I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
Here are lots of different fun teaching resources for students who are learning to speak English as a second language, or for students who want to revise and improve their understanding of English. This is perfect for both an home or school setting.
Are you teaching about different forms of transport? Are you looking for different examples of exciting cars? I have collected together 30 different photos of cars for you to share with your class.
I have included a 31 Teaching Activity guide in this pack to make sure you get the most out of this purchase!
You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of photos.
You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about different cars.
The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of cars. The students can then sort them from the slowest to the fastest cars.
The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Big Grammar Book 1:
It’s jam-packed from cover to cover with a great selection of photocopiable worksheets taken from the popular website. We wanted to provide teachers with a really useful book of no-nonsense grammar worksheets that they can dip into and use in class with students at Entry Level
(ESOL Core Curriculum Entry Levels 1 & 2). It is also ideal for students to work with at home since the answers are all printed at the back.
The book is divided into four parts and is graded in difficulty, so that it begins with some basic stuff and builds up to more challenging grammar activities. It features a selection of Essential English worksheets which provide practice for crucial basic areas of knowledge for learners at Entry Level, like using numbers, writing the alphabet, spelling days and months correctly, and so on.
Big Grammar Book 2:
Like its older sibling, BGB 2 is packed with 101 printable worksheets for teaching and improving grammar skills in English. The topics are wide and varied, starting with Essential English worksheets that cover the basics, like the alphabet, days, months, and telling the time; then tenses (a lot about tenses!), then irregular verbs, question forms, word order in sentences, parts of English, uncountable nouns, and so on! If you have used the first BGB, you will know what to expect from this one. Around 25% of the worksheets in this book are closely modelled on activities in BGB 1, for example Full Stops 1 & 2 (pp.68-69).
The material starts off at beginner level, with the alphabet worksheets, then gets progressively more difficult, while staying in Elementary (A1 / A2) level. Only towards the end do things get “tougher”, with articles, conditionals, and phrasal verbs making their inevitable appearance! Don’t worry – all the answers and notes for use are included at the back of this book.
I have created a PowerPoint presentation combining Paper 1 and the mark scheme so you can ask a question, and immediately see the answer and the explanation. This is great for a wide range of different circumstances. If the students have completed the test this lets the teacher review the paper question by question. It also a great what of revising grammar at the whole class level. Each student shows the answer on whiteboard and then immediately check their answers.
A variety of questions has been included in this sample test to demonstrate the formats and
curriculum content that pupils may encounter in a live test. A commentary is provided in the
mark scheme that accompanies each question.
This sample test mark scheme is provided to give teachers an indication of how the tests will
be marked. The mark schemes for the sample tests have been subject to a shorter process
than the full, rigorous development process that is used for live mark schemes.
The sample test and mark schemes have been reviewed by teachers and other expert reviewers.
Are you learning Punjabi? Are you wanting to learn in a more fun way? I have adapted teaching resources I made to teach ESL to teach Punjabi. While the worksheets are still in English, the students translate the 57 settings and 114 pages of worksheets into Punjabi and learn them with a Punjabi teacher. The worksheets encourage the students to speak in Punjabi and recall the words they have used in each lesson.
Welcome to the 'Let’s Write in ESL!' pack.
This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills.
There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning ESL. The students could write about a topic in ESL before starting a unit, and then write again about the topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic to see how much they have progressed.
It could also be used as an introduction to guided writing. Students can write sentences as a class and share the sentences together and they can then write them on their own. Alternatively, students could work in pairs - one student dictates to the other what to write down about what they see in the picture.
These pages could also be used to write different stories, using the pictures as a stimulus.
***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************
* Please note - these resources provide visual prompts, not specific language instruction.
Are you learning Italian? Are you looking for a fun way to learn Italian? I have developed a way to learn different languages based on my experience as an ESL teacher. This pack has 57 different settings for students to talk about in Italian. The worksheets themselves are in English and the students do need to translate the places and objects they see into Italian. At the end of the session, the students can play a fun game of word bingo to show they have mastered that day's vocabulary. Try it, it is a lot of fun for everyone!
