Conversation Activities

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 7 Idiom Activities for Creative Conversation Classes Teaching English idioms is not the easiest task. The following activities will help you to engage students quickly and help them understand this difficult language topic. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Crocodile Idioms 2. Picture Perfect 3. Back to the Source 4. A Piece of Culture 5. Original Idioms 6. Improvisation 7. Movie Review Do you want to teach English abroad or online? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: 1. Crocodile Idioms For this activity, you need to write various idioms on an index card and shuffle them. Let your students come to the front of the classroom, choose a card and act out that idiom. The rest of the class guesses...  [Read more]

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas 7 Go-To Activities For Your ESL Conversation Class Listen to this blog post: As an ESL teacher, getting your students talking can be one of the most difficult things to accomplish. English learners often lack the necessary confidence to speak openly and freely in English. The following activities are perfect for getting your students out of their shells! Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: Here are 7 go-to activities for your ESL conversation class. 1. Dialogue 2. Role-Play Change-Up 3. Interviews 4. Tag Team Role Play 5. Mystery Partner 6. Problem Solved 7. Creative Improvisation Are you ready to teach English as a foreign language? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Here are...  [Read more]

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas 7 Awesome ESL Conversation Activities to Really Get Your Students Talking We all know what it's like to teach a class with reluctant students who don't want to talk. It's like pulling teeth. However, with these 7 awesome ESL conversation activities, you can really get your students talking! Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Ice Breaker Jenga 2. Get To Know You Bingo 3. Mystery Party Guest 4. 20 Questions 5. Create a Game 6. Apples to Apples 7. Choose Your Victim Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Listen to this blog post: 1. Ice Breaker Jenga For this activity, you simply use a tumbling block game such as Jenga and write 1 simple ice...  [Read more]

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Teaching Ideas 5 More Fun Activities to Encourage Your Students to Speak Listen to this blog post: To keep the Activate Stage more fun and lively, offer your students one of these cool speaking activities. They will definitely enjoy the conversation and get creative with the tasks. Remember that any of these exercises can be easily used online. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Teacher For a Day 2. Describe a Picture 3. Redo Your Talk 4. TripAdvisor 5. Communal Story Do you want to teach English abroad or online? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! 1. Teacher For a Day Students share their ideas on how to make class more interesting and engaging....  [Read more]

Linda Dunsmore ITTT TEFL Linda is a passionate traveler, language learner and TEFL teacher. After spending some time teaching in China, she moved to Korea in 2015. She now calls South Korea her home. Read my articles 7 Amazing Back-to-School Ideas for Your ESL Class | ITTT | TEFL Blog Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Schools are starting again and students and teachers flock back to the classroom. Check out these simple and powerful back-to-school ideas and your students will surely remember this first lesson of yours for a long time! 7 Go-To Activities For Your ESL Conversation Class | ITTT | TEFL Blog Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas As an ESL teacher, getting your students talking can be one of the most difficult things to accomplish. English learners often lack the necessary...  [Read more]

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas 5 Engaging Games for Your English Conversation Class Practicing conversational skills is often daunting for students. However, with these awesome activities, you'll engage your students in speaking quicker as they will like the tasks. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: 1. Ice-Breaker Jenga 2. Get to Know You Bingo 3. 20 Questions 4. Choose Your Victim 5. I've Got a Contact Example Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: Check out what our course grads say in our many video testimonials! Listen to this blog post: 1. Ice-Breaker Jenga Jenga is a favorite stack game to millions of people. Your students will get excited as soon as they see the blocks. For this activity, you need to customize...  [Read more]

Use Your TEFL Skills to Stay for Free at Beautiful Hotels in Europe Date posted:2019-05-24 | Writer: Angloville | Email: [email protected] Volunteer abroad as an English-Speaking Mentor and use your TEFL skills to discover 7+ European countries for free, having your board and lodging in beautiful hotels covered.  Join more than 8,000 people from all over the world for an Angloville experience this year. Featured in: Lonely Planet, Forbes, Fashion Magazine, Travel Magazine, Glasgow Guardian DETAILS OF POSITION: As an English speaker, you will stay in one of our beautiful venues in Malta, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ireland or England for 1 to 8 weeks and use your TEFL skills to help European language students improve their English through a series of...  [Read more]

