In November we added 12 new lesson plans: What Do Animals Really Understand? This intermediate speaking lesson gets students talking about animal intelligence by comparing different…
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In October we added 12 new lesson plans: Realize Your Full Professional Potential This advanced lesson plan develops professional communication skills through activities focused on career…
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In September we added 14 new lesson plans: How Hooters Crossed the Line In this advanced lesson plan students learn how business can succeed or fail…
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In August we added 12 new lesson plans: What season are you? Discovering your color palette In this B1 intermediate ESL lesson plan, students will…
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When it comes to building fluency, nothing beats a good story. Storytelling taps into memory, emotion, and creativity—all while pushing students to use language in…
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In group classes, cultural differences can sometimes blend into the background noise of classroom dynamics. But in one-on-one lessons, these differences become the entire context…
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“How was your weekend?” “Good, thanks. Yours?” “Not bad. See you later.” If your adult ESL students are stuck in this loop, they’re missing the…
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Here’s something that might sound backwards: there’s one mistake your ESL student isn’t making enough of. In fact, you should be encouraging them to make…
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When you’re teaching one-on-one, it’s easy for writing time to feel a bit stiff or awkward—especially if your student isn’t super confident in their skills.
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Students ace Friday’s vocabulary quiz, then those words vanish forever. Traditional vocabulary instruction creates short-term memorization but rarely leads to genuine vocabulary development. Effective vocabulary teaching requires strategies that…
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