teaching english: 10 proven ways to make shy students talk now
Do you need some ESL teaching ideas, but don't have a lot of money? Check out Teaching English!
This book is $0.99 on all the major eBook retailers. I'm giving it to you so you don't have to struggle as much as I did my first year. The ideas are simple, but should get you started on some good ideas of your own. All I ask is that you leave a review if you thought it was helpful. Thanks! |
teaching English table of contents
Introduction: Keep Them Engaged…or Else!
Shy Students vs. Loud Students
Building Fluency Early
Make Models of Everything…And Save Them!
Give Them Time to Work
Focus On the Trees, Not Just the Forest
Do Their Homework for Them
Drilling Them Fast and Furiously
A Picture Says a Thousand Words
Conclusion: Hitting Your ESL Bottom
Shy Students vs. Loud Students
Building Fluency Early
Make Models of Everything…And Save Them!
Give Them Time to Work
Focus On the Trees, Not Just the Forest
Do Their Homework for Them
Drilling Them Fast and Furiously
A Picture Says a Thousand Words
Conclusion: Hitting Your ESL Bottom
teaching english: 101 esl powerpoint ideas that get students talking
Are you using PowerPoint in your ESL classroom? Get some new ideas with Teaching English!
This book profiles 101 different ESL PowerPoints that I used during my time teaching in public schools and training centers. Sometimes I had 50 students, other times just 10. Each time I made these lessons work, and in this book I'll show you how you can too. |
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Introduction – Teaching English with PowerPoints
PowerPoint English Lessons
All About You
American Slang
An Alien Invasion
Christmas in the Classroom
Deserts of the World
Doctor, Doctor
Food & Restaurants
Get in the Game with Sports
Haunted Halloween
Hobbies That Rock
Incredible Insects
Ocean Getaways
Palm Reading
Powerful Machines
Top 10 Celebrities
Turning to Tarot
PowerPoint Vocabulary Games
ESL Jeopardy
Say It First
Sink Your Class with Battleship
Where in the World
PowerPoint Adventure Games
Desert Escape
Deserted Island Adventure
Horror Island
Mountain Plane Crash Adventure
Pirate Adventure
Conclusion – Making Your Own PowerPoints
PowerPoint English Lessons
All About You
American Slang
An Alien Invasion
Christmas in the Classroom
Deserts of the World
Doctor, Doctor
Food & Restaurants
Get in the Game with Sports
Haunted Halloween
Hobbies That Rock
Incredible Insects
Ocean Getaways
Palm Reading
Powerful Machines
Top 10 Celebrities
Turning to Tarot
PowerPoint Vocabulary Games
ESL Jeopardy
Say It First
Sink Your Class with Battleship
Where in the World
PowerPoint Adventure Games
Desert Escape
Deserted Island Adventure
Horror Island
Mountain Plane Crash Adventure
Pirate Adventure
Conclusion – Making Your Own PowerPoints
English rocks! 101 esl games, activities, and lesson plans
Now in Print Format!