Legitimate TEFL Centers Check out tefl tesol about Legitimate TEFL Centers and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts C.S - Thailand said: TEFL for non native speakersI?m a thai national born and raised in thailand. Being a non native english speaker, I?ve faced many difficulties in learning and understanding English since the beginning. Pronunciation was difficult, grammar was difficult, and I believe learning and just REMEMBERING all the tenses, modals, and verb forms would have been nearly impossible without the fortunate help I had from many American, Filipino, and European friends,...  [Read more]

Jobs Teaching English in Central and Eastern Europe Date posted:2018-10-01 | Writer: Angloville | Email: [email protected] Use your TEFL skills to volunteer abroad with Angloville as an English-Speaking Mentor and discover 5+ European countries for free, having your board and lodging in beautiful hotels covered. As an English speaker, you will stay in one of our beautiful venues in Malta, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ireland or England for 1 to 3 weeks and help European language students improve their English through a series of conversations and fun-packed activities. You are not required to be a formal teacher but simply a partner for conversation while having a multicultural experience.  All programmes are conversation-based and consist of 1 on 1 and small...  [Read more]

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Place of Grammar in TEFL Grammar, more often than not, has been a subject of great scrutiny and dislike amongst students of all ages and all levels, either because they find it complicated or simply not fond about it because of the memory that the exams in school were always difficult or it was easy for the teachers to correct and put the students on the spot for being unable to differentiate between the tenses. Table of Contents Communication Goals My Experience Teaching younger students Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Roberto I. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT....  [Read more]

Genuine TEFL Center Check out tefl tesol about Genuine TEFL Center and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts C.G. - USA said: Motivation in the ClassroomArticles used: 1. How esl students can gain confidence to speak 2.Conversation partners help esl students with English 3. Choosing props for the ESL/EFL classroom 4. Secrets to keeping students motivated while learning English What Role Does Motivation Play in the Classroom and How To Promote It? The Webster Dictionary defines motivation as follows: "Motivation: The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action towards a...  [Read more]

IAcademy Education ICan is a Canada based online ESL company committed to transforming ESL learners into dynamic, confident English speakers. ICan offers Speaking Classes, Writing Classes, and IELTS preparation courses. Ican Speaking: Young students of speaking and conversation are given interactive playful lessons with new vocabulary, phrases, and games. Our teachers are there to help guide their pronunciation, correct their mistakes, and to create as much conversation as they can from what the student has given them. Mid-level and more advanced students use an interactive but less playful program which is more based on the conversational aspect of English. Along with grammar, the students are regularly prompted by the course material to speak on the different subjects introduced. Each...  [Read more]

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How to Develop the Speaking Abilities of Kindergarten Level Students Benjamin Franklin quoted "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Table of Contents Conversation Support Oral Conversation Listening activities Interactive storytelling activities' Vocabulary enhancement Poems, Rhymes, and Games Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: Verbal communication is one of the most essential abilities that a student can lead both for social and educational achievement. It can consider the introductory stage of learning. It is indispensable to cultivate communication skills for the development of young learners so that he/she can carry out of articulating him or herself....  [Read more]

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas How to Create an Effective Student Profile Student profiling, also known as learner profile, is one of the first things a teacher or schooling system tends to do with new students. It involves either a document/questionnaire or a series of conversations with the student and the parents, to assess the student's background and to help the teaching staff understand the strengths, needs, interests and learning patterns of the student. Table of Contents How does it work for teachers? Things to keep in mind when designing a student profile questionnaire or conversation are: How to design it? What's the purpose? Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification...  [Read more]

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teaching Speaking to Chinese English Learners The following essay is a summative task for my TEFL certification course. I have chosen the topic "Problems for learners in a country of your choice" and the country of focus is China. In the essay, I would like to answer the question "How to help Chinese learners improve their conversation skills?" Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: State of the problem Phonetic System Chinese Censorship Culture Ways to Teach Speaking Intonation and Stress Speaking Activities Motivation Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Nastja S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent...  [Read more]

