Test question types

    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)

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        Sarah
        Sarah

        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)

              Listening for the gist | ESL Lesson Plan | Elementary level

              The purpose of the lesson:
              Listening for the gist.
              Size of the class: 40 students.
              Age: 11-12 years old.
              Level: Elementary. ( … read the full article)

                School timetable | ESL Lesson Plan

                The purpose of the lesson:
                Talking about your school’s timetable
                Size of the class: 40 students.
                Age: 11-12 years old.
                Level: Elementary. ( … read the full article)

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                Trang
                Trang

                Hi, I would like to improve my son\'s writing skill. He is 9 year old. Do you have any writing ...
                Dan Dumitrache
                Dan Dumitrache

                Hi Trang, I don\'t have a writing class and personally I am very busy (probably starting with the second part ...
                Trang
                Trang

                Thanks Dan for your quick response. My email address is tnqtrangvn@yahoo.com. Please kindky advise me how to contact that Vietnamse ...
                Trang
                Trang

                Hi Dan, When ever you have time of a small group who are at my son\'s age, please kindly let me ...
                Dan Dumitrache
                Dan Dumitrache

                Hi Trang, I have just sent you an email.

                  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)