Lesson plans, ideas and classroom techniques

This is a one hour lesson suitable for intermediate level learners. It uses a listening text to set the context for eliciting the target language.

How can we improve on tasks like "Listen to the conversation and identify the main topic" to make them more personalised and interactive? Here's one idea.

This activity needs minimal preparation and can be used as a filler, as written practice of a grammar point or to practise writing in different genres.

Use this activity either as a warmer or as a practice activity for forming yes/no questions, reported questions or narrative tenses.

Here’s an intermediate level Bond-based lesson plan using scenes from Casino Royale, focusing on "so that…" and "infinitives of purpose".

How and why to adapt authentic materials to produce highly successful, dynamic EFL lessons.

Successfully utilizing authentic materials in your classroom is simply a matter of adapting those materials to suit the needs of your language learners.

How and why to ease students into real world English with roleplay activities and simulations.

Songs contain authentic language, are easily obtainable, provide vocabulary, grammar and cultural aspects and are fun.

Cartoons vs. Comics Who doesn’t love cartoons and comics? Okay, so I’m no fan of the Simpsons, but even I enjoy Felix the Cat, the Pink […]

Have you ever wondered how to use movies in your ESL classes, without just sitting your students down in front of the screen and hitting "Play"?

Mind-maps are the creation of Tony Buzan, the memory expert. The basic principle is that the mind dislikes traditional, linear note taking and thus anything we […]