Need lots of lessons fast? Check out English Rocks! Anyone who buys the book gets all of the following files for free, as well as several you'd have to pay for otherwise. That's 101 different games...enough for a whole year of teaching! Simply buy the book and you'll get the links to download. |
English Rocks! Table of Contents
1 – 28: # - C
# on Card; 1 & 2 Stand in Line; 5-in-1; Anagram/Cryptogram; Bag Draw; Balloon Bounce; Balloon Debate; Battleship; Big Word; Bingo; Board Ball Throw; Board Game; Boredom Scale; Camouflage Words; Can’t Say Yes/No; Card Suits; Cartoon Dubbing; Celebrity Dialogue; Circle Categories; Classroom Challenge; Classroom Debate; Clothes Back-to-Back; Clothes Magazines; Colors Low; Colors Mid; Conversation Questions; Crossword Puzzle; Cup o’ Letters
29 – 52: D - H
Deserted Island; Dialogue; Dice Grammar; Diwang Building; Doctor, Doctor; Escape Games; Flashcard Games; Flashcard Sequencers; Flashcard Stories; Fly Swatter; Food Categories; Food Tennis; Fun with Google; Funny Pictures; Gap-Fill Handouts; Grab Scraps; Guess the Verb; Habits Comic Blocks; Hooda Math; Horoscope #s; Horizontal Words; Horror Island; Hot Seat; How Long Can You Talk
53 – 74: I - P
If This Person Were; Intro Handout; iPad app; I Spy; Jenga; Jeopardy; Killer; Mafia; Magazine Interviews; Magazine Stories; Make Words; Mountain Plane Crash Adventure; Name Game; Name Scraps; Newspaper Ads; Newspaper Articles; Newspaper Presentations; Palm Reading; Personification Pictures; Play Dough Words; Problem Strips; Puppet Throw
75 – 101: R - W
Run & Touch; Running Dictation; Scattegories; Scrabble; Seasons Comic Blocks; Secret Wars; Shark Attack; Shark & Parachute; Slow Reveal; Stand Off; Survey; T-shirt Template; Taboo; Tarot Cards; To-Do List; Tour Guide; Typhoon; Typhoon Attack; Uno; ‘WH’ Questions; What’s the Animal?; Where in the World?; Whispers; Who Is That?; Why Were You?; Word in Hat Draw; Word Search
# on Card; 1 & 2 Stand in Line; 5-in-1; Anagram/Cryptogram; Bag Draw; Balloon Bounce; Balloon Debate; Battleship; Big Word; Bingo; Board Ball Throw; Board Game; Boredom Scale; Camouflage Words; Can’t Say Yes/No; Card Suits; Cartoon Dubbing; Celebrity Dialogue; Circle Categories; Classroom Challenge; Classroom Debate; Clothes Back-to-Back; Clothes Magazines; Colors Low; Colors Mid; Conversation Questions; Crossword Puzzle; Cup o’ Letters
29 – 52: D - H
Deserted Island; Dialogue; Dice Grammar; Diwang Building; Doctor, Doctor; Escape Games; Flashcard Games; Flashcard Sequencers; Flashcard Stories; Fly Swatter; Food Categories; Food Tennis; Fun with Google; Funny Pictures; Gap-Fill Handouts; Grab Scraps; Guess the Verb; Habits Comic Blocks; Hooda Math; Horoscope #s; Horizontal Words; Horror Island; Hot Seat; How Long Can You Talk
53 – 74: I - P
If This Person Were; Intro Handout; iPad app; I Spy; Jenga; Jeopardy; Killer; Mafia; Magazine Interviews; Magazine Stories; Make Words; Mountain Plane Crash Adventure; Name Game; Name Scraps; Newspaper Ads; Newspaper Articles; Newspaper Presentations; Palm Reading; Personification Pictures; Play Dough Words; Problem Strips; Puppet Throw
75 – 101: R - W
Run & Touch; Running Dictation; Scattegories; Scrabble; Seasons Comic Blocks; Secret Wars; Shark Attack; Shark & Parachute; Slow Reveal; Stand Off; Survey; T-shirt Template; Taboo; Tarot Cards; To-Do List; Tour Guide; Typhoon; Typhoon Attack; Uno; ‘WH’ Questions; What’s the Animal?; Where in the World?; Whispers; Who Is That?; Why Were You?; Word in Hat Draw; Word Search
please say something: 25 proven ways to get through an hour of esl teaching
Have you ever wanted to scream at your ESL students, Please Say Something!
It's not the best idea, but I know how you feel. That's why I wrote this book with 25 proven ways to get through an hour of ESL teaching. I've tried them all out myself, and on numerous occasions. They work, and they'll work for you, starting in class today. |
Please Say something Table of Contents
Introduction – For the Love of God…Talk!
#1 – You Talk All the Time
#2 – The Student Talks All the Time
#3 – Drilling
#4 – Ask Questions
#5 – Continuous Reading
#6 – I Say, You Say
#7 – Computer Games
#8 – Videos
#9 – Bookwork
#10 – Worksheets
#11 – Coloring
#12 – Projects
#13 – Board Games
#14 – Card Games
#15 – Surfing the Web
#16 – Word Tennis
#17 – Essay Writing
#18 – Creative Writing
#19 – Dialogues
#20 – Staff Interviews
#21 – Make a PowerPoint
#22 – Write a Comic Strip
#23 – Tell the Future
#24 – Make a Menu
#25 – Solve a Problem
Conclusion – For Heaven’s Sake…Shut Up!
