Idiom worksheets for learning and practising idioms themed around different topics. Teaching Online Check out the random idiom generator. It’s great as a warmer / filler. See also mixed up business English idioms. Animal idioms Babies and children idioms Bedtime idioms Body idioms Books and reading idioms Clothes idioms Cooking idioms Crime idioms Fighting idioms […]
Roses are red Violets are blue It’s Valentine’s Day soon So what else are you going to do? Oh, Valentine’s Day, love it or hate it, there sure is plenty to talk about. Here is a selection of romantically themed material you could use leading up to and on the big day. Teaching Online You can […]
If the weather’s good, why not send your students out to get some fresh air. Give pairs or teams of students a list of 10 to 20 items which must be found (and if possible photographed). Set a time limit, I usually give my students 30 minutes and then meet up again to compare answers. […]
Activities Play guess the film to practice using the present simple for story telling. Movies scatter sheet (see how to use scatter sheets) Movie conversation cards (see conversation cards) Useful texts Can Social Networking Accurately Predict Oscar Winners? (Forbes)
This past simple conversation activity helps give students practice of forming ‘did’ questions. Obviously, it’s best to do this on a Monday but you could do it at any time and change the time period focused on. For example, do it on a Friday and focus on events which have happened during the week. First, […]
The purpose of this activity is to encourage students to express their opinions about a range of controversial topics. It’s a great getting to know each other exercise. and works well as a first lesson icebreaker with Intermediate and above students. Students mingle and have conversations and there’s an opportunity to discuss some of the topics […]
This simple activity can activate lots of interesting memories and lead to provocative discussions, as well as throwing up lots of useful school-related vocabulary. Ask the students to think of all the subjects they took at school and list them on the board. This can lead to interesting cultural and regional differences arising. For example, […]
Surveys and questionnaires are a great way to get your students autonomously conversing with each other. An Interview Activity for Getting to Know Each Other This interview activity is ideal for a first lesson. It’s simple to set up and works well for most levels above Beginner. Sketch or print out this framework interview template, You […]
Here are some Christmas activities to help your students become familiar with the seasonal vocabulary. I often play Jeopardy with my students in their last class of the year so you might want to consider that too. For online Christmas and New Year activities, see our sister site learnhip.com New Year activities I like to get my […]
Thanksgiving taboo
