Blog & News
Website updates, ESL Brains news as well as some tips and tricks on teaching English.
New e-lesson plan design is here! It's more functional, clearer and more appealing. Read more about the changes in our blog post. Read More
Why not use your students' favourite TV shows and create fun, engaging and more memorable ESL activities? Discover Olia's low-prep tasks ideas based on TV series! Read More
Ever wondered which lessons other ESL Brains teachers would recommend? We have, so we had a closer look at what was trending in the first half of 2022, and created the list of the most popular lesson plans. Read More
Instead of giving your students pages of exercises, use these ESL homework ideas to help them make English their own. Read More
Technology can help bridge the gap between offline and online worlds. We simply need to equip ourselves with tools for engaging online classes. Read More
Visuals not only spark conversation, but are also a great lesson intro idea, can be used to raise interest, teach and practise vocabulary, or support ideas in a debate. Read More
‘Grammar is fun!’ is not something that English teachers often hear from their students. But it doesn't have to be like that. Read to learn what we think you could do to teach grammar in a fun way. Read More
To make browsing our lessons easier, we have decided to add two new categories to the website search filter as well as introduce a completely new filter. Read More
If you’re looking for some new ideas or activities for teaching conversational English one on one, these tasks will definitely inspire you. Read More
Whether you teach low-level or advanced students, use these five speaking fluency activities to help them communicate better in English. You can use the activities as warm-ups, fillers, and whenever you feel that your students (and you!) need them. Read More
Real-life resources can be successfully used both in ESL lessons and outside the classroom to develop students’ language skills. Read how authentic materials can benefit your students. Read More
Goodbye 2021! Let's recap what happened in the last 12 months on ESL Brains and there's been a lot going on with almost 100 new lesson plans being published from Jan to Dec. Read More
Some of you might be familiar with our Critical Reading Club (aka CRC). The idea behind it is that students read an article before the class and then discuss its content and share their thoughts in the classroom. Previously, we published posts on our Instagram but now it's here! Read More
Discover six simple revision ideas you can use at the beginning or end of a lesson to consolidate your students’ knowledge and make them feel more confident about the vocabulary they learn. Read More
Learn how to use our e-lesson plans efficiently, as well as discover some differences and similarities between the structure of our worksheets and e-lessons. Read More
Discover our Critical Reading Club (CRC). Learn how to use it in your classroom and how it can benefit your students. Read More
Using group activities with one-to-one classes may not seem particularly exciting or even doable for some teachers. Have you ever wondered how to adapt group activities to provide variety, as well as ensuring your one-to-one students enjoy and benefit from them? Read to discover our tips to consider. Read More
Discover websites that can maximise your students’ learning opportunities and bring a little spark and creativity into the classroom. Read More
