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| esl fluency activities: ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults Shelley Ann Vernon, 2012 Make your ESL teaching a complete success & FREE BONUS Now you can make teaching and learning English fun again. Stop spending so much time preparing lessons! Enjoy what you do best, being in the classroom. Your free time is your own time, save your energy for the students. Now you can have a classroom full of attentive and excited students using ESL Classroom Games and Activities for Teens and Adults. After years of teaching and ten years of writing, Shelley Ann Vernon has prepared a fun-filled book of classroom activities for ESL teachers. Pump some energy into your classroom and get your students talking, even the shy ones. ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults is a great resource for schools. Schedules are jam-packed but with this book teachers won't need to plan their next lesson during lunch. It's also great for new teachers who are nervous or overwhelmed. Each classroom is unique and this book is full of variants to cater for your group sizes and levels of English. Shelley has taught all levels of English. She also draws on the experience of many other teachers who have contributed to the book. This updated edition is a rich and varied selection of activities to make your classroom dynamic and fun. Learn how to: Make learning fun Make your students feel more confident speaking English Help students learn and remember new vocabulary and grammar easily Have more motivated students And even become a more popular teacher This book will help you avoid some teaching pitfalls and help you become the effective, fun teacher you want to be. Getting Your FREE Bonus Inside this book is access to a 70-page printable appendix of ready-made templates for some more elaborate games. Print and go! That said most of the games don't need any printing or preparation, but for those that do, templates are provided with this bonus to save you time. Buy your copy of ESL Classroom Games and Activities for Teens and Adults by scrolling up and clicking Buy Now on Kobo. |
| esl fluency activities: First Discussion Starters Keith S. Folse, Jeanine Ivone, 2002 First Discussion Starters includes conversation activities that teachers and students have loved in the best-selling Discussion Starters and More DiscussionStarters, this time for lower-level ESL/EFL students. First Discussion Starters contains: *a variety of tasks and exercises based on real situations from all over the world serious discussion topics such as censorship, prison conditions, and cloning *topics that are lighter in nature such as lotteries, pets, and travel *activities that require students to work together in pairs or small groups to reach a conclusion about a topic *several kinds of oral fluency activities such as problem-solving tasks, court cases, finish the story, put the story together, and small group presentations *links to related websites for each unit |
| esl fluency activities: Keep Talking Friederike Klippel, 1984 Here is a practical tool for teaching communication in the language classroom, suitable for use with students from elementary to advanced level. The book contains instructions for over 100 different participatory exercises. For each activity, notes are provided for organization, time, and preparation. A comprehensive table of activities and an index also are included. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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| esl fluency activities: Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking Jonathan M. Newton, I.S.P. Nation, 2020-10-26 This guide for teachers and teacher trainees provides a wealth of suggestions for helping learners at all levels of proficiency develop their listening and speaking skills and fluency, using a framework based on principles of teaching and learning. By following these suggestions, which are organised around four strands—meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development—teachers will be able to design and present a balanced programme for their students. Updated with cutting-edge research and theory, the second edition of Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking retains its hands-on focus and engaging format, and features new activities and information on emerging topics, including: Two new chapters on Extensive Listening and Teaching Using a Course Book Expanded coverage of key topics, including assessment, pronunciation, and using the internet to develop listening and speaking skills Easy-to-implement tasks and suggestions for further reading in every chapter More tools for preservice teachers and teacher trainers, such as a sample unit, a survival syllabus, and topic prompts The second edition of this bestselling book is an essential text for all Certificate, Diploma, Masters, and Doctoral courses for teachers of English as a second or foreign language. |
| esl fluency activities: The Art of Teaching Speaking Keith S. Folse, 2006-04-06 *What elements make a speaking activity successful? *Which tasks or activities really help build speaking fluency? *What does the research show regarding speaking activities? *What mistakes do ESL teachers often make in speaking activity design? In this highly accessible and practical resource, Keith S. Folse provides a wealth of information to help ESL/EFL teachers design and use speaking tasks that will actually improve students' speaking fluency. The book presents and discusses the relevant research and assessment issues and includes case studies from twenty different settings and classrooms around the world so that readers learn from others about the problems and successes of using various speaking activities. Teachers will find the chapters on Twenty Successful Activities and Ten Unsuccessful Activities particularly valuable. The successful activities are provided for classroom use and are reproducible. The book also contains five appendixes that explain what teachers need to know about vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar and how they affect the teaching of speaking. Samples of successful lesson plans and a list of resources useful for teaching speaking are also included. Keith S. Folse, Ph.D., is Coordinator, TESOL Programs, University of Central Florida (Orlando). He is the author of Vocabulary Myths (University of Michigan Press, 2004) and more than 35 second language textbooks, including texts on grammar, reading, speaking, listening, and writing. |
