Beginners in English are always eager to communicate about their job, daily routine and personality. How about having an interactive lesson in context with the vocabulary and the grammar in just one place with explanations, exercises and feedback? This flexible resource will help you teach young adults and adults about jobs and the daily routine. It also contains a recap about adjectives of personality and the simple present. This resource is aimed at helping teachers to complement their textbook or to give enough material for those who are not lucky enough to have access to ESL textbooks/material. The resource contains a powerpoint with 31 slides with clear explanations at the bottom of each one of them to give you a step-by-step explanation about the progression of the lesson. The exercises are corrected to save you time! The resource also contains an activity booklet for students with 13 pages so that they keep a record of their learning. The approach is communicative to allow students to develop their speaking skills but it also contains grammar points reinforced by exercises to consolidate their grammatical skills and writing skills. You will find different types of activities to allow a greater differentiation in your class: - A recap about personality adjectives with letters to reorder and a matching up - Videos with questions (to introduce the jobs and the verbs of the daily routine) - Matching up (between jobs and personality adjectives) - Filling gaps - Speaking activities in pairs (ranking activity, survey, interview) - Reading activity based on a forum and ads - 1 grammar points followed by an exercise about jobs - Writing activities - Games (noughts and crosses and Bingo) - Review of objectives I suggest you use this resource after the ESL Unit 2 lesson 2 to help students structure their knowledge but you can easily use this resource on its own! Have fun! I suggest you use this resource after the ESL Unit 2 lesson 2 to help students structure their knowledge but you can easily use this resource on its own! Any Question ? Mail me at carolinemusserotte@teacherlocker.com Check previous lessons below : Unit 2 Lesson 1 Family and personality description Unit 2 Lesson 2 Physical description and verb to have

When we teach beginners in English one of the first lessons is about family and description with the use of the verb BE. How about having the context, the vocabulary and the grammar in just one place with explanations, exercises and feedback? This flexible resource will help you teach young adults and adults about family, age, personality description and grammar points about the verb BE and adjectives. This resource is aimed at helping teachers to complement their textbook or to give enough material for those who are not lucky enough to have access to ESL textbooks/material. The resource contains a powerpoint with 28 slides with clear explanations at the bottom of each one of them to give you a step-by-step explanation about the progression of the lesson. The exercises are corrected to save you time! The resource also contains an activity booklet for students with 11 pages so that they keep a record of their learning. The approach is communicative to allow students to develop their speaking skills but it also contains grammar points reinforced by exercises to consolidate their grammatical skills and writing skills. You will find different types of activities to allow a greater differentiation in your class: - A recap about self-introduction with questions to answer and to be created - Matching up (about family members, age, personality adjectives) - Filling gaps - Family trees - Classification activities for adjectives - Reading activity - Guessing game about family members - 2 grammar points followed by exercises and correction (BE and adjectives) - Writing - Survey - Review of objectives I suggest you use this resource after the ESL Unit 1 lesson 5 to help students structure their knowledge but you can easily use this resource on its own! Have fun! Need more ESL lesson Check Unit 1 : Unit1 Lesson1 Introduction, country and nationality Unit1 lesson2 Number and basic question Unit1 Lesson3 Food, like and opinions Unit1 Lesson4 Hobbies and adverbs of frequency Any questions : carolinemusserotte@teacherlocker.com

Hi everyone, As part of the elementary ESL series, here's the new lesson to teach about places, activities and adverbs of frequency. If you need to introduce activities people do on the weekend with the use of adverbs of frequency, this resource is a great way to do it interactively as it contains 3 videos and 12 activities in total that will help you teach in a fun and communicative way. This lesson is aimed mainly at teenagers or adults but it can be adapted easily for a younger audience. It contains a powerpoint with 33 slides and an activity booklet for students with 12 pages with: 1. a starter to review what has been done in lesson 3 about food, likes and opinions 2. a quiz about different places in the world 3. videos - video about London, - video about China - video about Rio de Janeiro with questions 4. texts about people to discover what they do on their weekends 5. a comprehension grid 6. a matching up activity 7. a grammar point about adverbs of frequency 8. a practice about the present simple with the use of adverbs of frequency 9. a writing activity 10. a speaking game as a plenary 11. a review of objectives Enjoy! Enjoy! Check and follow my store for more resources! Check here Unit 1 Lesson 1 Introduction, country and nationality Check here Unit 1 lesson 2 Number and basic question Check here Unit 1 Lesson 3 country and nationality, like and opinion