Italian Bingo pack: This is a simple starter game for students. There are 114 different pictures to choose from. Select a single picture and project the image on the wall or share it with the class as a hand-out.
Let's Talk in Italian!: This set of cards looks at 57 different settings. The teacher describes something in the top card. The students then use this to model a sentence using the bottom set of pictures. There are lots of things to see and describe in every picture. When the students have completed this task, they can repeat it by working in pairs to discuss each picture.
Let's Write in Italian pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Italian. The students could write about a topic in Italian before and then after a topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic.
You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different animals being shown in each of the photos.
I have added a lot more photos of this pack to help you teach and inspire children to think more about animals. I have also included a presentation about 31 different activities which you can use this set of teaching resources for.
You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching set of story prompts.
The students could also take five of the laminated photos and create them into a story .
The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
Are your students studying about Superheroes? These creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun!
You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different being shown in each of the photos.
You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching set of story prompts.
The students could also take five of the laminated photos and create them into a story .
The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
superheroes
You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being shown in each of photos.
You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about different celebrations.
The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different celebrations. The students can then discuss why we celebrate.
The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different positions being shown in each of photos.
This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills.
You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Drawing Figures.
The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different positions. The students can then discuss what they think each one was saying or thinking.
The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
The book is divided into four parts and is graded in difficulty, so that it begins with some basic stuff and builds up to more challenging grammar activities. It features a selection of Essential English worksheets which provide practice for crucial basic areas of knowledge for learners at Entry Level, like using numbers, writing the alphabet, spelling days and months correctly, and so on.
I wanted to create a Grammar book on a Christmas theme. Every page contains images of Christmas, Winter and Santa to help them feel they are working on a more festive worksheet.
It’s jam-packed from cover to cover with a great selection of photocopiable worksheets taken from the popular website. We wanted to provide teachers with a really useful book of no-nonsense grammar worksheets that they can dip into and use in class with students at Entry Level
(ESOL Core Curriculum Entry Levels 1 & 2). It is also ideal for students to work with at home since the answers are all printed at the back.
It would also make excellent Holiday Homework for students and parents!
Welcome to the second English ESL book. Like the first one, it’s packed full of worksheets that can be photocopied freely for use in the classroom, as well as being an ideal tool for students to work through at home. We’ve included resources that test grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, spelling and speaking & listening skills. A huge variety of material that we hope will be fun to use and really helpful, whether you are at school or at home. A big thank you must go to all the students who have tried and tested these resources in the classroom prior to us producing the book!
While the first book (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/60-entry-level-grammar-worksheets-for-english-lessons-and-esl-with-answers-11156436) was aimed primarily at Entry Level students, this one is aimed at higher level students, either Intermediate Level or Level 1 (ESOL
Core Curriculum), depending on how you choose to label them. There are also a few worksheets for practising more basic skills, such as the two Writing Skills worksheets. However, most of the material reflects the higher level, and will provide a wealth of stimulating lessons for students who are starting to become more independent in their learning.
With this in mind we have included a brand new section - Test Your Research Skills. Here you will find quizzes on a range of topics that require students to go and do some research, using a library facility, encyclopaedia (whether in CD Rom or old fashioned book form!), or even the internet...
Want to encourage your students to talk about books and reading, while still getting an excellent level of grammar practice?
Want a fully structured teaching unit on books and reading for ESL students? The resources focus on speaking and improving their vocabulary.
The original book was free in the public domain and you are welcome to search for it. I have spent a long time removing all the advertising and promotional hyperlinks and making sure there are interesting, relevant pictures on every page, making it a professional looking book your students will be proud to work in and bring home.
Contents
Sentence Focus Activities
Sentence Blocks + Extensions
Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds
Connected Sentence Cards
Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant and Vowel Sounds
Connected Speech Template
Word Focus Activities
Discussion Words + IPA Version
Discussion Words – Visualisations
Discussion Words Question Sheet
Information Exchange
Multi-Purpose Text:
• Original Text + Spot the Difference
• Gap-Fill + Multiple Choice Questions
• Comprehension Questions + True, False, or Unknown?
• Glossary of New Words
Free Practice Activities
Discussion Questions
Agree or Disagree?
