We are a group of ESL teachers based in China, but the materials we provide here are suitable for ESL students anywhere in the world. We have a selection of stand alone lessons, and presentations that can easily be incorporated into existing lessons for ESL students. Almost all of our materials are aimed at students over 16, but they would work with any learners of an intermediate level or higher.
We are a group of ESL teachers based in China, but the materials we provide here are suitable for ESL students anywhere in the world. We have a selection of stand alone lessons, and presentations that can easily be incorporated into existing lessons for ESL students. Almost all of our materials are aimed at students over 16, but they would work with any learners of an intermediate level or higher.
This is the second unit taken from our Academic Writing Skills course, which is available for purchase here. Full Course
This free download covers the following areas
2.1 - Different types of questions
2.2 - Topic - Focus - Instruction
2.3 - Thesis Statements
Each area is covered by a detailed lesson plan, and PPT to deliver the lesson. It works best in conjunction with the workbook, which is available for purchase here
The course is designed to prepare students for writing assignments at university, as that is the key skill required by the majority of majors.
If you like what you see, then please have a look at the 24 hour course, which 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.
A presentation to allow students to practice for questions they may be asked during parts 2 & 3 of their IELTS speaking test.
This presentation covers places topics (Travel, Shopping, Quiet Places, Parts of the country, Study, Places and Buildings). It is part of a larger paid download, which features 54 different IELTS part 2 and 54 IELTS part 3 topic questions, presented in the same style.
If you find this useful, then please check out the paid download, as it is the same style, but with a lot more questions.
A fun ESL powerpoint taking students through over thirty different what am I riddles. A perfect time filler for the last ten minutes of class, when you get done early. Can easily be adapted to fit different purposes and to review some new vocabulary. It is based on Chinese students, but that only affects 3 or 4 different slides.
A speaking activity for ESL students of just about any level. Working in groups of three students will be asking questions indirectly trying to get information from another student while a third judges.
A serious of vocabulary exercises for ESL students (intermediate level) to review some of the different words that can be used to describe personality.
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.
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.
A 25 question multiple choice quiz to introduce ESL students to the idea that words have multiple meanings, and they change over time. This quiz focuses on words that had new meanings in the 1950s, and are still in use today. I did deliberately chose not to use too much dated slang, and for words like ‘bread’ the alternatives are also definitions for bread, but they are formal ones.
Personally I use this as part of a class on the development and changes in the English language
An approximately 40 minute ESL lesson for Intermediate and above students based around the 5 minute TED talk 8 steps to success. Lesson plan is available as a free download, which shows in more detail how to use the ppt. The purpose of the lesson is to firstly get students talking and discussing the ideas behind success, and secondly to practice their listening in an more interesting context.
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 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 69 different eating and drinking 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 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.
The 15 image musical instruments file and the 15 image job file have been uploaded as a preview, so you can see how things work.
A speaking activity designed to fill a 45 minute ESL class if used in the correct way. Students are ‘lost in the jungle’, and then must decide what items are essential in pairs. Then joining with another pair to narrow the list down until eventually the class has their five essential items. It should provide for a lively discussion. It is aimed at intermediate level students, but would work with higher level students too.
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.
A 45 minute ESL lesson with ppt and plan to get students talking on the subject of telling lies including a great freer practice activity to get students talking. In addition links are provided for a TED talk that can be used to expand the lesson to sixty minutes or longer.
The title pretty much says everything you need to know. This is meant as a quick filler activity to use up the last five minutes of class. It is a vocabulary review activity/game to cover topics and words that have already been taught.
The quite well known counting game adapted for an ESL class, and put into powerpoint to allow students to quickly grasp the format of the game. It is presented in three levels to build students familiarity with the concept.
A quick introductory activity to get students thinking, and using English to discuss what they saw. Four different images are on the presentation, it is suggested that just one or two are used, as a warmer to get students into speaking English.
A quick worksheet to review the correct usage for am / are / is / do / does. Students fill in the gaps, and then use the worksheet to interview their partner, ideal for the start of a new class, as they questions are all getting to know you ones.
