Keith Taylor

How often do you find yourself preparing a class, racking your brain for something different, a new activity to liven up a group of tired students, or just to bring something fresh to the classroom?

Here's a way to introduce the structure "used to" to your ESL students.1 Find or draw on the board a picture of someone who looks like they could have just won some money.

Have you ever wondered how to use movies in your ESL classes, without just sitting your students down in front of the screen, hitting 'Play' and sitting back to watch?Here are a few ideas to get you started, using very short movie extracts...

Have you ever wondered how to use video in your ESL classes, without just sitting your students down in front of the screen and hitting 'Play'?

It's the end of another class, and one student has stayed behind. No problem, you think, maybe an easy grammar question, or a comment on how they enjoyed the class (or not!)... or maybe it's a question about an ESL exam.