EFL Resources for Teachers
Why? Because! This writing and speaking activity usually produces some unexpected laughs! Students quickly write some “why” questions and answers on slips of paper. I let them know that their questions and answers don’t have to match or make sense. They then take turns choosing random questions and answers to read aloud, producing some surprising results! Why is the sky blue?Because I’m so Read More…
Categories is a simple no-prep warmer that’s suitable for any level! This speaking & listening activity relies on students’ existing knowledge, so make sure the topic is familiar. It can be used to bridge topics and get students thinking. For example, if teaching a lesson about immigration, I might play Categories using the topics “jobs”, “transportation”, and “countries” to activate backgrouRead More…
What’s Baamboozle? If you don’t need a tutorial, there’s a big free game at the end of this post! If you haven’t heard of Baamboozle before, it’s a Jeopardy-style question & answer game that can be played from a web browser. It’s good for vocabulary, reading, or grammar reviews. When adding questions and short answers, you can add points (5, 10, 15, 20, 25) and images by file or URL: Read More…
I recently taught a class (~B2) by using For Sale Signs as a template for a vocabulary review challenge. Our reading was about animals, so I used that as our starting point. You could alternatively use your own vocabulary lists or random things. The Activity Students first chose a Random Animal, as pictured below: Screenshot from: https://www.randomlists.com/random-animals After Read More…
