions | Games | Jokes | Things for Teachers | Links | Activities for ESL Students Would you like to help?

If you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us. If you would like to suggest another topic, please send it and a set of questions to begin the topic. ESL Discussions: English Conversation Questions / Debates: Speaking Lesson Activities. Discussion topics for English language learners. Prepare for Discussion 28 topics-- for the Higher Intermediate & Advanced levels----START 01 Alternative Beliefs 02 Animal Welfare.

Discussion topics for English language learners

Reported Speech Exercises. Reported Speech Exercises Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: (Click here to read the explanations about reported speech) Reported Statements: Advanced English Lessons - English Activities for Upper Intermediate Level Learners. Sing-along Songs. One of the most fun group participation activities for family and friends is to engage in sing-along songs.

Sing-along Songs

The essence of a sing-along song is that it has a simple enough melody and memorable lyrics for everyone to easily learn. Many of these popular songs have been around for over a century and are taught to children as part of their grade school music education. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" is a very well known sing-along song. BrainPOP Jr. - K-3 Educational Movies, Quizzes, Lessons, and More! English conversation phrases and expressions for speaking practice. Education podcast:English as a Second Language Podcast. Wooden Spoon Speculations. Copyright © 2014 Emma Gore-Lloyd I found this game on a party games website sometime a couple of years ago.

Wooden Spoon Speculations

It’s a guessing game that works well in a class of students who are fairly comfortable with each other and have a good sense of humour. Students can use it to practise speculative language. Equipment needed: 2 wooden spoons; one scarf/blindfold First, elicit speculative language from the students, eg. Telephoning in English. Here are some useful tips and phrases for making telephone calls in English.

Telephoning in English

Spelling on the phone If you need to spell your name, or take the name of your caller, the biggest problem is often saying vowel sounds: 'a' is pronounced as in 'may''e' is pronounced as in 'email' or 'he''i' is pronounced as in 'I' or 'eye''o' is pronounced as in 'no''u' is pronounced as 'you' Lessons On Movies.com - Free Lessons on Film & Cinema. The Tower of London: an introduction. ESL Scrambled Sentence Generator. Questions. Free Classroom Lesson Plans and Unit Plans for Teachers. Quizzes Based On VOA Programs. There are 102 multiple-choice quizzes.

Quizzes Based On VOA Programs

Other VOA Sections: America - History - Mosaic - People - Places - Quizzes - Studying - Words - RSS - More Quiz yourself on English grammar and vocabulary while reading scripts from VOA Special English.Not only can you practice English, but you can learn many interesting things while doing so. Games with Words These are games and quizzes by Charles Kelly that use words from the VOA Special English Word Book. World English : test, learn and study the English language online. English Lessons. Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study) Adele's ESL Corner - Your free online English language website. BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! Using Music in the ESL Classroom. Music is the universal language of mankind.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow When students make a major breakthrough in learning, it is music to a teacher's ears.

Using Music in the ESL Classroom

There is nothing more rewarding for a teacher, than seeing their students smile and laugh while they learn. The same can be said for students. Students who are taught in a fun and creative way, love coming to class. English language learning games. ESL/English learning games on Digital Dialects are completely free to use, do not require registration, and are designed for ESL students of all ages.

English language learning games

Each ESL revision topic includes vocabulary lists and practice games with audio for teaching correct pronunciation. Materials are of use to beginner level English as a second or other language students, though those with some familiarity with the language may wish to try the English/ESL spelling games. Games for English as a second language include: Numbers in English - learn the English numbers from 1-12, 13-20 and 0-100. Teacher's Toolbox Payant. Les Incollables. 1000s FREE Primary Teaching Resources & Printables - EYFS, KS1 and KS2 - SparkleBox. How to Give Directions. Asking For and Giving Street Directions English Exercise. Introduction: Anybody who has travelled to another country or city has got lost.

Asking For and Giving Street Directions English Exercise

Sometimes maps don't help, so you have to ask somebody for directions. If you're in a country where they don't speak your language, this can be difficult. At other times, you will have to give directions to people visiting your country. In many cases, people just follow the direction the person was pointing to, and hope they will find the place they are looking for. PDF giving_directions (Spain) Asking and giving directions. Freetech4teachers / Foreign Language - ESL. Tools for Educators - free worksheet templates, printable game templates, 100% customizable worksheet makers with images! Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal Government. FREE Features These features originally appeared on the FREE.ED.gov features blog.

Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal Government

The features highlight resources and ideas related to holidays, awareness months, anniversaries and seasonal topics. Teacher Lesson Plans, Printables & Worksheets by Grade or Subject. Thought Questions: A question that makes you think is worth asking… Chestnut ESL/EFL Thought Questions: A question that makes you think is worth asking… ‘At the cusp of a new day, week, month, or year, most of us take a little time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future.

Thought Questions: A question that makes you think is worth asking…

We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story. This process of self reflection helps us maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve been and where we intend to go. English-Guide.org. Helpfulgames.com - Educational games for kids. The ESL Commando. The Week in Pictures latest world and news photography. Cambridge English Teaching Support. Telling the Time - How to tell time in English - English basics. During this lesson you will learn to tell the time in English using images and text. The first part of the lesson you wlll have to learn the words that are used in telling the time, followed by a example clocks with times on for you to see what the correct time is.

The image below is split into 2 colours, green and yellow. The green side 'to' and the yellow side is 'past'. green hand is the big hand. 7 Ways to Memorize a Language and Understand It. Posted on 08. Oct, 2014 by meaghan in Language Learning We published a SlideShare earlier this month discussing “8 Mistakes that Haunt Language Learners”. One of these mistakes is worth a deeper look—the concept of memorizing what needs to be understood. It’s a big problem for anyone who wants to learn a language quickly, but more importantly sustain it over time and use it fluidly. Making Current Events Accessible to Kids. Many parents and teachers grew up doing dull current-events reports based on static text found in newspapers. Today's students, who are immersed in a world in which news can be updated by anyone 24/7, need a different skill set to read and understand the world. Classroom current-events time provides the perfect opportunity to practice critical-thinking and text-analysis skills using timely and real-world sources.

There should be nothing dull about current events today. Everyday Interest In my classroom, Fridays are dedicated to current events, but that doesn’t mean the world waits. I model frequent reading of news articles for my students as well as provide a variety of great resources for developing everyday opportunities for students to read and think about global news. WebEnglish.se. English e-books. Reading Resources. Speaking Skills. Reading Skills. Listening Skills. Writing Skills. English Language and Grammar.

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