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On this page you can find my top EFL teacher links. So, if you're lacking inspiration for new ideas, or fed up regurgitating the same old stuff in classes, let other people do the work for you! Try some of these excellent links for masses of suggestions. 177 Trivia questions to impress your students with and impress your friends.
Lost for a conversation topic in class? Check out this list.
A selection of resources at The English Teacher�s Assistant.
Games and Activities for the English as a Second Language Classroom
Design your own crosswords with Crossword Express.
Create 11 different types of puzzles for your classes.
Talking Cards. All you need is a deck of cards and to print the handout
75 ESL Teaching Ideas
Stuck for an idea? Click on the Idea Generator for help.
Three Wise Monkeys. Lots more ideas for your classes here.
The Learnativity site proclaims itself as the place "where adult learning productivity creativity and activity meet online". The site is a goldmine of information - organised into four areas: Reading, Themes, Resources and FAQs http://www.learnativity.com/ Are your MBA students getting the better of you when it comes down to business concepts? This great site created for business and economics teachers will help you hold your own in class. There are plenty of learning materials and resources that can be adapted for Business English classes. http://bizednet.bris.ac.uk:8080/ The new Heinemann Macmillan website has some great teaching resources. Lesson plans, downloadable materials and links to extra materials from their range of coursebooks.
The ELT Forum online is another new publisher�s website, launched at the IATEFL annual conference in March. It plans on providing resources, live discussion forums, downloadable development packs (with articles, extracts from published books and tasks), bibliographies, message boards and links. Still in its infancy but lots of future potential for being the teachers portal.
Word Frequency Lists are a different way to look at enabling vocabulary acquisition. A handy tool to have at your disposal and there is a link to Some uses of the lists which explain the methodology. http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~waring/Wordlists/vocfreq.html If you want to use the internet with your clasess but don�t know where to start here are masses of content oriented lessons in .pdf format to print out. All the lessons are based on company websites. http://iteslj.org/t/ws/ Another useful reference tool is the Glossarist. This is a searchable glossary directory of over 4,500 glossaries divided into 130 categories supported by a great search engine. http://www.glossarist.com/ PIZAZZ. What? People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling. Writing ideas galore with loadsa links! Not as silly as the name suggests� honest.
The Hero�s Journey is a wonderful way to introduce writing at higher levels. A superbly structured environment for creative writing based on the classic mythical story structure. http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/smc/journey/index.html Fancy using something a little bit irreverent to spice up your English classes? This online magazine has some choice sections: Listenings, humour, business, learning, games, slang, culture and caf�. Authentic material but it can be a bit risque� you have been warned! http://www.hotenglishmagazine.com/default.htm Collins Cobuild
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