Category Verbs
Visual Verb Variations
Building vocabulary is fundamental to literacy and creative writing. This lesson gives teachers a visual model to help their students build verb alternatives and, thereby, refine their choice of alternative words so that the verb effectively describes their thoughts.
How Often Do You…?
This post has instructions for a game that gives students practice asking questions using “How often do you…?” do a particular activity and answering the questions using adverbs of frequency.
Affixes
The objective of this presentation is to help teachers, and their students recognize and use the most common affixes– prefixes and suffixes– to increase their vocabulary and their understanding of academic texts.
Phrasal Verb “Break”
English sometimes seems silly to ESL and EFL learners. We have a lot of rules, but we also like to break those rules. We have those confounding phrasal verbs (verb + preposition or particle) that form a single phrase that may have more than one meaning. The meaning of the phrasal verb often cannot be […]
Memory Challenge
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.
“Can you … ? Do you like … ?” Short answer worksheet
In this activity, students go around the classroom asking their colleagues if they can do a verb, then if they like to. They must write the name of the student they asked and how the student responded. Can be used as a standalone activity in a lesson about sports or more difficult verbs or as […]
Who killed the teacher? A murder mystery
This is a high-preparation lesson that’s totally worth it. Students engage in a murder mystery where they have to find the killer in their class by asking their classmates who they were with, where they were, and what they were doing at the time of the fictional murder.
Activity Verbs Powerpoint
Verbs are the core of language. This powerpoint made by Romania PCV Jessica Brookins goes through some of the most common activity verbs, such as “to dance” and “to eat.”
Daily Routines Powerpoint
Every language teacher ends up teaching those things people do everyday. Save yourself some time and use this powerpoint made by Romania PCV Jessica Brookins.
Travelling Verbs Powerpoint
Common verbs for travelling include “to drive,” “to fly,” or “to take a train.” They’re essential for anyone seeking to learn English. Save yourself some time and use this powerpoint made by Romania PCV Jessica Brookins.
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