The exercise below is for practicing and exploring phrasal verbs used for communication in the classroom. Students and even fluent second language speakers have trouble with phrasal verbs as they have different meanings in different contexts. This exercise helps familiarize the students with some frequently used phrasal verbs. I am often surprised phrasal verbs I take for granted can be so difficult for English language learners. The following worksheet is suitable for more advanced learners.
This is a well known theatre exercise which is extremely effective for encouraging controlled but spontaneous interaction in ESL classes.
STEP 1 PRESENT
Begin by presenting a list of debate expressions such as those listed.
STEP 2 MODEL
Model a discussion. Choose yourself as conductor and 4 other students to be conducted. First, the conductor presents a topic. He then selects a student and an expression for the continuation of the discussion.
Conductor: Elephants shouldn’t be allowed into Bangkok. Student B “Furthermore”
Student B: Furthermore, the government should fine their owners.
Conductor: Student A “On the other hand”
Student A: On the other hand, people in Bangkok are very generous when they see elephants.
Conductor: Student C “For example”.
Student C: For example, when they see elephants they feel compassion and give them food and money.
Conductor: Student D “You may have a point”.
Student D: You may have a point. Nevertheless, the pollution and traffic are terrible for the elephants’ health.
STEP 3 WRITING
To reinforce the use of these expressions further, follow this activity by a debate or writing exercise
This page includes a variety of activities for exploring the vocabulary/language used to talk about Easter:
1. Classifying Exercise: Boost your organizational skills by sorting words into appropriate categories. This exercise helps you understand word relationships and associations.
2. True/False Statement Exercise: Test your comprehension by determining the accuracy of statements based on given vocabulary words.
3. Ranking/Prioritizing Exercise: Enhance your decision-making abilities by ranking or prioritizing words according to specified criteria.
4. Multiple Choice Exercise: Put your vocabulary knowledge to the test by selecting the correct word or phrase from a list of options.
5. Vocabulary/Picture Matching Exercise: Strengthen your visual memory by matching words with corresponding images, making it easier to remember new vocabulary.
6. Fill in the Blank Exercise: Improve your writing skills by completing sentences with the appropriate vocabulary words.
7. Reading Comprehension Exercise: Enhance your reading skills by analyzing short passages and answering questions related to the text.
8. Inferring Meaning from Context Exercise: Develop your critical thinking abilities by deducing the meaning of unfamiliar words based on the context in which they appear.
9. Collocation Exercise: Improve your fluency by learning how words naturally combine, forming common phrases and expressions.
Easter language exercises 1
This page includes: a classifying exercise, a true/false statement exercise and a ranking/prioritizing exercise.
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Easter language exercises 2
This page includes: a multiple choice exercise, a vocabulary matching exercise and a fill in the blank exercise.
Using pictures is a great way to present and illustrate the story of Jesus. And by getting students to match the pictures to the vocabulary, they will become more deeply engaged with the story.
This is an exercise to introduce idioms or review students’ knowledge of common idioms. Students match the idioms to the pictures and then write short explanations of their meanings.
Popular ESL Lessons for Money and Financial Topics
Learning and understanding the language of money and finance is essential for language learners who want to embark on any kind of business career. Indeed, basic financial knowledge is necessary to function in any foreign country or work environment.
It’s not the most scintillating classroom topic but well-designed vocabulary worksheets and questionnaires can make it interesting enough.
This English language speaking worksheet can be used to help students express opinions. Students need to think of positives and negatives for each issue on the brainstorming page.
In this worksheet students practice writing support sentences by looking at the pictures, thinking what kind of essay each picture might inspire, and writing an appropriate support sentence. Click on the image below or the link to download the PDF file.
with adjectives (because of their suggestive nature)
or nouns of a personal nature.
* First, present your nouns and explore the
variations of verbs, adjectives etc……
2.
Model
Write a model set of questions on board. This is essential!
1.When do you feel joy?
2. Do you feel joy when you see your boss?
3. Select your favorite “joy”
a) a holiday b)a birthday present c) a bonus
4. Is there any joy in studying English ?
5. What is “pure joy” for you?
3.
Speaking/writing
Give each student a survey template & arrrange groups of 3 students. Each group chooses a noun and writes 5 questions as a team and interviews the class.
After they complete their interviews they write a short report about the findings.
