#9: Partner Conversation Starters in an ESL Class for AdultsStudents generally like to talk to each other, but it won’t go well unless you give them an interesting topic, like would you rather questions, or a reason to talk to each other. Some conversation starters are an excellent way ...
Is an ESL job teaching adultsright for you? Adult students are motivated to learn English and often have clear goals, so having to motivate them and manage the class is not usually a problem. At higher levels lessons can be very interesting for the teacher as you can get into deeper topic...
This is one of my favourite advanced ESL activities. I’m sure you’ve played it before. Each person has to come up with three statements about themselves, one of which is false. The other people have to ask some questions to try to uncover which one it is. Try it out with your stu...
The adult lesson plans at ESL Pals are in a document format. Teachers receive a student version with all the questions and exercises (SV) and teacher version (TV) with the answers. From experience, we have found that adults respond best to interesting topics introduced through articles and ...
Adults need the same playful and creative attitude to the language they are learning to motivate themselves and really get to feel like they have mastered it. Competition and motivation - For some reason, people run much faster when they are running next to someone else. The same is true of...
This activity for adults and teenagers contains five ESL conversation topics and fifty conversation questions. It starts with everyone’s most favorite topic: Tell me something about you. People love to talk about themselves, so let them! You can also watch this interesting Ted Talk about being ...
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Students walk around the class asking questions from the worksheet. Depending on their response, they mark an “X” on the game board. The first one to get two lines wins the game. Would You Rather 32. Celebrity Interview For this ESL game, you put yourself in the shoes of a celebrity...
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- ask a lot of questions: for example, take a few objects and put them in a basket. Take one object and show it to the kids. Ask: "Is it a flower?" (while showing a car toy). They will probably look in amaze. Answer: "No, it's a car." (and wave your head left-right)...