Role Plays + Extensions
Continuous Assessment Tests
Vocabulary Test
Lesson Test
Sentence Focus Activities
Sentence Blocks + Extensions
Sentence Blocks – Sentence Stress and Vowel Sounds
Connected Sentence Cards
Connected Sentence Cards – with Consonant and Vowel Sounds
Connected Speech Template
Word Focus Activities
Discussion Words + IPA Version
Discussion Words – Visualisations
Discussion Words Question Sheet
Information Exchange
Multi-Purpose Text:
• Original Text + Spot the Difference
• Gap-Fill + Multiple Choice Questions
• Comprehension Questions + True, False, or Unknown?
• Glossary of New Words
Free Practice Activities
Discussion Questions
Agree or Disagree?
Role Plays + Extensions
Continuous Assessment Tests
Vocabulary Test
Lesson Test
Originally from a public domain book. I however took a long time to remove all the self promotion hyperlinks from all the pages and then I added new, relevant photos to them to make it all much more attractive.
Are you looking for fun lessons and teaching resources about Australia? Then I think you will like this set of teaching ideas. There are photos of Australia and Australian animals, and a 30 hour ESL lesson on the topic.
Some fun resources for anyone teaching about chocolate. This pack includes a presentation, two fin chocolate related quizzes and an English story writing prompt.
Are you learning Urdu? Are you looking for a fun way to learn Urdu? I have developed a way to learn different languages based on my experience as an ESL teacher. This pack has 57 different settings for students to talk about in Urdu. The worksheets themselves are in English and the students do need to translate the places and objects they see into Urdu. At the end of the session, the students can play a fun game of word bingo to show they have mastered that day's vocabulary. Try it, it is a lot of fun for everyone!
* Please note - these resources provide visual prompts, not specific language instruction.
Urdu Bingo pack: This is a simple starter game for students. There are 114 different pictures to choose from. Select a single picture and project the image on
the wall or share it with the class as a handout.
Let's Talk in Urdu!: This set of cards looks at 57 different settings. The teacher describes something in the top card. The students then use this to model a sentence using the bottom set of pictures. There are lots of things to see and describe in every picture. When the students have completed this task, they can repeat it by working in pairs to discuss each picture.
Let's Write in Urdu pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Urdu. The students could write about a topic in Urdu before and then after a topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic.
Talk a Lot - Spoken English Course - Public Domain Book
A Great New Way to Learn Spoken English
Elementary Handbook
• General Information about Talk a Lot Courses
• How to Use Talk a Lot Resources
• Focus on Connected Speech
• Focus on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
• 100% Photocopiable
This handbook shows you how to use Talk a Lot materials to learn or teach spoken English,
as well as providing background information and practice worksheets on related topics, such
as connected speech, sentence and word stress, and the International Phonetic Alphabet
(IPA).
The Talk a Lot course objectives are very simple:
• Every student talking in English
• Every student listening to and understanding English
• Every student thinking in English, and
• Every student taking part in class
Talk a Lot is structured so that every student can practise and improve English grammar,
vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency, word and sentence stress, and interpersonal skills, by
working in pairs, groups and one to one with the teacher.
The main benefits of Talk a Lot are:
• Students have to think in English during lessons in a controlled and focused way
• Students learn how to memorise correct English structures naturally, without abstract
and unrelated grammar lessons
• Students learn how to construct eight different common verb forms, using positive,
negative and question forms, as well as embedded grammar appropriate to their
level. The verb forms studied are: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple,
Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Modal Verbs, Future Forms, and First Conditional
• Students learn many essential vocabulary words by heart, including word stress and
the sounds of English
• Students learn how to become more fluent when speaking in English, by joining
together words in a sentence using the techniques of connected speech
• Students enjoy following a simple and effective method that produces results quickly.
This handbook is not intended to be an exhaustive academic work. The aim was to write a
brief, helpful guide and pack of resources that would provide a way into practise and
language work in the classroom, rather than a dry, analytical manual. For example, I have
deliberately avoided confusing jargon when writing about connected speech. Phrases like
“bilabial plosive” and “palato-alveolar approximate” – though fun to say – can be studied later,
or at the student’s leisure.