It used to go without saying that only men could be breadwinners. Some decades ago women started to compete with men in all aspects of life: they became economically active, they started to take important political decisions, they run international corporations. All these aspects affect contemporary society when men are not keen on earning money...
The use of articles with geographical names isn’t a piece of cake. Your students have to remember a complicated rule. For example, we use the definite article with the name of a river, but we can’t use any article with the name of a lake. When we talk about a mountain or one island we...
If your students continue their studies in summer, use relevant topics to individualize the lessons. In this way you will involve kids and make this time productive. We have created the worksheet about summer camps for Beginner/Elementary levels. You can use it in small groups and in one-on-one lessons. Summer camp (worksheet) Speaking activities are,...
Do games for group and individual lessons differ? Yes! When we work with a group of students our classes tend to be more lively with lots of pair and group work, classroom presentations and healthy classroom noise. Any students can add fun and driving energy in mingling activities. I would say that any game is...
Students come in all shapes and sizes: some are motivated to do their best to please teachers with great levels of comprehension and loyalty, while others may not be particularly neat or well-behaved. Simply put, they don’t let you be a class gatekeeper, touching on almost all your weaknesses as a teacher. Isn’t that the...
Teaching a foreign language implies a complex approach of strategies, methods and skills that will help to achieve the desired results. However, in most cases, classroom activities are designed with a generalized approach to all the learners leaving aside the individual differences among students. In this article, we will discuss the most important factors that...
A role-play is an integral part of a productive English lesson since it is engaging, fun, motivating and memorable. Imaginary people, situations and functional language play a great role in learning the language. Hence, using different role-play activities in the ESL classroom is a must. In our previous article we have already introduced the benefits...
Teaching kids countable and countable nouns may be really great fun if you spice up your lessons with inspiring games. They bring amazing emotions and a friendly atmosphere to the classroom. In this article, you will find a large variety of fun and engaging ESL activities to practise countable and uncountable nouns with your younger...
The long summer holiday is already here and lots of students take breaks because they want to relax and recharge. If learners want to keep up their English over the summer months but not to have long lessons with different new grammar materials and vocabulary, you can suggest having short speaking lessons. Previously we have...
The term “holistic” may be unfamiliar to those who don’t anticipate that it may be incorporated into education. A holistic approach isn’t just a solution to mental health problems or self-healing rituals — it also helps heal language learners’ overstuffed minds. Their minds are not only the target for us, educators: various anxieties of the...
