"Cheese!" 9 Picture-Based Idioms to Share with Students
In English, we often speak about things we can see. However, many times we aren't referring to our eyes at...
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Explaining Phrasal Verbs with "Look"
One thing many English students don’t realize is how much of daily English communication is done with a very limited...
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What Are Collocations?
Quick food? Do a test? Wrong and right? Do any of those sound strange to you? If they do, then...
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5 Fun Vocabulary Games for All Levels
Teaching vocabulary can be boring, but here are five easy games to make it more fun for both you and...
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5 Flower Expressions to Teach Students This Spring
Do you have extra lesson time or need ideas for a free-talk lesson? Spring is right around the corner in...
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A Valentine's Day Activity for Free-Talk Lessons This Week
For the week of Valentine's Day, a fun activity your students can do is write short messages to people they...
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7 Cold & Flu-Related Phrases and How to Explain Them
A lot of your students these past couple years have probably mentioned that they feel unwell. Maybe they had a...
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One Smart Way to Boost Students' Reading Skills
If you've ever asked a student to say something in their own words, you know how difficult it is for...
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What Students Actually Mean by the Word “Foreigner” (And What They Could Say Instead)
“A foreigner asked me for directions.” “I want to make more foreign friends.” “There are some foreigners in my company.”...
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10 Expressions to Help Students Speak English More Empathetically
Sometimes, conversations with our students during lessons seem a little off. Even when we’ve done our best to put them...
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Turn Your Students Into Conversationalists with These Simple Questions
Do you ever feel out of breath at the end of a free-conversation lesson, because you had to do everything...
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Use Free-Talk Lessons to Share These Funny English Word Pairs
Some English word pairs sound funny — but they are still very useful to know.
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What Are Collocations?
Quick food? Do a test? Wrong and right? Do any of those sound strange to you? If they do, then...
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5 Fun Vocabulary Games for All Levels
Teaching vocabulary can be boring, but here are five easy games to make it more fun for both you and...
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Expressions Students Can Use Instead of "Etc."
We don’t always need to list every example of something we’re talking about. In most cases, naming two or three...
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Tips for Helping Your Students Strengthen Their Vocabulary
The bigger a speaker's vocabulary, the more freedom they have to express their ideas creatively and with the precise nuance...
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Explaining Phrasal Verbs with "Make"
Phrasal verbs combine verbs with adverbs or prepositions to form new meanings. They are extremely common in English usage and...
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Free-Talk Idea: Movie Vocabulary (with Quiz + Discussion Questions)
Being a movie fan these days often involves much more than simply going to the theater. Movie buffs have passionate...
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English That Adds Up: 10 Number-Based Idioms to Share with Students
For students whose level is strong enough, idioms can often be a fun lesson topic. They are practical and useful...
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Explaining Phrasal Verbs with "Look"
One thing many English students don’t realize is how much of daily English communication is done with a very limited...
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Slang for Body Parts Students Never Learned
Words for body parts are some of the first words we all are exposed to when learning a language. But...
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