A quick guide to some of the more interesting pieces of Canadian English, an ideal quick introduction for students heading to Canada for further study.

Students are presented with the classic sinking ship situation and they must choose who gets to go in the life boat. Included is a ppt to introduce the situation and the available passengers to choose from, along with a handout for the students detailing the passengers. It should provide for a lively debate between intermediate and above students.

44 questions to review some of the vocabulary and grammar points covered in level 2 of the Touchstone text book series from Cambridge English Book. It is a selection of multiple choice questions based on the book, with 4, 6 or 8 options to answer. Teachers notes on the presentation tell you, which page of the book is being referenced.

A great way to open up ESL students to discuss a range of questions, they can choose from 8 different types of questions, before being presented with 24 numbers. Then they randomly select a question. It is a great way to have students practice questions, that they might well encounter in part one of an IELTS exam. Also it is a good way to open up the class for discussions on issues that they should be comfortable with.

A introduction for ESL students into 33 different bits of Business English slang, an ideal companion piece for any introduction to Business English lessons, and can easily be slid into existing lessons for a little bit of light relief.

During many ESL classes, students are asked to discuss a set of questions with a partner. All too often this becomes more like an interview, students do not wait for responses before asking the next question. This class attempts to right that wrong and introduce ESL students becoming more conversational when they are talking to people.

A lesson based on a lot of different phrasal verbs, and the different meanings they can have both literal and non literal. Finishing up with a game that can be done as a whole class or in groups using the worksheet provided.

An introduction to 52 different pieces of American slang. Ideal for any ESL students looking to gain a wider understanding of the different uses of English in different contexts. In addition there are 8 different worksheets to practice using the vocabulary in the presentation. Both fill in the gap, and matching ones, answers are provided of course, along with both pdf and word versions of the worksheets.

This interactive pdf file, is perfect for your students to work with as they study the Harper Lee classic. This is a very common book for students to read during their high school life, and there is no better way to check their understanding than by having them write short answer to a range of question about what they have read. The book has 31 chapters, so I have divided it into 11 sections. Each section has ten questions to cover chapters in groups of 3, that makes a total of 100 questions. Then there is one final question for students to consider when they have finished the novel. In this modern world, I believe homework and assignments like this should be done online wherever possible. This is to promote distance learning, along with making offline courses easier to deal with too. You can of course print the book out, and it will work fine too. On purchase you will get a zipped file containing two pdfs, they are identical in that they are pdf files with the questions divided into manageable chunks. One file has the answers filled in (or at least suggested answers) for all questions. I have uploaded the first ten pages of questions covering chapters one to nine as a free preview here Enjoy

The perfect presentation to allow students to practice for parts 2 and 3 of the IELTS speaking test. The download includes four smaller presentations covering the four areas of parts 2 & 3 of the IELTS speaking test (Places, People/Animals, Objects and Events). There is also a master presentation combining all four into one 110 page presentation with menus added to allow the choice of topic. There are in total 54 part 2 questions, and each page has a one minute timer while the student prepares to answer the question, and a 2 minute timer for the answer. The next page has the corresponding part 3 questions . If you would like to see the presentation working then the Places presentation has been uploaded as a free download.

A popular ESL game is to have one student at the front of the class, and behind them the teacher writes a word. The rest of the class then have to describe that word to the student. This can also be done in pairs, with teams alternating giving clues. Either way works well, but this presentation takes things to a new level. With a total of 366 copyright free images carefully researched and divided into 10 different categories. There are 45 animals, 20 clothes and accessory , 69 eating and drinking, 15 jobs, 15 musical instruments, 60 people, 35 places, 71 random, 21 sports, and 15 transport images. These are all words that should be familiar to Intermediate level ESL students or higher, and Beginner students will know the vast majority of them. In this complete edition, after choosing your topic then you will have a ready screen before beginning. Slides are in alphabetical order, as I prefer to use a split screen and choose what slide will appear next. Please also note that the categories are quite broad, people can refer to parts of the body, along with feelings and actions too. The musical instrument and job versions have been uploaded as free downloads, so you can see what the presentation involves. Undo arrows are present on the last slide of each topic in order to return to the choose topic screen

A detailed presentation looking at the vocabulary, spelling, and grammar differences between the two main branches of English. A good cultural introduction for ESL students, and can easily fill a hour lesson when used in conjunction with the American English vs British English worksheets, which are provided. Lesson could easily be used for a test-teach-test style class, or a task based learning one.

