ESL students want to learn but don’t know what the teacher is saying. That’s why teaching English to ESL students that they can understand is so important. To me, it’s a no-brainer. If the students can’t/don’t understand the teacher and what is being taught, how in the world are they expected to learn? What is … Read more
The importance of students conversing in English with one another is often overlooked. This lesson is about the best conversation activities for ESL students. I find that my adult ESL students enjoy interacting with one another in conversation. Use Google Translate What I also find is that a lot of them enjoy speaking in their … Read more
So you want to know what is easy about learning English, do you? Let me think about that. I don’t think it’s easy at all, but it can be done. Follow me. The questions I have for you are: How hard are you willing to work? How much time do you have? How often will … Read more
As an English teacher, one thing I always teach students is how to identify verbs in sentences. However, teaching verbs ESL students must know is vital! How/why is knowing certain verbs vital? If ESL students are to learn English, there are two verbs they must understand fully and some others that they need to know … Read more
If there’s one word that SCREAMS boring, it’s grammar. Yuck! Who enjoys that? Believe it or not, there are grammar activities ESL students enjoy. Really! If there’s one thing good teachers realize, it’s that the best way to engage students is to connect the subject matter to students’ real life as much as possible. Use … Read more
Most people like to play games. People are competitive by nature. Use that to your advantage. This article is about games ESL students like to play. They also work for students who are not adults and for people who are not ESL students. They can be used for just about everyone. It doesn’t matter if … Read more
If you’re expecting to find a free online grammar punctuation checker here, all I can do is redirect you. However, I’ll help you to become your own checker. There are sites that have what you may be looking for. Try this one. They have their place but I think it’s important to know and understand … Read more