| esl fluency activities: ESL Classroom Activities For Students Sallie Daquilante, 2021-02-26 Step-by-step instructions for dozens of fun ESL games for kids to learn English. When kids are having fun playing games, learning English becomes effortless! Need a collection of fun ESL games to play at home or in the classroom? This book might be a perfect material! In this Esl Games For The Classroom book, you will discover: - 101 ESL games that require little or no prep work for classroom-tested fun - Clear organization that allows you to quickly reference games based on the skills you're teaching, classroom size, and difficulty level - Flexible use for both small and big groups, plus options for private lessons Learn how to successfully use a variety of ESL games for kids when you grab this guide now! |
| esl fluency activities: Writing Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners K-8 Susan Davis Lenski, Frances Verbruggen, 2010-04-23 Many English language learners (ELLs) require extra support to become successful writers. This book helps teachers understand the unique needs of ELLs and promote their achievement by adapting the effective instructional methods they already know. Engaging and accessible, the book features standards-based lesson planning ideas, examples of student work, and 15 reproducible worksheets, rubrics, and other useful materials. It describes ways to combine instruction in core skills with ample opportunities to write and revise in different genres. Invaluable guidance is provided for assessing ELLs' writing development at different grade levels and language proficiency levels. This book will be valuable for teachers in general education and ESL classrooms; literacy specialists and coaches; graduate students in literacy and ESL programs. It will also serve as a text in graduate-level courses such as Writing Instruction, Teaching English Language Learners, and Teaching English as a Second Language. |
| esl fluency activities: Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing I.S.P. Nation, 2008-10-15 Using a framework based on principles of teaching and learning, this guide for teachers and teacher trainees provides a wealth of suggestions for helping learners at all levels of proficiency develop their reading and writing skills and fluency. By following these suggestions, which are organized around four strands – meaning-focused input, meaning-focused output, language-focused learning, and fluency development – teachers will be able to design and present a balanced program for their students. Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing, and its companion text, Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking, are similar in format and the kinds of topics covered, but do not need to be used together. Drawing on research and theory in applied linguistics, their focus is strongly hands-on, featuring easily applied principles, a large number of useful teaching techniques, and guidelines for testing and monitoring, All Certificate, Diploma, Masters and Doctoral courses for teachers of English as a second or foreign language include a teaching methods component. The texts are designed for and have been field tested in such programs. |
| esl fluency activities: Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems, Second Edition Darrell Morris, 2013-10-02 This widely adopted text and teacher resource provides a comprehensive approach to assessing and remediating reading difficulties in grades K-6. Darrell Morris presents rich case studies of beginning and older readers struggling with different types of reading problems. He shows how to administer a thorough diagnostic battery and provide instruction tailored to each student's needs. In addition to one-to-one tutoring strategies, small-group and whole-class applications are discussed. Reproducible tools, book lists, and other user-friendly materials can be photocopied from the book or downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size. New to This Edition *Detailed explanations of how to adapt the techniques for classroom use. *The latest research findings pertaining to reading diagnosis. *Updated and expanded book lists.*Chapter on historical and theoretical foundations. See also the Morris Informal Reading Inventory: Preprimer through Grade 8, a complementary assessment tool that yields systematic data on K-8 students' reading abilities. |
| esl fluency activities: Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations on Timeless Topics Eric H. Roth, Toni Aberson, 2010-10-29 This innovative ESL/EFL textbook helps advanced English language learners develop conversation skills and improve fluency by sharing experiences, reflecting on their lives, and discussing proverbs and quotations. The oral skills English textbook includes 45 thematic chapters, over 1,350 questions, 500 vocabulary words, 250 proverbs and American idioms, and 500 quotations. Designed for both adult education and intensive English language students, the conversations and activities deepen critical thinking skills and develop speaking skills essential to success in community college and university programs. Compelling Conversations has been used in classrooms in over 40 countries, recommended by English Teaching Professional magazine, adopted by conversation clubs and private English tutors, and enjoyed by thousands of English students. |
