Before explaining what today’s featured lesson in, I just wanted to congratulate all the ETAs who completed the 2022 Global ETA Workshop! I hope it was helpful for everyone and that you were able to develop a portfolio of resources. Here at Fulbridge, we’re always looking for ways to support…
Lesson of the Week: “As (blah blah) as…” Simile Poems Lesson
“As (blah blah) as…” Simile Poems Lesson by Maggie Little (South Korea ETA) The ability to make comparisons is an important language skill. A lot of English curriculum seems to emphasize things like comparatives and superlatives, but doesn’t really focus on how to talk about things that are the same…
Lesson of the Week: Music Lesson – Make a Parody!
Music Lesson – Make a Parody! by Paige Whitney (South Korea ETA) One of the most reliable ways to engage your students and get them excited about learning English is to incorporate recent pop music. In a creative take on a music lesson, South Korea ETA Paige Whitney goes beyond…
Lesson of the Week: Writing a Summary
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…
Lesson of the Week: Frozen Lesson
Frozen Lesson by Jet Cessant & Jessica Zucker (South Korea ETAs) It’s now been five years since Disney’s hit movie Frozen was released in theaters, and yet many ETAs can likely attest that their students still howl the lyrics to “Let It Go” or “Do You Want to Build a…
Lesson of the week: Cover Letters and Personal Statements
Cover Letters and Personal Statements by Charlotte Simpson (Argentina, British Council, ELA) and Libby Dvir (Argentina, ETA) This week we have a lesson taken from San Luis, Argentina where Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Libby Dvir and British Council English Language Assistant Charlotte Simpson teach in a English teacher preparatory institute. Libby…
Lesson of the Week: Guess the Plot to Movie Music
Guess the Plot to Movie Music by Elizabeth Beavers (South Korea ETA) Most ESL teachers will agree: incorporating music into a lesson often proves to be one of the most effective ways to pique students’ interest and encourage them to actively participate in class. If you’re looking for fresh ideas…
Lesson of the Week: College Essay writing-Application
College Essay Writing-Application by Tiarra Clarkston (Argentina, ETA) Many students study English with the goal of attending an American university. Mastering grammar and vocabulary is only part of communication. Students need to learn the cultural norms in writing and use their knowledge of the language appropriately especially in a university…
Lesson of the Week: Writing a Job Application
Writing a Job Application contributed by an Indonesia ETA Do you ever feel the need to prove to your students that your class does actually have a purpose to it, that they are actually learning skills that will be useful in the future? Amidst the grind of grammar lessons and…
Lesson Resource of the Month: Pen Pals
Pen Pals by multiple contributors Did you ever have a pen pal when you were younger? The decades-old practice of sending letters back and forth with a friend whom you may never have met in real life has faded out as we have moved deeper into the Age of the…