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Hi everyone,

Just a quick shout for my new teacher resource site with loads of free PDF printables:

grammar quizzes
grammar worksheets
grammar word searches
grammar crosswords
grammar games

http://www.allthingsgrammar.com/

Let me know what you think!
Robert

Hi everyone, Here's an update from www.esltopics.com In addition the already uploaded 350 word banks, discussion activities, and games, the site has recently started to upload free, weekly, seven-page Lesson Plans. Each lesson is categorized according to topic and language focus. Two examples: Adjec...

Hi Mark, Because vocab crosswords are generally so well-received by language learners, and because there are so many ways to adapt them, I've included them in a section of their own on my site: http://esltopics.com/site/interactive-crosswords If your learners are up for a bit of fun, one way to put ...

Thanks KeepupRichard for the positive feedback and useful suggestion! You might be on to something with 'unique' topics - it's interesting to note, for example, that the most popular handout covers the topic of "Sleep and Dreams". I'll be continuing to add more topics - and I'll follow your suggesti...

Teaching Tip #5: WORD SEARCHES - After letting students complete a topic-related 'Word Search' activity (either in class or at home), have them use as many of the words as they can in a written paragraph or short story. -Robert

Teaching Tip #4: 'Word Banks' - Break your class into 3 or 4 groups and the Word Bank into 3 or 4 sections. Assign a section to each group for homework. In the following class, put students into 3 or 4 small groups and have them peer teach the vocab they studied at home (with the help of a dictiona...

Teaching Tip #3: 'Discussion Activity' Mini-Debates! In groups of 3, Student 'A' circles '(1) Agree Completely'; Student 'B' circles '(5) Disagree Completely'; Student 'C' circles '(3) Not Sure' for the 1st statement. Students A + B discuss and give reasons to support their "opinions". Student C as...

Teaching Tip #2: For 'Word Search' activities, consider attaching 2 or 3 copies of the handout onto the walls or board. Then, divide the class into 2 or 3 teams and have them stand next to their assigned Word Searches. Applaud the winning group that finds all the hidden words before the other teams...

Teaching Tip #1: For 'Interactive Crosswords' Version 2, divide the class into two or three teams. As you give clues for each of the missing Across and Down words, award points to the teams who first shout aloud the correct answers.

Hi, and welcome to my new website (nearing the end of its initial development stage): 'ESL Topics.com' , a site for TEACHERS organized around 30 commonly found topics in ESL - from 'Airports' and 'Apartments' to 'Working' and 'Writing' - for Speaking and Vocabulary development. http://esltopics.com/...

Look in the 'Special Topics / Airports' file for seven new activity handouts for May 2011: (1) Airports and Air Travel: Word Bank (2) Airports and Air Travel: Word Search (3) Airports and Air Travel: Vocab Quiz (4) Airports and Air Travel: Info-Gap Terminal Floor Plan (5) Airports and Air Travel: Ad...

Look in the Grammar / Past Tense file for three new activity handouts for April 2011:

(1) Past Tense: Mistake Correction Cards
(2) Past Tense: 'used to' Writing activity
(3) Past Tense: Yes / No Questions with Short Answers

-Happy teaching!
Robert

Look in the 'Listening+Speaking/Music" file and the "Vocabulary/Music" file for three new activity handouts for March 2011: (1) LISTENING+SPEAKING File: 'Discussion: Music' handout 1 (2) LISTENING+SPEAKING File: 'Discussion: Music' handout 2 (3) Vocabulary File: 'Music Crossword' handout -Happy teac...

Look in the 'Grammar' file for three new grammar activity handouts for February 2011:

(1) GRAMMAR File: 'TOO': practice using "too"
(2) GRAMMAR File: 'There is / There are'
(3) GRAMMAR File: 'WH questions'

-Happy teaching!
Robert

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