A box of TEFL tricks for you!
Here we list hundreds of lesson plans, activities and ideas to use in your TEFL classroom.
The main list below has activities which practice many different aspects of English: reading, writing, listening, speaking. These can often be used with many different types of classes.
In the United States, Bingo is a game of chance in which each player matches numbers printed in different arrangements on cards with the numbers the game host (caller) draws at random, marking the selected numbers with tiles. When a player finds the selected numbers are arranged on their card […]
This activity is to practice expressing likes and dislikes. The principle can be adapted, however, to practice almost any language item. The game is best suited to medium to large groups of students. The objective is for each student to fill in a row of their bingo card with the […]
Almost any teacher experiences sooner or later a time in their teaching career when due to lack of preparation, misjudgment of their students’ language ability, or simply laziness they ran out of material, activities and even ideas before the end of their lesson. Not a nice place to be! If […]
Eccentric Traits is a really fun way to practice close listening and speaking. It’s also very funny and can be used for all learner levels although it’s probably most suited to more advanced classes. Basically everyone in the class is given an eccentric trait. They then all mingle at a […]
Dragon’s Den is a detailed and long-term activity ideal for a class studying Business English. It is based on the popular television program where would-be entrepreneurs pitch their business idea to potential investors to try and raise money to get their business off the ground. The activity can be run […]
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