| esl fluency activities: 50 Scatter Sheets Andrew Berlin, 2013 Use Scatter Sheets to bring vocabulary to life. This A4-sized book contains fifty themed Scatter Sheets, each accompanied by a worksheet and discussion questions to help cement your students' learning. |
| esl fluency activities: The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide Larry Ferlazzo, Katie Hull Sypnieski, 2012-08-06 A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learners The number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher?s Survival Guide offers educators practical strategies for setting up an ESL-friendly classroom, motivating and interacting with students, communicating with parents of English learners, and navigating the challenges inherent in teaching ESL students. Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels Offers thematic units complete with reproducible forms and worksheets, sample lesson plans, and sample student assignments The book?s ESL lessons connect to core standards and technology applications This hands-on resource will give all teachers at all levels the information they need to be effective ESL instructors. |
| esl fluency activities: ESL Speaking Activities Marc Roche, 2020-08-11 About this ESL conversation book for adults: ESL speaking activities for busy teachersMake your TEFL lesson planning easierESL Speaking Activities: The Ultimate Book for Busy English Teachers. Intermediate to Advanced Conversation Book for Adults is jam-packed full of speaking cards, worksheets and conversation cards to whip out whenever you want and make your TEFL lesson plans instantly easier. It includes 100+ instant games & activities for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Online & Offline. Speaking is often the most intimidating part of English for many students, and it can be daunting as a teacher, when your students won't speak in class out of shyness or reluctance. This conversation book for adults will give you the tools needed to get students speaking, which will make your classes both more enjoyable and more productive! In the Phrasal Verbs section of this book, you'll find grammar and vocabulary hand-outs before each set of speaking questions. You can do some of these handouts in class, or you can set them as homework if you prefer. They are ideal for preparing students for exams such as the Cambridge Business English exams, and other Cambridge exams like First Certificate and Advanced CAE, as well as IELTS and TOEFL. All the worksheets and ESL conversation cards can be photocopied and used in the classroom and can be adapted to classroom games and warmers. |
| esl fluency activities: Second Language Speech Fluency Parvaneh Tavakoli, Clare Wright, 2020-12-17 A fresh, comprehensive perspective on L2 speech fluency, making cutting-edge research and methods approachable and useful in practice. |
| esl fluency activities: The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide Larry Ferlazzo, Katie Hull Sypnieski, 2012-08-07 A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learners The number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher?s Survival Guide offers educators practical strategies for setting up an ESL-friendly classroom, motivating and interacting with students, communicating with parents of English learners, and navigating the challenges inherent in teaching ESL students. Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels Offers thematic units complete with reproducible forms and worksheets, sample lesson plans, and sample student assignments The book?s ESL lessons connect to core standards and technology applications This hands-on resource will give all teachers at all levels the information they need to be effective ESL instructors. |
| esl fluency activities: Teaching Materials and the Roles of EFL/ESL Teachers Ian McGrath, 2013-03-14 Teaching Materials and the Roles of EFL/ESL Teachers is published amidst a decade long increase in academic publications and training courses concerned with the evaluation and design of English language teaching materials. It is timely to consider what effect the advice on offer has had on teachers' practice. Are teachers evaluating materials carefully, using textbooks in the ways expected by textbook writers, developing their own materials, and mediating between materials and learners in the ways advised in the professional literature? The book explores these issues from a variety of perspectives. The views of publishers/textbook writers, those contributing to the professional literature, and teacher educators are synthesised to establish a 'theory' of how teachers can best fulfil their roles vis-à-vis materials and learners. This is then compared with 'practice', as represented by published accounts of teachers' actual practices and learners' perspectives. The conclusion reached is that teacher education in materials evaluation and design is essential and suggestions are offered as to the form this might take. The book is intended particularly for MA students and teacher educators concerned with materials evaluation and design, but is of interest to all those concerned with the publication and use of English language teaching materials. |
| esl fluency activities: Teaching Vocabulary to English Language Learners Michael F. Graves, Diane August, Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez, 2012-11-15 Building on Michael Graves's bestseller, The Vocabulary Book, this new resource offers a comprehensive plan for vocabulary instruction that K–12 teachers can use with English language learners. It is broad enough to include instruction for students who are just beginning to build their English vocabularies, as well as for students whose English vocabularies are approaching those of native speakers. The authors describe a four-pronged program that follows these key components: providing rich and varied language experiences; teaching individual words; teaching word learning strategies; and fostering word consciousness. This user-friendly book integrates up-to-date research on best practices into each chapter and includes vignettes, classroom activities, sample lessons, a list of children's literature, and more. |