Hi everyone,  As part of the elementary ESL series, here's the new lesson to teach about food, nationalities and countries (review from lesson 1), likes and opinions. If you need to introduce likes, dislikes, opinions, this resource is a great way to do it interactively as it contains 3 videos and 16 activities in total that will help you teach in a fun and communicative way. This lesson is aimed mainly at teenagers or adults but it can be adapted easily for a younger audience.  It contains: 1.  a starter to review what has been done in lesson 2 2. an introduction to recap about countries and food items 3. a video about food in the world 4. a recap about what people eat according to the different countries 5. a recap about questions for nationalities and countries with celebrities guessing- including a video about a chef cooking 6. a grammar point about he/she -his/her followed by 3 practices 7.a video to recap about food but especially to introduce the adjectives of opinions 8. an activity with opinions to complete 9. 2 speaking activities about International food so that students can reuse the opinion words 10. reading activities about if people like cooking or not with a comprehension grid 11. a writing activity 12. a survey 13. a review of objectives Enjoy! Check and follow my store for more resources! Check here Unit 1 Lesson 1 Introduction, country and nationality Check here Unit 1 lesson 2 Number and basic question

Teaching grammar and vocabulary to beginners in ESL is not always easy. By the time we complete a Unit, many students will have forgotten important vocabulary and grammar points! So consolidation of the knowledge is absolutely vital! How about having all the grammar and vocabulary in one place with explanations, exercises and feedback? This flexible resource will help you teach young adults and adults about the main grammatical points for beginners. You can select which point you want to consolidate by simply clicking on the buttons in the content page! You could use it as a review, grammatical introduction or even homework to consolidate your students’ knowledge about: Vocabulary: - family - personality - physical description - jobs - workplaces - daily routine Grammar: - Nouns (a, an and plural) - Possessive’s - To HAVE/to BE - Adjectives Each slide of the 34-slide powerpoint comes with notes to help you guide your students. Each grammar points contains between 2 and 5 different types of exercises to suit your learners’ abilities (filling-gaps, matching-up, choosing the right option, writing activity, answering questions or reordering activity) and allow them to work at their own pace. All the exercises are corrected to save you time. You will also get the handout with 14 pages so that students can keep a written track of their learning. I suggest you use this resource after the ESL Unit 2 lesson 4 to help students structure their knowledge. Have fun teaching grammar and vocabulary! Check other lesson of this Unit : Unit 2 Lesson 1 Family and personality description Unit 2 Lesson 2 Physical description and verb to have Unit 2 Lesson 3 Job and daily routine Unit 2 Lesson 4 Job and workplace

Watching TV may seem obsolete now with the easy access to the Internet. However, our students still watch TV and different different TV programs. How about teaching some vocabulary about TV shows then while reinforcing opinions and introducing the near future tense? This complete lesson made of a PPT with 27 slides and an activity booklet of 11 pages will help you teach not only about TV programs but also about grammar in a fun way. Here's what you'll get: -a self-target setting slide - a matching up activity with TV programs - an introduction to vocabulary and drilling through games ( slapping the board, say what it is, missing vowels etc.) - a true/false activity - a survey with questions about TV habits to recap adverbs of frequency - a review about likes and dislikes - a snakes and ladder - a "Find who did it" activity to recap the past tense - a grammar point about the near future tense + practice (filling -gap) - a reading activity ( filling-gap, find the French, answer the questions) - a pair work to extend their speaking ( What are you going to do? When? With who? Where?) - Plenary with noughts and crosses Have fun!

ESL Unit1 Lesson 2 Learn about number / Basic questions / Recognizing cognates / Filling a form Here’s a nice presentation with 40 slides and its activity booklet with 11 pages for the students to teach them English - a basic/elementary level. The booklet is printable friendly so you can print it in black/white. So if you need to teach your students about numbers up to 10, answering basic personal questions, learning about the verb “BE” and have them to fill in a form, here you are! This interactive lesson will help you developed these skills. All 4 skills are also embedded. The lesson is aimed at teenagers, young adults or adults with little or no English at all. It is all about giving them confidence in learning this new language. So whatever their mother tongue this should help they develop communicative skills quickly. It contains: 1. A brainstorming about what they have learned in Unit 1 lesson 1 the alphabet and basic questions 2. An interactive activity with a forum where students can read about other students telling about why English is important for them. Students need to recognize cognates. 3. A writing activity about why English is important for them 4. A review about the alphabet pronunciation and IPA with a text message to decipher 5. An introduction to numbers with a matching up 6. 3 short listening activities with filling gaps 7. A reading/writing activity to fill in a form 8. Questions to reorder 9. Questions and answers to match up 10. A grammar point about word order for questions and answers 11. A second grammar point about the verb BE 12. A form to fill for themselves 13. Questions to ask their partner to practice their questions/answers 14. Review of objectives Check here Unit 1 Lesson 1 Introduction, country and nationality Check here Unit 1 Lesson 3 Introduction, country and nationality Enjoy! Check and follow my store for more resources!

