Topic-listening ESL (intermediate) By Miles Craven A series of topic-based listening lesson ideas from Miles Craven with an emphasis on authentic, real-world listening, using both native and non-native speaker accents. Overview The listening activities provided here offer a wide range of listening practice. The activities cover a variety of formal and informal styles of language, from interviews and presentations to conversational dialogues. Passages are various lengths, and for each passage a photocopiable recording script is available. Format Each activity is consists of step-by-step teacher’s notes to guide you through the main task, and post-listening follow up suggestions. TimingActivities last between 15 and 45 minutes. Listening skills Naturally, any listening exercise covers a range of different listening skills. VocabularyA vocabulary section lists any words that students may be unfamiliar with. ProcedureThere is a suggested procedure for each activity.
Teach English With This Week in History This Week in History is a fun and interesting reading that is updated every Monday at EnglishClub. You will find it from the EnglishClub homepage. ESL learners can read about a different event that occured in history each week. NB: to help in planning for future lessons, you can find the whole year of weekly events in the This Week in History archive. In 1930, the first FIFA World Cup Football (soccer) Championship was held in Uruguay, with the final match being played in the country's capital, Montevideo, between the host nation Uruguay and their South American neighbours Argentina. Activities Practise writing questions: Have students write as many wh-questions as they can based on the short reading. Monday Madness: Save yourself time and stress at the beginning of each week by starting Monday's class with this fun and simple resource.