| esl fluency activities: More Discussion Starters Keith S. Folse, Jeanine Ivone, 2002 Like its predecessor, each unit in More Discussion Starters contains exercises that provide speaking interaction about a central topic or idea, and most require students to work together in pairs or small groups to reach a conclusion about a topic. Though most of the topics in the text are serious (corporal punishment, abortion, and gun control), many others deal with lighter topics (humor and culture). The activities, tasks, and topics chosen for this book are real situations from all over the world. Most of the units in this book introduce a problem or controversial topic at the beginning of the unit. This is then followed by a series of exercises designed to prepare all of the students so that they can express their ideas at the next class meeting. A unit usually includes several kinds of oral fluency activities, such as problem-solving tasks, court cases, finish the story, role plays, put the story together, small group discussions, and oral presentations. |
| esl fluency activities: Heart Maps Georgia Heard, 2016 How do we get students to ache with caring about their writing instead of mechanically stringing words together? We spend a lot of time teaching the craft of writing but we also need to devote time to helping students write with purpose and meaning. For decades, Georgia Heard has guided students into more authentic writing experiences by using heart maps to explore what we all hold inside: feelings, passions, vulnerabilities, and wonderings. In Heart Maps, Georgia shares 20 unique, multi-genre heart maps to help your students write from the heart, such as the First Time Heart Map, Family Quilt Heart Map, and People I Admire Heart Map. You'll also find extensive support for using heart maps, including: tips for getting started with heart maps writing ideas to jumpstart student writing in multiple genres from heart maps suggested mentor texts to provide additional inspiration. Filled with full-color student heart maps, examples of the resulting writing, along with online access to 20 different uniquely designed reproducible heart map templates, Heart Maps will be a practical tool for awakening new writing possibilities and engaging and motivating your students' writing throughout the year. |
| esl fluency activities: The Knowledge Gap Natalie Wexler, 2019-08-06 “Essential reading for teachers, education administrators, and policymakers alike.” —STARRED Library Journal The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension skills at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware. But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention. |
| esl fluency activities: ESL Games for Kids and Adults Paul Young, 2021-07-22 ESL Games for Kids and Adults Learn how to enhance your lessons with a collection of fun interactive games for teaching English in any context. The activities outlined inside this book have been adapted from popular board games, TV game shows, and party games for all ages. * Easily integrate core language skills in all of your classes -- either online or in the classroom. * The flexible format allows you to customize your lessons to focus on specific skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. * Every activity includes real teaching examples that you can modify to match your teaching style and your students' language abilities. * Using a communicative approach, students participate in the activities during class while practicing English with their classmates. * Adding game-based methods like this in your lessons will naturally increase students' motivation, participation, and communication using the target language. * These ESL activities will save you hours of preparation so that you can devote more time to helping your students achieve their learning goals. Teachers' Comments About the Book The creative games and activities outlined in this book are a must for any second language teaching professional! -- Craig Hoffman, Teacher and Writer in Japan This is a must-have volume that helps teachers make ESL fun. Chock-full of useful games and overflowing with fantastic resources, I'll be adding this to my library and using it in my classroom regularly. -- Shon Rand, Taught in the UAE, Russia, China, and the USA As they say in teaching, have a plan, and then have a plan B! Games and activities like those in Paul's book will help to make sure you're prepared to keep your class engaged and having fun. Thank you for putting this together and supporting the ESL teaching community! -- Brett Isis, CEO of Teaching Nomad (teachingnomad.com) As an educator who loves making learning fun for students, and admittedly, myself too, I know fun when I see it, and Paul's games are just that! With his new book, you'll have ideas for days to get your students excited to demonstrate what they've learned. -- Taiwanda Bason, Taught in the USA, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Peru, and China Learners learn best when they are having fun. By using these activities to gamify your lessons, students will be more excited to participate in class. These games will help capture your students' interests and motivate them to be more engaged and inspired to learn! -- Lindsey Clifford, Taught in South Korea Games like these are a great way to keep students engaged in the lessons. Even the most disinterested students enjoy a little competition and it can be a good way to energize a class on a slow afternoon. -- Gayle Aggiss, Taught in China, Vietnam, and Online Paul Young has come up with a bumper book of ESL games -- a compendium of 50 activities that will become a useful tool in any teacher's arsenal to keep their students engaged with learning English as a second language. -- Dr. Rob Burton, Teaching in China What I love about this book is that it contains many of the classic ESL games that are essential for any newbie teacher as well as some original ideas for even the most experienced of teachers which I am excited to try. -- Georgie Snape, CELTA-certified ESL trainer and owner of Teacher's Friend (teach-vietnam.com) These fun and creative games encourage learners to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the classroom or online. They encourage active learning which is crucial for ESL learners and makes learning fun, engaging, and memorable. -- Kirstie Woodward, Taught in Thailand, Vietnam, the UK, and Online |
