In our Project-Based English series so far, we’ve covered two projects to spark your students’ creativity and critical thinking while getting them to talk freely in English: Dragon’s Den and 100 Uses for Common Objects. The third project we’re introducing…
The second project in our Project-Based English series is called “100 Uses for Common Objects”. It’s a fun, creative activity you can run in an online English classroom that gets students laughing, arguing, negotiating and inventing. Somewhere between all of…
We all know the experience during the language learning process where every verb can be conjugated perfectly, but as soon as we need to have a conversation, we freeze. Many English language learners have accuracy without fluency and knowledge without…
Over the past two weeks, we’ve shared a range of essential English travel phrases to help your ESL students prepare for international trips. From navigating transportation and interacting with hotel staff to ordering at restaurants and shopping with ease, your…
Traveling the world is one of the top reasons people want to learn English, and for good reason! English is widely considered the universal language of travel, with signs translated and service workers in popular tourist areas often able to…
One of the most common reasons people learn English is to travel. Whether your students are planning a vacation, moving abroad, or visiting family in foreign countries, English often becomes their bridge language. From airports to hotels to restaurants, English…
Being a nomadic online teacher is one of the most freeing lifestyles out there. You can teach from anywhere, explore new cultures, and design your days almost exactly how you want. Despite how amazing all that sounds, it’s not always…
Online teachers wear many hats. Beyond teaching itself, they’re constantly juggling classroom management, lesson prep, technology troubleshooting, note-taking, and real-time communication with students. Among all this multitasking, there’s one skill that often goes unnoticed but can make a huge difference…
If you’ve already introduced body-related idioms in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, your students have probably started to notice that English loves using the body to describe emotions, decisions, and relationships. From heads and hearts to hands…
Last week, we covered 10 common body-related idioms you can teach your ESL students as these are frequently used in everyday conversations. Now let’s build on that foundation with 10 more body-related idioms that will help your learners sound even…