#1 – You Talk All the Time
#2 – The Student Talks All the Time
#3 – Drilling
#4 – Ask Questions
#5 – Continuous Reading
#6 – I Say, You Say
#7 – Computer Games
#8 – Videos
#9 – Bookwork
#10 – Worksheets
#11 – Coloring
#12 – Projects
#13 – Board Games
#14 – Card Games
#15 – Surfing the Web
#16 – Word Tennis
#17 – Essay Writing
#18 – Creative Writing
#19 – Dialogues
#20 – Staff Interviews
#21 – Make a PowerPoint
#22 – Write a Comic Strip
#23 – Tell the Future
#24 – Make a Menu
#25 – Solve a Problem
Conclusion – For Heaven’s Sake…Shut Up!
English last: true accounts of teaching in china
Interested in teaching English in China? Check out English Last!
Here you'll find detailed accounts of the living, working and social conditions I found during my 5 years in the Middle Kingdom. I worked in the public schools for CTLC (Center for Teaching and Learning in China), the training centers with EF (English First), and in homes tutoring kids one-one-one. If you're interested in teaching ESL in China you'll learn a lot! |
English last table of contents
Introduction
Part I – Welcome to Teaching in China!
Be a Great ESL Teacher
Education or Entertainment…Edutainment!
To Copy or Create?
I’m a New Teacher, Help!
Part II – How to Teach ESL English
Teaching ESL
ESL English
How to Teach ESL English
Teaching ESL Classes
New ESL Students
Teaching ESL Grammar
You’re an ESL Teacher, Not a Jackass!
Part III – Extra Aspects of Teaching ESL
Reading Classes
Students and Homework
Presentation Classes
ESL Professional Development
Part IV – Life in China
Living in Shenzhen
Weather in China
Holidays in China
Supermarkets in China
Transportation in China
Restaurants in China
Banquets in China
Part V – Teaching in China
ESL Jobs
Places to Teach in China
Part VI – Teaching with CTLC in Public Schools
The Benefits of CTLC
The Drawbacks of CTLC
The Living Conditions in Dorms
The Living Conditions in Apartments
The CTLC Classroom
Ending Your CTLC Contract
Part VII – Teaching with EF in Training Centers
Teaching English at Training Centers
Teaching English in China with EF
The Hierarchy of EF
Kids Schools vs. Adult Schools
Conditions at EF Schools
Conditions in EF Classrooms
Holidays at EF
EF’s Administrative Nonsense
The Extra Workload at EF
The Management at EF
My Conclusions on EF
Part VIII – Teaching as a Tutor in China
The Best Teaching Job in China
How Do You Tutor?
Teaching One-on-One VIPs
Part IX – Teaching in Chinese Kindergartens
The Good
The Bad
The Ugly
Conclusion
Part I – Welcome to Teaching in China!
Be a Great ESL Teacher
Education or Entertainment…Edutainment!
To Copy or Create?
I’m a New Teacher, Help!
Part II – How to Teach ESL English
Teaching ESL
ESL English
How to Teach ESL English
Teaching ESL Classes
New ESL Students
Teaching ESL Grammar
You’re an ESL Teacher, Not a Jackass!
Part III – Extra Aspects of Teaching ESL
Reading Classes
Students and Homework
Presentation Classes
ESL Professional Development
Part IV – Life in China
Living in Shenzhen
Weather in China
Holidays in China
Supermarkets in China
Transportation in China
Restaurants in China
Banquets in China
Part V – Teaching in China
ESL Jobs
Places to Teach in China
Part VI – Teaching with CTLC in Public Schools
The Benefits of CTLC
The Drawbacks of CTLC
The Living Conditions in Dorms
The Living Conditions in Apartments
The CTLC Classroom
Ending Your CTLC Contract
Part VII – Teaching with EF in Training Centers
Teaching English at Training Centers
Teaching English in China with EF
The Hierarchy of EF
Kids Schools vs. Adult Schools
Conditions at EF Schools
Conditions in EF Classrooms
Holidays at EF
EF’s Administrative Nonsense
The Extra Workload at EF
The Management at EF
My Conclusions on EF
Part VIII – Teaching as a Tutor in China
The Best Teaching Job in China
How Do You Tutor?
