You’ve probably noticed something about the conditionals worksheets that you find online or the conditionals exercises you see in most textbooks: boring. Even when an attempt has been made to make them interesting, it’s the same attempt. It’s like everyone got together to use the same sentences. What would you do if you won a …
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3 FUN Vocabulary Games for Adult ESL
“GAME.” When I say “game” in my adult ESL vocabulary classroom, the air crackles. Spines extend, eyes brighten, pulses increase. “GAME” they repeat to each other, and smiles break out. I smile, too, knowing that the next words out of my mouth have already grabbed their complete attention before even being spoken. I doubt I …
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Color Vocabulary Made Fun: 3 Levels of Engaging Activities for Adult ESL
Teaching color vocabulary in the adult ESL classroom goes way beyond identifying basic colors like red, blue, green, or yellow. Teaching color vocabulary isn’t just about recognition; it’s a gateway to engaging language instruction, offering opportunities to practice grammar, expand vocabulary, and have meaningful conversations. This article is a guide for ESL teachers working with …
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Teaching the Months of the Year: Fun and Practical Ideas for Adult ESL
The months of the year are a fundamental aspect of the English language and have practical applications in everyday life. In this article, let’s discuss why we need to teach this topic to adult ESL students (and not just sing a song to memorize the order). I’ll provide examples of real-life situations where this knowledge …
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Sh/Ch: 3 Must-Have Methods for Successful Pronunciation Tweaks
The pronunciation of sh/ch is a bigger problem than you might think! Whenever I heard teasher, I knew to look towards one of my Saudi students, not the ones from Korea or Spain or but sometimes one of the students from the Ivory Coast. These were the students who would ask where they could find …
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4 Surefire Strategies for Refining R/L Pronunciation
When you teach Korean, Chinese, or Japanese students, you know you’re going to run into R/L pronunciation blunders. Before I knew about this common pronunciation error, I wondered why I kept hearing people talk about eating lice. I assumed it was a cultural dish because I hadn’t yet trained my brain to immediately switch r/l …
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4 Easy Long Vowel Activities for Adult ESL: Spelling Patterns & Pronunciation
My long vowel activities were a labor of love for my students. When I first taught a “true beginner” class, it was full of Saudi students. This was a class not shy about speaking, having fun, or making mistakes. Some of them were also pretty vocal about not wanting to continue making the same mistakes …
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