Lesson plans and ideas
Lesson plans, activities, games, practical ideas and tips for you to use in your TEFL classes.
Fun EFL Class Projects
How projects such as class magazines and surveys can provide a welcome break from the norm for both teacher and students.
How We Met: Storytelling Lesson Plan for Narrative Tenses
This is a one hour lesson to teach narrative tenses to upper intermediate level learners, using the theme of "How We Met".
How to Correct English Writing Errors
How to use Group Writing for error correction so that your students benefit from their peers, learn from their mistakes and the mistakes of others, and make efficient use of their and your time.
Modals of Obligation Lesson Plan
This is a one hour guided discovery lesson suitable for intermediate level learners, in the context of "unusual sports".
Using Art in the ESL Classroom
Does art have a place in language learning? Children are naturally creative and respond to visual images, so art can assist a teacher with many aspects of teaching English.
Mind Maps in Language Learning
Why traditional note-taking may be ineffective, and using mind maps to help learners remember vocabulary may be a better way.
This, That, These, Those Lesson Plan
This is a one hour Guided Discovery lesson suitable for elementary level learners, in the context of "classroom objects".
How to Use Authentic and Graded Materials Effectively in TEFL
Should you stick to the coursebook? Bring in real-world texts? Or create your own resources? The materials you choose can transform a lesson - but only if you choose them with thought and adapt them to your learners’ needs.
How to Use Cartoons and Comics in TEFL
Who doesn’t love cartoons and comics? They can be used in English language teaching in a number of ways. So what's the difference and how can we use them?
10 TEFL Activities with Little Preparation
10 ideas for activities that don't need a lot of preparation, and can be adapted to many different language points, giving you something that can be used again and again.
25 Practical TEFL Warmers and Fillers
Warmers and fillers are an essential part of an EFL teacher’s toolkit. Choose them well, and they can be the difference between a class that’s engaged and ready to participate, and one that sits silently, half-asleep and distracted.
3 Great Ways to Add Drama to an EFL Class
How to add drama to your ESL class using role-play activities from text books and acting out video scenes from coursebooks or movies.