Teaching One-on-One VIPs
Part IX – Teaching in Chinese Kindergartens
The Good
The Bad
The Ugly
Conclusion
Teaching Abroad: Making the move to and from ESL teaching
Are you thinking of becoming an ESL teacher? Are you finished teaching ESL and ready to head home? Check out Teaching Abroad!
This book details what you'll need to know when you're first getting ready to teach ESL, and also what you need to do when you're on the ground and in the classroom. Teachers heading home from teaching ESL for a year or even longer will find lots of useful advice from an ESL teacher that's done it and survived. |
Teaching abroad table of contents
Introduction – Why Teach ESL?
Part I – Getting Ready
10 Reasons You Should be an ESL Teacher
10 Reasons You Shouldn’t be an ESL Teacher
Top 10 Famous ESL Teachers
The Typical Schedule of an ESL Teacher
Preparing to Live Abroad as an ESL Teacher
Making the Transition Into Being an ESL Teacher
Part II – In Action
Behavior Management: Strict But Fair
Using Reading Effectively in the ESL Classroom
Dealing with Culture Shock
How to Relax as an ESL Teacher
Understanding Taxes When You’re an ESL Teacher
Why ESL Teachers Should Tell Their Boss to go ‘F#%& Themselves’
Part III – Moving On
Making the Transition From Being an ESL Teacher
Preparing to Move Back Home after Being an ESL Teacher
Getting Over Reverse Culture Shock
How to Highlight Your ESL Skills to Get a Job
Why Your Experience Makes You Better Than Everyone Else
Conclusion – Now What?
Part I – Getting Ready
10 Reasons You Should be an ESL Teacher
10 Reasons You Shouldn’t be an ESL Teacher
Top 10 Famous ESL Teachers
The Typical Schedule of an ESL Teacher
Preparing to Live Abroad as an ESL Teacher
Making the Transition Into Being an ESL Teacher
Part II – In Action
Behavior Management: Strict But Fair
Using Reading Effectively in the ESL Classroom
Dealing with Culture Shock
How to Relax as an ESL Teacher
Understanding Taxes When You’re an ESL Teacher
Why ESL Teachers Should Tell Their Boss to go ‘F#%& Themselves’
Part III – Moving On
Making the Transition From Being an ESL Teacher
Preparing to Move Back Home after Being an ESL Teacher
Getting Over Reverse Culture Shock
How to Highlight Your ESL Skills to Get a Job
Why Your Experience Makes You Better Than Everyone Else
Conclusion – Now What?
fun English: 10 Fast and Easy ESL Games
Running low on ideas and time? Check out Fun English!
This book gives you 10 fast and easy ESL games that actually get kids talking, laughing, and having fun. That means you have fewer headaches and spend a whole lot less time talking to yourself. Kids love games, you know this - get these 10 new ones for your classroom collection. |
Fun English Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I – Low-Level & Young Learners
1 – Into the Air
2 – Race to Cards
3 – Out of a Hat
Part II – Mid-Level & Pre-Teen Learners
4 – Bulls-Eye
5 – Spin-Off
6 – Musical Chairs
7 – Flashcard Fights
Part III – High-Level & Teenage Learners
8 – Back-to-Back Guessing Race
9 – Dart on a Map
10 – Pronunciation in a Hat
Conclusion
Part I – Low-Level & Young Learners
1 – Into the Air
2 – Race to Cards
3 – Out of a Hat
Part II – Mid-Level & Pre-Teen Learners
4 – Bulls-Eye
5 – Spin-Off
6 – Musical Chairs
7 – Flashcard Fights
Part III – High-Level & Teenage Learners
8 – Back-to-Back Guessing Race
9 – Dart on a Map
10 – Pronunciation in a Hat
Conclusion