26 Fresh ESL Conversation Starters to Get Students Talking!
10 Oct I love teaching conversation in the ESL classroom. Part of it must be that because the students able to “converse” in English are
10 Tips for Giving a Great Presentation in English – ILAC
Giving the perfect oral presentation in English requires practice. Remember that even great orators like Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King became excellent public speakers through years of dedicated practice. When preparing your presentation in English, we recommend you watching and listening to the recordings of their public speeches as an example. Check out our video lesson and some other useful tips for giving a great presentation below.
Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom
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BusyTeacher.org
The knowledge and experience they share are fascinating, and they get speaking practice to boot. But you can’t just throw students up front and expect them to succeed. There are important steps to get them ready for upfront speaking. Going through each of these steps will ensure your students are prepared, practiced, and poised when they speak to the rest of their class. 1Have Them to Their Research FirstHow many students do you have that panic at the first mention of a presentation?
18 must-try apps for the new academic year. – #EdTech4Beginners
I am currently on the last day of my summer holiday and have started thinking about new technology I can use in the upcoming year. I have found 18 apps / websites that I am definitely going to try. 1) Evernote. I am looking forward to exploring this free app / website in lessons. It is predominantly designed for note-taking however it has expanded its uses significantly over the recent past and now you can take photos, create to-do lists and record voice notes.
A few discussion activities for English language students
What discussion activities work in class? Tekhnologic, winner of the British Council’s Teaching English blog award for a post on setting discussion goals, shares a few ideas. A discussion can bring out your students’ interests and motivate them; it’s a chance for them to talk about the things they really care about. Giving and justifying opinions in English can also bring students a sense of accomplishment, as they are using the language to express complex ideas. Discussion activities encourage critical thinking, and are therefore excellent preparation for speaking tests, such as IELTS or TOEFL, which partly examine the ability to express and justify opinions in English. Perhaps most importantly, discussion activities can be great fun for students.
Why Online Learning
Finding time to study is tough. We know that. We have all committed ourselves to personal development and we understand the realities that you face however we can personally assure you it will pay off. Work, family life and other commitments consume the vast majority of our time in this modern age.Read More We at The Shaw Academy believe that life is that which happens whilst planning for the future and that it is absolutely crucial that we all grasp the Now, up skill and advance ourselves in order to secure our future for ourselves and our loved ones, achieve our goals and accomplish our dreams. The days of travelling long distance, at great expense, to sit in a class room are becoming a distant memory for students of The Shaw Academy.
Create your own course
To create a new course you will need to have the role assigned as a Course Creator by a Moodle administrator. However, if you are an assigned teacher of the course you can edit the existing course settings. A new empty course homepage (click on image enlarge) Starting out Log in to Moodle and go to the category you would like the new course to appear in.
Engage Now - Student Interactions - teacher heath
Do you hear your students say things like: "No! That's Wrong!" "What are you talking about?" "Stop being so bossy!" Students Learn MORE when they discover new ideas from each other.
High School - Family Topics
Hey! Family is the topic of this LP. This is for all levels, and reinforces not only their vocabulary of family, but perhaps broadens even their idea of family. At the beginning of the LP, I showed them a video of a prison in Philippines, where the prisoners are, I hope, rehabilitated through the mother of the arts, dance. It is interesting to watch.
