Category Countries

Picture-bound Travel Adventure

September 9, 2015 · by · in Activities and Games, Adaptable Activities, Advanced, Characteristics, Countries, Full Lesson Plans, Going to, Holidays, Intermediate, Level, Listening, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Speaking, Training Teachers, Verb tenses, Vocabulary, Writing

Intermediate- level EFL students work in groups to write and tell a creative, cohesive travel adventure based on the people and places they select from pictures.

chance encounter

Chance Encounters

February 2, 2015 · by · in 4 Skills, Activities and Games, Adaptable Activities, Advanced, Beginner, Can and Can't, Countries, Family, Full Lesson Plans, Grammar, Intermediate, Level, Listening, Materials, Negative Statements, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Present Simple, Questions and/or Short Answer, Reading, Speaking, Sports and Activities, Verb tenses, Vocabulary, Writing

This activity uses pictures of a wide range of people for whom students will write dialogues that might occur if the individuals had a chance meeting somewhere in the world. The lesson plan is adapted from one created by Allegra K. Troiano, Senior English Language Fellow (ELF), US Embassy.

Chicago Food Tour Cultural Exchange

January 26, 2015 · by · in 4 Skills, Activities and Games, Adaptable Activities, Advanced, Countries, Food, Full Lesson Plans, Intermediate, Level, Listening, Locations, Materials, Past Simple, Prepositions of Place, Present Simple, Reading, Speaking, Training Teachers, Uncategorized, Verb tenses, Vocabulary, Worksheets, Writing

We love food, especially food that stimulates and surprises! EFL students and teachers are usually surprised to learn that the US population comprises every nationality on Earth. Realizing how diverse our country is–waves of immigration have been our history–many EFL learners understand that our language varies across the nation, not to mention internationally. This lesson […]

Memory Challenge

February 26, 2014 · by · in Adaptable Activities, Adjectives, Advanced, Alphabet, Animals, Beginner, Body, Business, Characteristics, Clothes, Colors and Shapes, Countries, Daily Routine, Descriptions, Environment, Family, Feelings and Emotions, Film & Television, Food, Giving Directions, Holidays, Home, Intermediate, Jobs, Locations, School, Shopping, Sports and Activities, Verbs, Weather, Writing

A great game to review vocabulary for a unit or a specific topic. The more “meetings” students have with vocabulary words, the better they remember.

My neighbor’s cat is a ____ cat

August 25, 2012 · by · in Activities and Games, Adjectives, Alphabet, Beginner, Countries, Intermediate, Speaking

This is a fun little game from Simon Parker of Sharing One Language for helping students practice adjectives. Students must select an adjective for each letter of the alphabet to describe the imaginary cat next door.

Jeopardy Powerpoint

June 22, 2012 · by · in Animals, Clothes, Countries, Full Lesson Plans, Holidays, Jobs

The classic American game is present as a powerpoint presentation for your beginner/Intermediate students. In case don’t have the resources for the powerpoint, the questions are also included to use separately.

Countries, Capitals and Nationalities

June 18, 2012 · by · in Activities and Games, Beginner, Countries, Worksheets

Students must fill in both the capital city and nationalities for each country listed on this worksheet.

Learn About the English-Speaking World using the Internet

June 17, 2012 · by · in Countries, Full Lesson Plans, Intermediate, Reading, Worksheets, Writing

If you have access to a computer lab with Internet, this lesson can be a great way to introduce students to the countries of the English-speaking world.

Countries and Nationalities Powerpoint

June 17, 2012 · by · in Beginner, Countries, Powerpoint

Where are you from? I’m from America! Countries and nationality adjectives are part of every curriculum. Save yourself some time and use this powerpoint made by Romania PCV Jessica Brookins.