| esl fluency activities: The ELL Teacher's Toolbox Larry Ferlazzo, Katie Hull Sypnieski, 2018-04-24 Practical strategies to support your English language learners The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners. Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes “Top Ten” favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas. Contains 60% new strategies Features ready-to-use lesson plans Includes reproducible handouts Offers technology integration ideas The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year—and with this book, you’ll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal. |
| esl fluency activities: The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Speaking Tracey M. Derwing, Murray J. Munro, Ron I. Thomson, 2022-03-10 This Handbook is a comprehensive volume outlining the foremost issues regarding research and teaching of second language speaking, examining such diverse topics as cognitive processing, articulation, knowledge of pragmatics, instruction in sub-components of speaking (e.g., grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary) and the attrition of the first language. Outstanding academics have contributed chapters to provide an integrated and inclusive perspective on oral language skills. Specialized contexts for speaking are also explored (e.g., English as a Lingua Franca, workplace, and interpreting). The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Speaking will be an indispensable resource for students and scholars in applied linguistics, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and education. |
| esl fluency activities: Discussions that Work Penny Ur, 1981-01-30 The first part provides some general guidelines on the organisation of successful task-centered activities. The second part consists of some fifty practical examples which have been tried and found effective in the classroom. |
| esl fluency activities: Knowledge Dynamics: Exploring Intersections and Impacts Arop Deng Kuol Arop, Anna Wanjiru, Chris Paul, Alexa Ben, Natalie James, Dr. Ben Kajwang, PhD, 2023-03-14 TOPICS IN THE BOOK Difference between Sports and Hobbies Effect of Knowledge Management on Firm Performance and Competitiveness Knowledge Management Practices in Agribusiness Firms Effectiveness in Knowledge Sharing Practices in Governmental Service Firms: The Effect of Organizational Characteristics on Interdepartmental Knowledge Sharing The Critical Issues of Knowledge Management and Sharing Across Service Agencies Influence of Ethical Practices on Performance of Insurance Firms in Kenya |
| esl fluency activities: 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities: For Teenagers and Adults Jackie Bolen, 2015-06-06 Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your conversation or speaking classes. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world. In 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities, you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy the book to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! |
| esl fluency activities: Book Fiesta! Pat Mora, 2016-03-29 This Pura Belpré Award–winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children’s Day/El día de los niños. Children’s Day/Book Day; El día de los niños/El día de los libros has been observed on April 30th for over twelve years. Founder Pat Mora’s jubilant celebration of this day features imaginative text and lively illustrations by award-winning illustrator Rafael López that will turn this bilingual fiesta into a hit for story time! Toon! Toon! The book includes a letter from the author and suggestions for celebrating Children’s Day /El día de los niños. |
| esl fluency activities: ESL Conversation Games & Activities For Teenagers and Adults Jackie Bolen, 2024-09-30 It's time to find some fresh, new ideas for English conversation classes for teens and adults! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your conversation or speaking classes. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decades of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless TEFL conversation games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world. In ESL Conversation Games & Activities For Teenagers and Adults, you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting ESL conversation activities your students will love! Buy ESL Conversation Games & Activities For Teenagers and Adults to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! |
| esl fluency activities: ESL Intermediate/Advanced Grammar Mary Ellen Munoz Page, 2006-07-17 Designed for intermediate and advanced high school- and college-level non-native speakers of English who need to improve their ESL (English as a Second Language) grammar skills. ESL Intermediate/Advanced Grammar provides students with simple explanations of grammar, skill-building exercises, detailed answer keys, and test-taking techniques. It's the perfect companion for classroom use or self-guided studies in ESL. DETAILS - Grammar-oriented exercises with simple explanations that allow students to master concepts through extensive practice - Test-taking techniques featuring strategies for success on ESL tests - Comprehensive Glossary - Superb preparation for students taking the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) |
