Success by Lindsay Mickles (Bulgaria ETA) As teachers, our primary goal is not simply to teach our subject matter, but to provide our students with the skills they need to find success in life. What better way to help students do so than to devote a class period to discussing…
Images for Inspiration by Morgan Harden (Argentina ETA) Expressing yourself creatively can be difficult. You may have dozens of ideas swirling around in your head, but finding a way to communicate them through a medium that others can understand and appreciate is challenging. Try doing so in another language,…
Easter Trivia by Robyn Kincaide (South Korea ETA) Easter is coming up in a couple of weeks! If you’re looking for an engaging way to introduce your low to intermediate-level students to some Easter facts and traditions, then this “Easter Trivia” lesson designed by South Korea ETA Robyn Kincaide may…
Speaking Test Unit – Solving Problems by Erin Slocum (South Korea ETA) One of the biggest challenges ESL teachers face is determining how to assess students’ speaking abilities. Such a variety of factors are involved in speaking another language that it can be difficult to know where to begin. That’s…
American Humor by Olivia Gillespie (Brazil ETA) Next Monday is April Fool’s Day, so why not kick off the upcoming month with a fun lesson for your students? Our latest Lesson of the Week, “American Humor” by Brazil ETA Olivia Gillespie invites high-level learners to discuss cultural differences in senses…
Plural Nouns & Admired People contributed by an Indonesia ETA “Cat” changes to “cats”, but “mouse” becomes “mice” and “sheep” are always just “sheep” regardless of how many there are…isn’t English grammar simply a delight? Plural nouns can be a hard enough concept for English learners with mother tongues which…
Gender Issues and Inequality in the United States by Pria Mahadevan & Angie Corchado (Brazil ETAs) March is Women’s History Month, and keeping with the theme started with last week’s LotW by South Korea ETA Jessica Chamorro, we’re featuring another lesson based around societal concepts of gender. “Gender Issues and…
Women’s History Month by Jessica Chamorro (South Korea ETA) It’s March, and that means it’s Women’s History Month! If you’re looking for a way to help your students recognize the important contributions women have made to society, this lesson from South Korea ETA Jessica Chamorro may provide just the inspiration…
Writing a Summary by Janine Perri (South Korea ETA) Sometimes the apparently simplest of tasks can turn out to be the most difficult. For many of us, the act of summarizing—boiling the essence of a book, movie, or even our day into a short, easily digestible and comprehensible format—can prove…
Going to a Restaurant by Meghan Cioci & Rebecca Kanter (Brazil ETAs) If you were to ask your students to shout out some American foods, what kinds of responses could you expect to receive? Likely something along the lines of: “Hamburger!” “Hot Dog!” “Pizza!” What if you asked about restaurants?…