Happy Saint Paddy’s Saint Patrick’s day is always a nice celebration and a great opportunity for us as ESL teachers to teach some vocabulary and culture in a fun way. How about having interactive activities with songs, videos, speaking and reading activities in one resource? This is what you will get with this resource: A PPT with 36 slides and an activity booklet with 13 pages full of activities and games to engage your students. It contains: a self-target setting slide questions based on a video a reading activity a true/false activity introduction to the vocabulary and a drilling game a speaking activity with likes and dislikes a maze colouring activities a writing activity a group project a Rhyming guessing game 2 songs for teenagers and/or adults a word search Looking for these resources individually in my store?Check them here: Any question ? Let’s connect :

We know that our students learn best when they have fun and work collaboratively. So, if you are planning to teach numbers in French I clearly recommend a fun yet efficient approach that will hook them. Playing cards combines all these features. The other good thing about this resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards. So here are the objectives of the playing card games: Counting from 0 to 30 in French Identifying and reading numbers Comparing numbers in figures and letters Here’s what you get: 31 playing cards from 0 to 30 5 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily 1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines! All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box. Have fun!

If you are looking for a fun approach to teach your beginners French the alphabet, this resource is the right one for you. We all know that our students learn best when they work collaboratively and when they have fun. So I have designed this resource with these two features in mind: Collaboration and fun stuff!! The other good thing about this playing cards resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards. So here are the objectives of the playing card games: Learning the alphabet Identifying and reading letters and words Using the sign language to learn the alphabet Here’s what you get: 52 playing cards from a to z 6 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily 1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines! (some designs for your box/cards as an extra) All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box. Have fun!

If you are planning to teach school subjects in French to beginners, this resource is what you need. It will help you reinforce the vocabulary learnt in the class or you can use it as a starter to introduce your students to the topic. While playing collaboratively your students will reinforce their knowledge of the vocabulary. I have also included the English version of the cards so that you can differentiate even more and play more games. The other good thing about this playing cards resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards. So here are the objectives of the playing card games: reinforce/discover the vocabulary about school subjects in French Here’s what you get: 30 playing cards in French 30 playing cards in English 5 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily 1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines! (some designs for your box/cards as an extra) The font and designs have been created to bring clarity to all learners All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box. Have fun! Check my other playing cards for more efficiency in your class!

This fun resource has been designed to help young learners use the vocabulary about school objects in French. While playing collaboratively they will reinforce their knowledge of the vocabulary. I have also included the English version of the cards so that you can differentiate even more and play more games. The other good thing about this playing cards resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards. So here are the objectives of the playing card games: reinforce/discover the vocabulary about school objects in French Here’s what you get: 30 playing cards in French 30 playing cards in English 5 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily 1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines! (some designs for your box/cards as an extra) The font and designs have been created to bring clarity to all learners All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box. Have fun! Check my other playing cards for more efficiency in your class!

This fun resource has been designed to help young learners discover how to put syllables together in French to create words. It will help them decipher the syllables while having fun and working collaboratively. The other good thing about this playing cards resource is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards. So here are the objectives of the playing card games: Identifying the sounds and the syllables Identifying and reading syllables and words Here’s what you get: 88 playing cards: 24 blue caterpillar cards with consonant sounds: m-n-gn-p-t-c-cu-k-qu-b-d-g-gu-f-ph-s-ç-ch-x 64 green caterpillar cards vowel sounds: a(x2)-e(x2)-i(x2)-o(x2)-u(x2)-y(x2)-é(x2)-è(x2)-eu-oe-oeu-au-eau-ai-ei-est-es-er-et-ez-oi-ou-on-om-in-im-ain-aim-ein-ym-un-um-an-am-en-em-ion-ien-ian-ieu-oin-ette-esse-erre-enne-eff-elle-ill-ail-aille-eil-eille-euil-euille-ouil-ouille A “split caterpillar” to facilitate the reading progression 5 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily 1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines! (some designs for your box/cards as an extra) The font and designs have been created to bring clarity to all learners All you will need is a good pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box. Have fun! Check my other playing cards for more efficiency in your class!

Teaching French is not just about the language, it’s about all the cultural heritage that surrounds it. That said, finding ways to interest our students about geography, history and cultural heritage can be tricky. I have designed this resource with my class of teenagers in mind who need to know more about France. I would suggest you use it with a group of intermediate/advanced students as all the questions are in French. Don’t worry, the answers are provided to give your students all the autonomy they need to play. You can use these speaking cards as a starter to check how much they know about the topic and you can use the boardgame with some dice to roll. That’s up to you and your needs! The 45 cards are differentiated in terms of topic (15 green cards for basic general French culture, 15 orange cards for geography and history and 15 purple cards for cultural heritage) You can use them as such in small groups or pairs of students and you can use the mini-game provided. A good pair of scissors, a laminator and here you go!