| esl fluency activities: I Wanna Iguana Karen Kaufman Orloff, 2004-09-09 Hilarious notes between a son and his mom show how kid logic can be very persuasive. Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home. Alex's reassures her: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house His mom's reply: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile? Kis will be in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes, and the lively, imaginative illustrations showing their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana take the humor to even higher heights. Look for more stories highlighting Alex's powers of persuasion: I Wanna New Room and I Wanna Go Home. |
| esl fluency activities: Sexual Identities in English Language Education Cynthia D. Nelson, 2008-11 Skillfully interweaving classroom voices and theoretical analysis, this innovative, cutting-edge book provides a practical framework of macrostrategies to guide English language teachers (of any sexual identification) in engaging with lesbian/gay themes in the classroom. |
| esl fluency activities: The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching Graham Hall, 2016-05-12 The Routledge Handbook of English Language Teaching is the definitive reference volume for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students of Applied Linguistics, ELT/TESOL, and Language Teacher Education, and for ELT professionals engaged in in-service teacher development and/or undertaking academic study. Progressing from ‘broader’ contextual issues to a ‘narrower’ focus on classrooms and classroom discourse, the volume’s inter-related themes focus on: ELT in the world: contexts and goals planning and organising ELT: curriculum, resources and settings methods and methodology: perspectives and practices second language learning and learners teaching language: knowledge, skills and pedagogy understanding the language classroom. The Handbook’s 39 chapters are written by leading figures in ELT from around the world. Mindful of the diverse pedagogical, institutional and social contexts for ELT, they convincingly present the key issues, areas of debate and dispute, and likely future developments in ELT from an applied linguistics perspective. Throughout the volume, readers are encouraged to develop their own thinking and practice in contextually appropriate ways, assisted by discussion questions and suggestions for further reading that accompany every chapter. Advisory board: Guy Cook, Diane Larsen-Freeman, Amy Tsui, and Steve Walsh |
| esl fluency activities: English for Everyone: Level 1: Beginner, Course Book DK, 2016-06-28 PLEASE NOTE - this is a replica of the print book and you will need paper and a pencil to complete the exercises. This essential guide to English will ensure you're speaking the same language in no time. Get started with the ultimate self-study course that is easy to use and quick to learn. This beginner's book guarantees an engaging and entertaining experience for adults learning English as a foreign language. From introducing yourself and talking about your life and interests to expanding your vocabulary and understanding grammar rules, this is a completely comprehensive introduction to the English language. A range of listening, speaking, reading, and writing exercises are presented in a simple, fluid format with an attractive visual style and accessible text. As you grow in confidence, you'll soon be moving through the levels to reach advanced English. This book is part of DK's best-selling English for Everyone series, which is suitable for all levels of English language learners and provides the perfect reading companion for study, exams (including TOEFL and IELTS), work, or travel. With audio material available on the accompanying English For Everyone website and Android/iOS apps bringing vital experience of spoken English, there has never been a better time to learn the world's second most popular language. Series Overview: English for Everyone series teaches all levels of English, from beginner to advanced, to speakers of English as a second language. Innovative visual learning methods introduce key language skills, grammar, and vocabulary, which are reinforced with a variety of speaking, reading, and writing exercises to make the English language easier to understand and learn. Visit www.dkefe.com to find out more. |
| esl fluency activities: 67 ESL Conversation Topics with Questions, Vocabulary, Writing Prompts & More Jackie Bolen, 2020-07-13 Get your students talking with these 67 conversation topics that consist of a warm-up question, vocabulary challenge, idioms & phrases, 14 conversation questions, and 2-3 writing prompts. It's the ultimate book for speaking or conversation classes with teenagers or adults. The best part? it's a seriously no-prep solution! It's designed so that you can just grab it and go. And there are 67 ESL conversation topics so you can make it through an entire semester in style. The basis of a good conversation class is giving learners a reason and an opportunity to speak. Combine this with scaffolding of grammar and phrases and that's some serious ESL teaching gold! Your students will love this engaging, interesting approach to working on their English conversation skills. Pick up a copy of the book today and get ready for better English conversation classes in the future. |
