I think Dave's ESL Cafe is an amazing site. Check it out! Just click on the link...
My favorite use of this site is getting idioms. I used them in conversational English classes. The way I use them is printing off a small selection with their definitions, maybe a dozen or so, and then giving examples, having a Q&A time, and finally ending with a game- usually make small teams, or work individually, based on class size, and see who can make the most original sentences using the idioms. I also created worksheets with blanks to fill in using the new idioms.
Dave's ESL Cafe is also a good source of organizations and opportunities to achieve TESOL certification or teach using your TESOL certification.
In addition to idioms, the site gives many good ideas about games and other activities to be used to learn pronunciation, intonation, and other aspects of language. Some of these games include "Pronunciation Baseball" and "International Idol."
Also, there are many resources for students, too. That's actually where I got the idioms.
So check it out and let me know what you think.
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Thanks for pinpointing a few useful areas of the site... I just spent a while clicking on a lot of other stuff. It's a good thing the teacher will never know.
ReplyDeleteI like that you mentioned the "Pronunciation Baseball" activity. When I was in grade school, we participated in a Basal Ball tournament at the now non-existent North Hill Mall. It was a similar style game, though not all the words were pronounced differently from how they sound. I remember how thrilled I was when I pronounced a word correctly that got us a triple--and I feel like a huge dork admitting that I even remember that. The word was acorn, because I know you're DYING to know =)
ReplyDeleteGreat find, thanks for sharing!
Very solid website. There is a metric ton of categories and interesting articles. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI think this website is very good in that it gives us a lot of useful information for students as well as teachers. I am a student as well as potential teacher. So, "as good as it gets"! Also, it's very good to find some job openings through this website.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree that this site seems to have it all. I like the idioms on this site, too.
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