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Mastering the 3 Sounds of -ED: Complete Lesson, Activities & Self-Grading Quiz Stop letting your students guess how to pronounce the past tense.Are your ESL/EFL students still mispronouncing '-ed' endings, ignoring them entirely, or turning every verb into two syllables? If you are tired of the confusion and looking for a way to build genuine speaking confidence, this all-in-one Masterclass is the professional, ready-to-teach solution you’ve been looking for. This lesson plan & activity pack tr

Frustrated that your ESL adult students are still mispronouncing the -ed ending for regular verbs in the past tense? This free practice sheet is a quick fix to an underestimated pronunciation problem that can interfere with fluency and cause misunderstandings. Practice 160 common verbs chosen for levels A2 and up. Many learners don't know how to pronounce the -ed suffix because teachers have underestimated the importance of pronunciation practice time. Regular verbs are so easy to conjugate,

The TOEIC Listening & Reading test is difficult but it has been proven that by becoming familiar with the design of the test and using strategies like these students can boost their score by 50 points. This TOEIC lesson on strategies for taking the test could be used at the beginning of a TOEIC preparation class or closer to the test date. Teachers can choose to present the strategies by showing a 15-minute narrated video or by narrating the 13 slides themselves. A PDF of the complete stra

“Leverage English skills to achieve goals” TOEIC®  vocabulary building & fluency activities Lesson objectives: Motivate a large ESL class or an individual student to continue improving their English skills by convincing them that these skills can be used as leverage to reach their goals.   Students will learn and practice vocabulary about tasks that we “will or might” perform in English for four life goals: Getting a job, Creating a startup, Travelling abroad, and Socializing and making frie

Personal development and growth are hot topics today.  Use this ESL vocabulary lesson to motivate and convince your students that learning English can transform their lives. This four-part vocabulary lesson covers the 12 reasons why English is transformational.   Lesson objectives:  From four short texts, ESL students will discover the reasons why the journey to improve English skills is not just about learning a language.  It's a “path” to personal growth through (1) enhanced communication, (

This TOEIC lesson aims to turn worried, apprehensive students into excited, motivated ones.  The slideshow begins by  diminishing fears about the exam with a guessing activity and discussion on who takes the TOEIC and why,  then with a video and quiz on FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) to familiarize students with the test.  Students will set their target score based on the score of peers in their country and age group, and then take a mini-test to see where they stand.  This will give st

The aim of this lesson is to bring students around to the realization that preparing for the TOEIC exam and getting a good score will help them reach their goals in life. This lesson will make your TOEIC preparation class or individual course not only engaging but meaningful. The lesson starts off with reflection on life goals where students are asked to choose between three categories of life goals: to make money, to be famous, or to be happy, and then expand on their response with more de

Workplace vocabulary is essential for high school and adult ESL students. This "Teamwork" vocabulary lesson has four scaffolded activities so learning takes place in stages. Perfect for large mixed-level classes. Students can work individually or in groups. Step 1: Students guess meanings of new vocabulary from context. There are ten inspiring quotes on teamwork with 24 new words and their definitions in a matching game. Step 2: Students align synonyms together to strengthen and clarify m

Engage your ESL or TOEIC class with this activity where teams or individual students match 30 photos with the job title and description. Jobs from business travel (restaurant, airlines, hotel) and a little construction. Job descriptions come from the real world of online job sites. Great practice for intended meaning in the new updated TOEIC exam 2018. In Parts 4 & 7 where there are short talks and texts, we often find the question “Who most likely is the man?” and the answer choices are

Every adult English learner needs practice speaking and especially asking questions. One student picks a job from his prompt card and answers “Yes” or “No” to rapid-fire questions from the group. 13 prompt cards with 65 jobs total. Seat students in a circle. The first student mentally chooses a job from his list. The others start asking him "Yes or No" questions in present simple such as: Do you wear a uniform? Do you have a special diploma? Do you work at weekends? There is a list of typi

Gamify your TOEIC class with this activity where teams or individual students match 30 photos with the product name and description of office supplies and equipment commonly found in multi-national companies. Great practice for "intended meaning" in the new updated TOEIC exam 2018. In Parts 4 & 7 where there are short talks and texts, we often find advertisements for products, technical descriptions of products and customer reviews with the question “What most likely is the product?” Stud

Are your students asking to improve their speaking skills? Try this flash-card game with 41 keywords associated with the past and present verb tenses. It’s the logical, efficient hack to teach your English students how to differentiate between past and present tenses and help them to improve their speaking skills.  It’s a timed flash-card game using 41 keywords normally associated with the four basic verb tenses in the present and past. Keywords like: always, already, still, last year which