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

What Is Kahoot.it Log In? It’s the part that connects & interacts with a host on Kahoot.com.They work together. I use it to have fun for reviewing lessons. It’s an awesome tool for keeping students engaged and a way for teachers to see what students have learned, as well as what they need to work … Read more

We covered the 1st part of this lesson already.  This lesson is how to conjugate the verb do-part 2.  It’s about how to do that in the past & future tense. We learned about how to do it in the present tense in the first lesson. Use Google Translate There are a couple of different … Read more

When a teacher begins a class, it is a good idea to start with a preview about what is to come.  This lesson is about ESL warm up questions. When beginning most anything, being at least a little bit warmed up increases the likelihood that you will be more engaged in what you’re doing, and … Read more

Don’t we all like to get something for nothing?  I do!  So, what is a Mondly free trial?  I will answer your question and more. Would you like to learn a new language? What language(s) would you like to learn? Use Google Translate Perhaps you’re thinking you don’t have the time or the money for … Read more

Verbs in English, and probably other languages as well, have three tenses: Present, past, & future. This lesson is about how to conjugate the verb be in the past & future tenses. We learned about the present tense in an earlier lesson. Refer to the pictured chart below to help you understand. Let’s begin with … Read more

Learning a new language is hard enough. When teaching, I mainly focus on formal English. There is also slang. What is slang in the English language? There is a lot of it in Englsh and probably all, if not most languages Use Google Translate You could argue that slang is a language unto itself.  It … Read more