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The best ESL / EFL homework ideas that require no marking 2021

Homework is an important part of study, but it can be overwhelming for a TEFL teacher with a mountain of exercise books to mark.

To avoid this, smart ESL teachers should set some (if not, the bulk) of their ESL homework assignments as independent study which the teacher does not have to correct.

Why set no-marking ESL homework?

First of all, you are not short-changing your students by asking them to go out and learn some English themselves.

Languages are an enormous subject; ...

The best ESL / EFL homework ideas that require no marking 2020

Homework is an important part of study, but it can be overwhelming for a TEFL teacher with a mountain of exercise books to mark.

To avoid this, smart ESL teachers should set some (if not, the bulk) of their ESL homework assignments as independent study which the teacher does not have to correct.

Why set no-marking ESL homework?

First of all,you are not short-changing your students by asking them to go out and learn some English themselves.

Languages are an enormous subject; there is no way...

The best ESL / EFL homework ideas that require no marking 2019

ESL homework ideas for adults

Homework is an important part of study, but it can be overwhelming for a TEFL teacher with a mountain of exercise books to mark.

To avoid this, smart ESL teachers should set some (if not, the bulk) of their ESL homework assignments as independent study which the teacher does not have to correct.

Why set no-marking ESL homework?

First of all, you are not short-changing your students by asking them to go out and learn some English themselves.

Languages are an enorm...

12 Free TEFL resources online for your ESL students

Learning a foreign language is a steep mountain to climb. Along the journey, it’s important to get your ESL students to research English grammar and vocabularyindependently or you, the TEFL teacher, will have to push everyone up the incline alone (and probably burn out in the process).

There internet is full of TEFL sites where your EFL students can find information, practice their comprehension and even do a grammar quiz or two.

Here are some of the best ESLways to learn English for free...

12 Free TEFL resources online for your EFL/ESL students

Learning a foreign language is a steep mountain to climb. Along the journey, it’s important to get your ESL students to research English grammar and vocabulary independently or you, the TEFL teacher, will have to push everyone up the incline alone (and probably burn out in the process).

There internet is full of TEFL sites where your EFL students can find information, practice their comprehension and even do a grammar quiz or two.

Here are some of the best ESL ways to learn English for free o...

The big list of English collocations – free pdf download for your ESL class

Do your ESL students say ‘I do a phone call‘ or ‘she makes a photo’? They are making these mistakes because they do not have a good understanding of English collocations. Any experienced TEFL teach knows that students particularly make a lot of mistakes with he difference between ‘make’ and ‘do.’

 

Collocations are verb + noun or verb + adjective combinations that make an expression. They are one of the keys to learning to speak English well and if you teach them in your lessons your students...

Practice asking questions | ESL activities for tutors

Questions in English are hard; the subject and the verb swap places, there is the added ‘do’ or ‘does’ and prepositions go at the end. For example, it is not ‘about what are you thinking?’ It is, ‘what are you thinking about?’

For this reason, you ESL teachers should make question practice an integral part of every TEFL lesson. You don’t have to spend a long time on it, but ten minutes practice towards the end of the lesson will make a huge difference to your students’ English.

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Great ESL Classes: Practice ALL types of questions so that your students remember

Compared to other European languages, questions in English are hard. The subject and the verb swap places, there is the added ‘do’ or ‘does’ and prepositions go at the end. For example, it is not ‘about what are you thinking?’ It is, ‘what are you thinking about?’

Trust me, for speakers of other languages this is all very strange. For this reason, you must make question practice an integral part of every TEFL lesson. You don’t have to spend a long time on it, but ten minutes practice towards...

4 Great ESL games for adults to get your students talking

These ESL games have been around for years and can be easily adapted as an ESL speaking practice. TEFL teachers can find them in toy shops or online and play these games in their ESL class as a speaking exercise. Alternatively you can make variations yourself with card and felt tips.

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Rory’s Story Cubes are nine die with a different picture on each face. The idea is that you roll the cubes and the pictures help people to tell a storyF. Put your students into pairs and...

4# Great ESL/EFL party games to get your students talking

These games have been around for years and can be easily adapted to teach English. TEFL teachers can find them in toy shops or online and play these games in their ESL class as a speaking exercise. Alternatively you can make variations yourself with card and felt tips.

 

Rory’s Story Cubes

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Rory’s Story Cubes are nine die with a different picture on each face. The idea is that you roll the cubes and the pictures help people to tell a storyF. Put your students into pairs and hand them each a c...