Writing a test is a tremendous task for every teacher. A good test has to give you a clear understanding of your students’ ability. There are many elicitation techniques that can be use when writing a test, but every teacher should be aware of chosen techniques limitations. Some techniques are effective for a group of learners while they are not that effective for other group or, some techniques are good for testing grammar while they are not good for testing reading. Below is a list of the most used elicitation techniques: ( … read the full article)
Tips on correcting student’s written work in ESL classroom
Written test/activity is my favorite one. You can give it to all of the students at once. Students have more time for thinking, analyzing grammar, organizing their ideas etc. However, there are many disadvantages; one of them is the correction time. Below are some tips which might help you and your students. ( … read the full article)
Body Parts | ESL Lesson Plan
The purpose of the lesson:
Identifying body parts.
Size of the class: 40 students.
Age: 11-12 years old.
Level: Elementary ( … read the full article)
This is very useful for starters
Learning Style Questionnaire
I have created an online version of a questionnaire that I completed once during my CELTA course. There are 33 statements that have to be scored in order to find out what kind of learner you are. I want to do the questionnaire ( … read the full article)
Country guessing
Do you want to learn the name of the world’s countries? Do you want to test your knowledge? Just try this game once and you will love it. Type in the name of a country then the script will give you maximum 3 clues (one by one). ( … read the full article)
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Daily routine | Daily activities | ESL Lesson Plan
The purpose of the lesson:
Talking about your daily routine
Using Simple Present
Size of the class: 40 students.
Age: 11-12 years old.
Level: Elementary. ( … read the full article)
My school | Describe your school | ESL Lesson Plan
The purpose of the lesson: Describe your school using “There is/are …” and forming questions using “How many … are there in …?”
Student’s level: Elementary
Class size: 40 students
Age: 11-12 years old
Lesson length: 40 minutes ( … read the full article)
My house | Prepositions of location
The purpose of the lesson:
Identifying objects in the house
Using prepositions of location
Size of the class: 40 students.
Age: 11-12 years old.
Level: Elementary. ( … read the full article)
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