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ESL Powerpoint (PPT) Games If you are the type of person who prefers to have games on powerpoint or as printable handouts, we have been thinking of you.

ESL Beginner and Elementary Online Games and Activities

We offer board games, powerpoint games and more for the classroom and one to one teaching. They have made my lessons fun and I have no doubt yours will be fun too. Added to the good news are the templates we offer that you can use to create customized games for your classroom and teaching. It is total fun and highly engaging fun lessons with these resources. ESL Library - English Lesson Plans, English Flashcards, for ESL Teachers. Reading ESL. Internet TESL Journal (For ESL/EFL Teachers) Learn American English Online. Learn English Online, Free English Lessons, English Classes, Business English. 100% Free English Lessons No timetables, no fees.

Learn English Online, Free English Lessons, English Classes, Business English

Improve your English grammar, speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, listening and writing. Interesting Things for ESL/EFL Students (Fun English Study) ESL-Kids - Flashcards, Worksheets, Games and Songs. Sky_writing. Idioms used by native speakers. Those of us who grew up with English as our first language have been exposed to idioms and idiomatic expressions for most of our lives.

Idioms used by native speakers

They may have confused us a little when we were children, but explanation and constant exposure not only increased our understanding of them, but likely drew them into our own vernacular. If you’re in the process of learning the English language, you may come across some of these and not be entirely sure what they mean. Here’s a list of 20 that you’re likely to come across fairly often: 1. A Chip on Your Shoulder No, this doesn’t mean that you’ve dropped part of your snack. 2. Like taking a HUGE bite of a sandwich that will fill your mouth up so much that you can’t move your jaw, this idiom implies that you’ve taken on more than you can handle successfully. 3.

Activities for ESL/EFL Students (English Study) TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links. Links of Interest to Students & Teachers of English as a Second Language There are currently 10192 registered links.

TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links

(Last Update: 27-Mar-2012) Home | Articles | Lessons | Techniques | Questions | Games | Jokes | Things for Teachers | Links | Activities for ESL Students What's New? English Raven EFL/ESL Resources. EverythingESL: The K-12 ESL Resource from Judie Haynes. ESL Party Land Teachers. Google + The pages at ESL PartyLand are designed to provide you with the resources and connections you need to become a better ESL teacher.

ESL Party Land Teachers

You'll find loads of ideas and printable materials to use in class here, discussion forums, and employment opportunities. Start with the Teaching Pages on the left, or the links below to find out more about PartyLand. Teaching ConversationLessons and plans for teaching English conversation to English students. Teaching with Film and VideoTeaching English using media such as video and films. ESL-Kids - Flashcards, Worksheets, Games and Songs. ESL For Kids. Study English with fun, free ESL video quizzes. ESL Listening Comprehension Exercises: Movie clips to practice English.

SECTION 1: Movie Clips Learning through media (movies, music, etc.) is one of the best ways to learn a new language.

ESL Listening Comprehension Exercises: Movie clips to practice English

The exercises below use movie clips to help you to better understand spoken English. ESL Holiday Lessons: Lesson Plans for ESL / EFL. English as a Second Language (ESL) Lesson plans & ideas for teachers: eslflow index & home page. ESL/EFL Reading - 365 ESL/EFL Short Stories. English Voices: ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking Practice. ESL Kids worksheets, flashcards, songs and games. ESL Teacher Resources, Job Boards, and Worksheets. Famous People English Lessons: Biographies and ESL Lesson Plans. 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. Copyright © 1997-2010 by The Internet TESL Journal Pages from this site should not be put online elsewhere.Permission is not required to link directly to any page on our site as long as you do not trap the page inside a frame. ESL and EFL Vocabulary Lessons. Dave's ESL Cafe. Daily ESL: Conversation Starters for English Students. Famous People English Lessons: Biographies and ESL Lesson Plans. ESOL Courses - Free English Lessons Online.

Bedroom Wordsearch Puzzle Worksheet. British Council. Free English idioms, idiomatic expressions, proverbs and sayings. Vocabulary placement test - beginners. Recently we have published a placement test based mostly on grammar.

Vocabulary placement test - beginners

Some of our readers commented that a vocabulary placement test might be useful too. That was why we have tried to create a test which would show you how many words you know. A part of the test is partly based upon the test by Paul Nation, however the first part is completely original. Vocabulary. Vocabulary, Vocabulary games. 45 ways to avoid using the word 'very'. Writers Write is your one-stop resource for writers.

45 ways to avoid using the word 'very'

Use these 45 ways to avoid using the word ‘very’ to improve your writing. Good writers avoid peppering their writing with qualifiers like ‘very’ and ‘really’. They are known as padding or filler words and generally add little to your writing. According to Collins Dictionary: ‘Padding is unnecessary words or information used to make a piece of writing or a speech longer. Funny Miss Valerie - Teaching English as a Second Language. CBeebies - Home. PBS KIDS. Multimedia-English. Room 108. English Corner Time. ESL Kids World - Role play worksheets. Worksheets At ESL Kids world we offer high quality printable PDF worksheets for teaching young learners.