Wed, 08 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences My Experience of Teaching One Student and a Group in France Teaching is a very rewarding experience when you have enthusiastic and motivated students, regardless of teaching one student or a group of students. However, in my opinion, only very young learners seem to have the enthusiasm teachers crave for. Table of Contents Conversation practice Student personality Mix of abilities and interests Teaching bigger classrooms Learn how to approach groups and individual students taking your TEFL course right now! Related Articles: Listen to this blog post: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Carmen T. Conversation practice I have been teaching English in France without a qualification due to the great demand for...  [Read more]

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Adapting to the Differences Between Group Teaching and One-to-One Teaching Lesson planning for an individual ESL student can be successfully adapted from lesson planning for a group once the teacher recognizes the differences and similarities between teaching a group and teaching an individual in a one-to-one setting. My first teaching experience was volunteering to teach a multilingual, adult class. After the class ended, Yordanka, one of the students, approached me for private help with her English conversation skills. I kept the following concerns in mind when conducting one-to-one sessions with Yordanka. These concerns address seven issues: student needs, student talk versus teacher talk time, trust between teacher and student,...  [Read more]

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Art of Preparing Working Lesson Plans Doing up lesson plans for my up and coming TEFL classes is something that I am quite excited about. I suppose it is because I see an opportunity for creativity and that gets my juices flowing. I love the engage, study and activate model that was taught to us, both in the TEFL course itself as well as in this course on teaching business English lessons to adults. I would like to share some ideas that I have reaped from this course on how I would prepare a lesson plan for the to engage, study and activate methodology. Table of Contents Engagement Giving New Information Applying New Information on Practice Points to Remember Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related...  [Read more]

Qualifications TEFL Teachers Check out tefl tesol about Qualifications TEFL Teachers and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: Check out ITTT's Blog Posts H. B. - U.K. said: Teaching Grammar Teaching grammar can be one of the most frustrating aspects of an English teachers? job description. Teaching Grammar can be divided into 2 categories, declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge. Declarative knowledge can be summed up as knowledge about a thing such as the rules of grammar whereas procedural knowledge is being able to apply the knowledge to communicate effectively. Many older styles of teaching grammar...  [Read more]

Help Drive Cambodia’s Development By Teaching English Date posted:2017-08-24 | Writer: Conversation with Foreigners | Email: [email protected] Volunteer in Cambodia is seeking volunteer EFL teachers to teach Khmer students English at our language center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, starting in November 2017, February 2018 and May 2018. If you are in Cambodia now, we also have jobs available starting 30thAugust. Profits from student fees help provide a sustainable source of core funding for the development projects of our partner NGO's : access to clean water, eco-tourism, education, human rights and many more ! You will be in the school ‘Conversation with Foreigners’ with its unique in-house curriculum that draws on the students’ desire to share their traditions and...  [Read more]

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Teaching Groups of Beginners I used to be a Mountain Guide, I have worked all over the World. I have often found myself with my clients in a mountain refuge where we would stay the night before making a summit bid the next morning. These refugees, usually found in remote and wild places, are manned by a Guardian who looks after the refuge, provides a dormitory bed for the night and cooks a hearty evening meal. The mountaineers who stay come from all over the World and everyone sits together on long tables, sharing food and wine and friendship. Table of Contents Listen to this blog post: Multinational Groups Seating Arrangement Fun Activities Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today! Related Articles: English is...  [Read more]

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Problems for Learners in France and How to Overcome Them Being an American living in France has given me firsthand experience as to what it is like to struggle with learning a new language. I studied Spanish for six years, in Junior High and High school. Language acquisition was easier then. I can attest to the fact that younger learners learn more quickly. For me, the two major problems with learning French are the tenses and not being able to understand what people are saying. I get stuck in the present tense, often forgetting to change tenses in conversation. I also need to hone up on my listening skills. Table of Contents What problems do native French speakers have with the English language? The other big problem that people...  [Read more]

The Best Teaching Ideas for TEFL Teachers 10 Requirements Every ESL Teachers Needs To Have Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their thoughts on the requirements to ESL teachers. 7 Great Games for Your ESL Conversation Class Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Teaching speaking skills is an important part of an ESL class. Sometimes, entire conversation classes are established that focus solely on speaking. Here are 7 great games for your ESL conversation class. What Outdoor Activities Can Help When Teaching English Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares their ideas on outdoor activities. 7 Ways to Teach Reading Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, our recent...  [Read more]

