One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Out of this world/all at sea/cats’ whiskers … get students to talk about the meanings.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Cloud 9/on the ball/see red/it costs an arm and a leg etc. - intermediate level. Discuss the meanings with students.

Basic transactional English - how to order food in a cafe. Used successfully with adult Ukrainian refugee students.

Used successfully with adult Ukrainian refugee learners: prompts to describe yourself and your friends. A complete unit of work.

Basic vocabulary for shopping in a supermarket: pictures and words.

A history of the English language for EAL learners, which attempts to explain irregular spellings, history of the English speaking peoples. With questions and a comprehension.

Comma splicing - using a comma instead of a full stop - drives GCSE English examiners crazy. This resource explains how to avoid comma splicing, as well as the correct use of commas and full stops. It contains simple exercises for students. Successfully used in classrooms!

Presents the plot of MACBETH as a diagram, so students can understand the play before they start to read it. Go over it with your students and TEFL students to help them to understand the plot before they start to study the play. Successfully used with over 100 students, including Chinese nationals learning English.

Excellent for less able and TEFL students: 14 qs testing understanding and appreciation of “Odour…”. As used by students. Go over the answers with your students to create a lesson. Excellent writing and literature practice.

Explains the main differences between British and American spelling and vocabulary. Useful for English Language A level, AS level, GCSE and TEFL students, especially those confused by the differences between American and British English! Successfully used with EAL Chinese students in Cambridge, who said they found it very useful, interesting and helpful.

A line by line analysis of TO HIS COY MISTRESS, with questions and notes on historical background. For candidates of all ability at A level and GCSE English Literature. Used successfully with students, who said it was very helpful and useful!

ESOL resource for elementary/intermediate adult learners. Funny dialogue: Tracey and Tiffany discuss private or state schools for their children. Real world problems and good starting point for discussions of UK education. Used very successfully with adult learners.

Based on British citizenship tests, these 50 questions are great starters for learning and conversation. Topics include: school; hobbies; your country; the UK; your friends; jobs; animals and pets; celebrations; film; sport. Tried and tested in the classroom. Great for introducing new ideas and vocabulary. Level: pre-intermediate and intermediate, suitable for B1.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards elementary level: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. In laws/stepbro’s/widow/half-sisters etc. - new vocab and a true or false exercise at the end.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Comic strip visit to the dr vocab including surgery, appointment, receptionist, GP.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Fun and tested in class. Meals vocab with q and a - when do you have breakfast? What do you eat for supper? Tenses introduced - what will you eat for lunch today?

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Dialogue - girl wants to go out, parents say no. Follow up discussion questions. Fun resource and tested in class.

One of Frank’s ESOL Art Cards for Beginners in English: for adults, children, refugees. Basic vocab plane/boarding pass/airport/Customs etc. Essential vocab for navigating a British airport. Some simple dialogue practice. Fun resource and tested in class.

ESOL. The top 80 British slang expressions and phrases are in this fun dialogue; two women meet in a pub and discuss a new boyfriend. Slang from “all right?” to “zonked”, “chippie” to “chuck”, this resource is the bees’ knees. Successfully used with older learners; promotes discussion about slang and informal English, which people actually speak, as opposed to the formal English of the text book. Makes learners laugh and learn.

Excellent and humorous ESOL resource for beginner and intermediate adult/older learners. Role play for menu, ordering, conversation in real life situation. By an experienced ESOL teacher.