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.
Ad Break is a simple activity which gets students working together in a project-like way. It can be completed in a longer lesson (say 2 hours). The idea is that students will practice language they’ve been learning by putting it together to create a television commercial. You can tailor the […]
In an Action Maze students are put in a difficult situation and they need to decide what to do next. Often they’ll be given a few options to choose from. As a result of their choice, the students are then faced with the next situation in the story and with […]
his is A Long List of Proverbs. It can be used with activities such as proverb match (see below). A cat may look at a king A chain is only as strong as its weakest link A change is as good as a rest A drowning man will clutch at […]
A Curious Visitor is a simple activity to practice relative clauses with your class. Preparation Prepare some flashcards with pictures of local objects, people or items specific to the country or region you are working in and the name of those items or people. For example, this could include: food […]
A Lesson Plan is the outline of what will be taught in a single lesson. It is, if you like, a road map for the hour or 90 minutes or so you will spend with the class. Creating a good lesson plan is vitally important for a successful lesson and […]