Thu, 16 May 2019 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas The Necessity of Teaching Vocabulary Learning a new language has always been a challenge given the strong motivation of some people to communicate with others and to make friends from different countries and cultures all over the world. The most important thing when learning a new language is both grammar and the vocabulary part, as we cannot have a conversation without the proper vocabulary in a certain field or situation. Table of Contents Considerations Why is vocabulary development so important? Ideas for vocabulary planning and teaching Engage Study Activate Are you ready to teach English abroad? Related Articles: Listen to this blog post This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Valeria T. Considerations...  [Read more]

The Best Teaching Ideas for TEFL Teachers The Principles of Choosing Course Materials for ESL Students Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas This blog post was written by our TEFL alumna who shares their ideas on choosing course materials for effective lessons. Approaches to Teaching English Vocabulary to ESL Students Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas In this blog post, you will learn several ways of teaching new vocabulary to ESL students. 7 Go-To Activities For Your ESL Conversation Class Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas As an ESL teacher, getting your students talking can be one of the most difficult things to accomplish. English learners often lack the necessary confidence to speak openly and freely in English. The following activities are perfect for getting your...  [Read more]

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Classroom Activities Using Storytelling Storytelling in the classroom can seemingly be one of the most diverse and engaging ways to help students learn English as a second language. Storytelling for the purposes of this essay is a broad term that I am using to refer not only to students telling stories about what they did on the weekend for example but also using existing stories that are well known and loved, for example, Harry Potter or the Lion King. Table of Contents Benefits of Storytelling Activities Storytelling Skill Development Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Jamie S. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily...  [Read more]

Older Posts Online Teaching and Interacting with Parents Linda Dunsmore TEFL Information Teaching Ideas Are you looking to teach English online? Here are some useful tips for online teaching and interacting with parents. 7 Activities for Teaching the Present Progressive for the ESL Classroom Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas The present progressive is one of the most important tenses in the English language. As it describes actions currently happening, it's quite an easy tense to teach using a variety of fun and interactive activities. Here are 7 activities for teaching the present progressive for the ESL classroom. 7 Great Games for Your ESL Conversation Class Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Teaching speaking skills is an important part of an ESL class. Sometimes, entire...  [Read more]

Fri, 01 May 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Cultural Sensitivity in a Colombian Classroom A resource I found invaluable for this essay was the website Cyborlink (2019a), a reference provided in the TEFL Young Learners course (ITTT, 2019). The TEFL course (Unit 6) discusses how cultural considerations are important when teaching abroad. This includes cultural sensitivity when interacting with the young learners themselves, as well as in interacting with parents and school staff (administration/teachers). Table of Contents Latin-American Culture English in Colombia The usage of titles Conversational taboos Relation to different age groups Individualism and gender peculiarities Other considerations Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course! Related Articles: ...  [Read more]

The Best Teaching Ideas for TEFL Teachers 5 Great Ways to Give Your Students Feedback Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Giving feedback is one of the most important parts of being a teacher. Here are 5 great ways to give your students feedback for a successful learning environment. 7 Awesome ESL Conversation Activities to Really Get Your Students Talking Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas Check out these 7 awesome ESL conversation activities that will really get your students talking and help them learn English in no time! Top Tips for Teaching English One-on-One Linda Dunsmore Teaching Ideas One of our TEFL alumni has shared with us his tips when teaching one-on-one English lessons. Check them out in this post. Great Ideas for Teaching Listening Skills in the ESL...  [Read more]

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina Teaching Ideas Activities Accompanying Storytelling Storytelling in the classroom can seemingly be one of the most diverse and engaging ways to help students learn English as a second language. Storytelling for the purposes of this essay is a broad term that I am using to refer not only to students telling stories about what they did on the weekend for example but also using existing stories that are well known and loved, for example, Harry Potter or the Lion King. Table of Contents Firstly, classroom activities using storytelling when centered around the students are a great way for students to get to know one another. Further, students can be encouraged to go and explore and to create their own stories. Moreover, using existing stories, such as...  [Read more]