This workbook is designed to go along with our complete Academic Writing Skills Course, which is available here 25 hour writing course. Please note that if you purchase the complete course, the workbook is included, and you do not need to buy it here. The workbook is capable of standing alone as a study guide, as you will see from the preview file, which contains the first ten pages of the 46 page book. The downloadable zip file on purchase will get your the Word File, and two pdf files. One pdf is perfect for printing, and the other one is interactive, allowing students to write straight into the workbook without the need to waste paper on printing. Also included is suggested answers for the relevant exercises The workbook allows students to complete exercises practicing the following skills that they will need for university. Structuring essays, analyzing different types of questions, writing thesis statements, three different ways to take notes, how to research for information and cite it correctly in all four major styles (MLA, APA, CMS and Harvard). Students will also improving their writing skills, and how to draft and edit their work, and in addition how to avoid plagiarism by understanding the concept and paraphrase correctly.

Twenty five pounds might sound like a lot, but for your money you will be getting 24 hours of materials to use in class, and a quiz designed to take students an hour, which means for your money you will be getting a lot. It works out at one pound per hour in class (+ the additional homework in the workbook), which is a more than fair price. The course is designed to prepare students for writing assignments at university, as that is the key skill required by the majority of majors. The 24 hour course covers all the skills students need to write high level university papers of any kind. This includes writing reports, along with argumentative, narrative, persuasive, and descriptive essays. How to analyze a question and narrow the topic down in order to focus the thesis statement correctly. This will be done alongside looking at how to take notes in class, so that the information can be used to write the first draft of the assignment. Finally plagiarism is a major issue at university, so the ability to cite sources found online or in text-books and journals correctly is essential for every university student. Classes will also look at all four main citation styles – MLA, APA, CMS and Harvard. You will get detailed lesson plans and PPTs to cover the following classes with detailed lesson plans. Topic 1 - Essay Styles 1.1 - Introduction to the course & different types of essays 1.2 - Structuring Essays part one 1.3 - Structuring Essays part two Topic 2 - Question types 2.1 - Different types of questions 2.2 - Topic - Focus - Instruction 2.3 - Thesis Statements Topic 3 - Note Taking 3.1 - Different Styles 3.2 - In Class Practice 3.3 - SQ3R Topic 4 - Researching 4.1 - Traditional Methods 4.2 - Online Methods 4.3 - Researching Topic 5 - Drafting 5.1 - Writing Structures 5.2 - Writing with Unity 5.3 - Revising a draft Topic 6 - Plagiarism 6.1 - Why and how not to plagiarize 6.2 - Paraphrasing 6.3 - Turnitin & Hedging Topic 7 - Citations 7.1 - MLA Style 7.2 - APA Style 7.3 - CMS & Harvard Style Topic 8 - Bibliographies 8.1 - Reference Lists 8.2 - Annotated Bibliographies 8.3 - Review Game In addition there is a workbook for students to use which is available in Word format along with editable pdf and standard pdf. The course can then be finished with a one hour quiz consisting of multiple choice questions and short answer ones. Quiz is provided in an interactive pdf file and standard Word and pdf formats NOTE: Everything you need to teach the entire 24 hour class is in the zip file except a TED talk for lesson 3.2 In class note taking practice - the link for the one I use is in the file. If you are not sure if this resource is for you, a zip file containing all of the files necessary to teach topic 2 is available here. The workbook is also available for individual purchase here