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14 Quick & Easy Verb Games for ESL/EFL Classrooms

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Without the simple verb we would never get anything done. Our happy little worker words… all men, women and children of action!   We’ve assembled some quick and easy games to reinforce verb learning for the language classroom that are all:   Quick to set up and play Have a minimal amount of material Are […]

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Classroom Exit Games

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You’ve had a fantastic class. The lessons you planned went wonderfully well and you’ve timed out everything perfectly… or so you thought.   With a few minutes left, and nothing scheduled, what should the teacher pull out of her bag o’ tricks to keep the day’s learning moving forward?   Another drill and kill exercise […]

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Infographic: So you want to be an English Teacher?

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While researching an article I am writing for TesolGames I stumbled upon this infographic with some useful thoughts on pursing the profession of English language teacher.   I can’t say i agree with all the advice, though most of it gives a pretty good idea for those of you looking to start your career as […]

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