| esl fluency activities: 50 Activities for the First Day of School Walton Burns, 2016-08-03 It’s a little gem for newer teachers who want accessible activities for the first day or week at their fingertips. –Modern English Teacher A treasure trove of creative and practical icebreakers, warm-ups, and activities for building a cohesive class. –Dorothy Zemach Go back to school with confidence! With 50 Activities for the First Day of School, you can walk in to any classroom and start off with great first day with no preparation. This collection of fun and engaging activities will help you take care of important first day business and have fun at the same time: learn students’ names, build rapport, assess their knowledge, introduce language, and establish the class rules. Your students will walk away having had a fun first class. You will walk away with a classroom community that is respectful, work-oriented, and friendly. All of these back to school activities are classroom-tested, student-loved, and teacher-approved. Presented with clear and detailed instructions., there are also suggestions for varying or adapting the activities to your classroom. Even an experienced teacher will come to see old favorites and go-to activities in a new light. |
| esl fluency activities: Adding English Elizabeth Coelho, 2004 A comprehensive source of ideas and advice for enhancing the learning of all students in all subject areas and at all grade levels. |
| esl fluency activities: Listening Goodith White, 1998 Listening looks at what makes a good listener and how teachers can motivate learners to develop confidence and independence in listening. There are over 70 classroom activities, including raising learners' awareness of individual sounds and intonation patterns, exploiting published materials, radio, and television, listening in real life, and listening projects. An appendix provides advice on making your own listening materials. |
Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom (I-TESL-J)
Interesting questions for discussions in Engish lessons. A Project of The Internet TESL Journal If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These Pages
ESL Conversation Questions - What if...? (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do? If a classmate asked you for the answer to a question during an exam while the …
ESL Conversation Questions - Friends (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Are there any famous stories of friendship in your culture? Can you describe one of your closest friends. Do you have any childhood …
EFL/ESL Lessons and Lesson Plans from The Internet TESL Journal
Jokes for the ESL Classroom Jokes which work well in the ESL classroom. Find a good joke or add one to the list. Using Critical Incidents to Teach Cross-cultural Sensitivity By Julia Stakhnevich; …
ESL Conversation Questions - Getting to Know Each Other (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Do you have any pets? What was the last book you read? Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? Are you good at …
ESL Conversation Questions - Culture (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. What are some things that define a culture? For ...
ESL Conversation Questions - English study (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: Classrooms. Do you think English is a difficult language to learn? Have you ever spoken English on the phone? How often do you …
ESL Conversation Questions - The Art of Conversation (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. What makes it easy to talk to someone? What traits do you look for in a conversation partner? Tell about your favorite types of …
ESL Conversation Questions - Travel (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: After a Vacation, Holidays. Have you ever been abroad? Where have you been? Are you planning on going anywhere for your next …
ESL Conversation Questions - Food & Eating (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: Restaurants, Fruits and Vegetables, Vegetarian, Diets, Tipping. About how many different color foods did you eat for …
Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom (I-TESL-J)
Interesting questions for discussions in Engish lessons. A Project of The Internet TESL Journal If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These Pages
ESL Conversation Questions - What if...? (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do? If a classmate asked you for the answer to a question during an exam while the …
ESL Conversation Questions - Friends (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Are there any famous stories of friendship in your culture? Can you describe one of your closest friends. Do you have any …
EFL/ESL Lessons and Lesson Plans from The Internet TESL Journal
Jokes for the ESL Classroom Jokes which work well in the ESL classroom. Find a good joke or add one to the list. Using Critical Incidents to Teach Cross-cultural Sensitivity By Julia …
ESL Conversation Questions - Getting to Know Each Other (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Do you have any pets? What was the last book you read? Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? Are you good at …
ESL Conversation Questions - Culture (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. What are some things that define a culture? For ...
ESL Conversation Questions - English study (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: Classrooms. Do you think English is a difficult language to learn? Have you ever spoken English on the phone? How …
ESL Conversation Questions - The Art of Conversation (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. What makes it easy to talk to someone? What traits do you look for in a conversation partner? Tell about your favorite types …
ESL Conversation Questions - Travel (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: After a Vacation, Holidays. Have you ever been abroad? Where have you been? Are you planning on going anywhere for …
ESL Conversation Questions - Food & Eating (I-TESL-J)
A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Related: Restaurants, Fruits and Vegetables, Vegetarian, Diets, Tipping. About how many different color foods did you eat for …
