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Five no-prep speaking fluency activities for ESL students
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.
How teaching with authentic materials benefits your students
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.
Six no- and low-prep vocabulary revision exercises which make students think in English
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.
Getting started with ESL Brains e-lesson plans
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.
ESL Brains Critical Reading Club
Discover our Critical Reading Club (CRC). Learn how to use it in your classroom and how it can benefit your students.
How to make the most of group activities in one-to-one classes
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.
5 websites that will take your ESL lessons to the next level
Discover websites that can maximise your students’ learning opportunities and bring a little spark and creativity into the classroom.
Making teaching English online easier with ESL Brains
Teaching English online now I started teaching online three years ago and I came to really enjoy this format. Despite its downsides, there are many benefits for teachers of doing lessons online. The obvious one is just the sheer amount of time you save when you don’t need to commute endlessly across the city. Plus, […]
How to use interactive videos for teaching English
As you probably have already realized we love using videos for teaching English. You may wonder why? First of all, that’s how people consume media nowadays. We stopped reading and turned to video (YouTube) and audio (podcasts) as the primary type of online content we get, whether these are vlogs, how-tos, educational videos or news […]
How to apply flipped classroom for teaching English with ESL Brains lesson plans
We have been publishing flipped lesson plans since 2019, and are really happy how popular they have become among our teacher community. We want to share with you what flipped classroom is, how it benefits students and how to use our worksheets to apply flipped classroom for teaching English in your classroom. What is flipped […]
My tips for teaching English to seniors (60+)
Why writing about teaching senior learners? A few weeks ago, when I was thinking about my experience as an ESL teacher and knowledge that I’ve acquired over the years, I must admit that I had a problem with finding something which would be eye-opening or that would surprise you. There are so many resources, professional […]
Five grammar and vocabulary revision games and exercises
Apart from being a teacher of English, I’m also a student of other languages. It means that I can experience the teaching as well as learning process first-hand. I observe myself, students and other teachers, and try to draw conclusions. One of them concerns revising vocabulary and grammar.Some time ago I noticed that as a student […]