ESL Kids World - Role play worksheets

These worksheets include among others: colouring sheets, crossword and wordsearch puzzles and much more. Designed by ESL professionals, the sheets will help teachers of kids in their lesson plans. Phonics For Young Learners of English, the teaching of phonics often takes centre-stage. Flashcards With a rich collection of flashcards, properly arranged by topics, you are armed with more high quality materials for teaching kids. 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. English for kids. English Lessons for Kids, Multimedia Interactive Materials for Teaching Kids. In this section you will find video lessons and self-grading quizzes put according to topics and the developmental stages of the students.

The online videos make for an excellent online classroom where students can study with minimal guidance. The video lesson slides are so well-designed, little or no explaining is needed. It is collection of many years of teaching in various classrooms across the globe. 1000s FREE Primary Teaching Resources & Printables - EYFS, KS1 and KS2 - SparkleBox. Clothes Match Up. English Vocabulary. ABCmouse. Printable ESL Crossword Puzzles for Kids, Worksheets for Kids English. Preschool Kids Games, Videos, Preschool Activities.

SchoolExpress. Vocabulary for beginners - Placement test-English. ESL Picture Book Family. Page in Japanese Target Grade: Kindergarten - Lower Elementary Target English: Family ( brother, sister, etc.) Here's another picture book for you. This time linked in with the "Monkey Family" theme. As usual there's a funky twist in the story at the end. Use the song and games to learn the English first, then use the picture book in the next lesson and the kids will amazed that they can understand a whole English book, just in English! You can read the picture book above by clicking the lower right corner, great to tell your students for homework, or if you are a member of the CD owners club, there's a special printable version just for you: "This is my Family" Picture Book - Download ( .pdf format) "This is my Family" Picture Book - US Version ( "mum" -> "mom") Printed Versions Whilst we don't have actual "books" for you to buy, we do have printed "story boards" available.

. ( These printed story boards are only available in Japan. Be genki, Family Topic for ESL Kids. Family topic Learn and practise English vocabulary connected with the theme Family: baby, brother, daddy, family, grandma. grandpa, mummy, parents, pets, sister. The Family Unit contains materials to introduce, practise and revise new vocabulary. You can work through the topic-unit in any order feeting your needs, but we recommend this way: 1. learn Study the picture dictionary first.

Lessons. Busy Beavers. Busy Beavers have Created the Best Kids Videos on You Tube Since 2007.Parents, Teachers and Children have Sang Along Over 150 Million Times! Every Monday we Upload a Fresh, Catchy, Song Video or Engaging Lesson. Subscribe and You'll be Notified when New Videos Go Live! Click Here to Sub: Funbrain Jr. ABCYa.

Family Tree 2. ESL Kids World - Printable Worksheets, Flashcards & Resources for Kids. Gap Filling- 1. Free Puzzlemaker. Synonyms for words commonly used in student's writing. Amazing- incredible, unbelievable, improbable, fabulous, wonderful, fantastic, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary.

Kids ESL Vocabulary Games - Free Online Vocabulary Games for ESL Young Learners. 10 Do's and Don'ts for Effective Vocabulary Instruction l Dr. Kimberly's Literacy Blog. We know that there is a strong relationship between vocabulary and reading comprehension. Vocabulary Worksheet. Word Dynamo - Free Study Guides, Quizzes, Games, and Flashcards. World English : test, learn and study the English language online. Glosmaskin. Categories of English Idioms. The English Alphabet. Funny English. Primary Homework Help for Kids - by Mandy Barrow.

Storify · Make the web tell a story. Make Your Images Interactive - ThingLink. Ebookee: Free Download eBooks Search Engine! Make Kids' Books Online For Free! Self-Study English Grammar Quizzes (ESL, EFL)

HTML-Only Quizzes Grammar | Places | Vocabulary | Idioms | Homonyms | Scrambled Words | Misc. Activities for ESL Students has over 1,000 activities to help you study English as a Second Language. This project of The Internet TESL Journal has contributions by many teachers. ClassTools.net. Story Starters: Multi-Genre Writing Prompts for Kids.

Speech Recognition in a Browser. EnglishTheWave - Student materials. " How could the Germans sit back while the Nazis slaughtered people all around them and say they didn't know about it? How could they do that? How could they even say that? " English news and easy articles for students of English.

Free Samples. Grammar. This is a grammar comic about the proper usage of who versus whom. A look at the meaning of "flushing out an idea. " This comic will LITERALLY make butterflies explode out of your underpants. A guide explaining when to use i.e. instead of e.g. A little bit ironic, dontcha think? The most feared punctuation on earth. The right way to use an apostrophe (in illustrated form). Vocabulary Builder for 4th-6th Grade. Fun Fonix. Funny poetry for children. Fun With Learning.

For Teachers. In this section I've been compiling a list of links to blogposts by myself and by others related to professional development. English Language PDFs. Here's a list of all the PDFs on the site, for easy downloading! (Click here to jump to the PDFs of grammar explanations) Irregular Verbs Present Simple Form (with the verb 'be'): Present Simple Form (with all verbs except 'be'): Present Continuous Form.