Teaching grammar can be fun if you have the right tools. We know that our students learn best when they have fun and work collaboratively. So, if you are planning to teach French verbs at the present tense, don’t look any further. This resource is the right one for you! The other good thing about it is that you will be able to use it over and over again if you laminate the cards. Here’s what you get: 72 playing cards with the 12 most used verbs in French (All 3 groups) être avoir chanter aimer parler écouter finir faire dire pouvoir aller voir 4 ideas of games: Every game is explained step-by-step so that you can vary the learning in your class easily 1 DIY box for the game: You just need to print it off and follow the lines! All you will need is a pair of scissors, and ideally a laminator and cardboard for the box. Have fun!

Our young generations of students are worried about the environment and global warming. I have designed this resource with my class of teenagers in mind who are eager to know more about the issue. I would suggest you use it with a group of intermediate/advanced students. It can also be quite handy for complete French speakers. You can use these speaking cards as a starter to check how much they know about the topic and you can also get them engaged in mini-debates. The 45 cards are differentiated in terms of levels (15 green easy cards, 15 orange medium level cards and 15 red harder cards) to provide some differentiation. You can use them as such in small groups or pairs of students or you can use the mini-game provided. A good pair of scissors, a laminator and here you go!

Black History Month/Martin Luther Jr. Day is a wide topic. So much to say. Little time to say it all. Black History deserves more than just one day or month. However if you are short on time and want to make the most of it with your students, this resource made of a PPT and booklet in French will help you. It consists of a PPT with interactive activities, songs and videos about Black History Month, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. The activity booklet is here to help your students keep track of their learning. This full lesson consists of a powerpoint and booklet about Black History Month, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King in French. The powerpoint consists of 26 colourful slides with - a quiz - a true-false activity - a song with its translation in French - videos - a puzzle - guessing games - reflection slides - the story of Rosa Parks And the booklet consists of 12 very colourful pages related to the powerpoint. Any question ? Let's connect : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: Click Follow me button to become a follower. You will now receive email updates about my store. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The International Day of Woman is just around the corner and as March is celebrated as Women's History Month, let’s talk to our students about women’s achievements. This resource will help you develop your students’ awareness about the impact of women in History through a wide variety of games, videos, songs and projects. It is quite flexible to work with students from different levels/age groups. It consists of a powerpoint with 40 slides and its activity booklet for students with 17 pages: - a brainstorming about the topic with words as a support - a video about main female figures in the world - a mini quiz about what the International Women day is about with a reading about its origin and purpose - other female figures and their inventions to match up - a quiz about some important events and women (voting, amendment, bills etc.) - a song celebrating woman's achievement (Roar by Katy Perry) - a thinking slide about advantages/drawbacks to be a man/woman - advertising about women and discrimination - information about the Suffragettes and more descriptions about exceptional women - a text about Aung San Suu Kyi (life and achievement) - a group project - a guess game activity - a review of objectives

French elections are just around the corner and it can be tricky to explain to our students how the whole political system works. You will find in this resource all the tools you need to help your students understand the role of the President. They will also learn about the voting system and the different official candidates for 2017. They will get an overview of the programs of the 5 main candidates and will get to grasps with what a political party is and the influence of the media on the political elections. Here is what you will get in this resources: a 20-slide PPT with: - a brainstorming as starter - an overview of the way the political system works with a graph with explanations about the roles of the President, Prime Minister, National Assembly, Senate etc. - a presentation of the former Presidents with a matching up - explanations about the advantages of becoming a president - explanations about the main concerns for French people - an introduction to the main candidates with a reading and matching up - a critical explanation about how the media can shape/influence politics - an explanation about what the Left Wing/Right Wing is - a review of objectives in pairs *updated 29/03/17* Added Student Booklet If you bought it before the update don't forget to get your booklet (it's free for you) Have fun!

Tolerance and religion can be a tricky topic to teach our students but it is crucial. It is sometimes difficult for students to embrace differences and to be tolerant. We live in a world full of prejudice, intolerance and ignorance and it is our role as teachers to teach our students how to respect each other regardless of their social-economic backgrounds or religions. I have created this resource for every teacher that may be confronted to religious misunderstanding in his/her class and also for those who simply want to underline the key principle of the 5 major religions: Respect It could also be used in assembly to raise awareness about religions. Here’s what you will get with this resource: a 15-page booklet for students to keep tracks of their leaning and a 33-slide PPT to create more interactivity. Each step of the lesson is explained at the bottom of the slides and activities are corrected to save you time. 1. a brainstorming in pairs with questions 2. a truth/myths activity 3. a grid to complete in pairs/groups about different religions 4. a map about religions/figures in the world 5. a matching up with symbols/religions 6. an explanation about all main 5 religions in the world 7. a quiz done in the format of blockbusters in teams 8.a reading about the House of One in Berlin 9. questions 10. a game with post-it notes 11. a debate 12. a challenge 13. a review of objectives. Enjoy.