Teaching resources

This is a simple speaking activity that can provide practice for describing personalities. The lesson is designed for adults but could also be used with older teenagers.

This activity promotes the use of the comparative forms. It is a fun guessing game that encourages creativity.

This is a simple listening activity that can be used with adults and secondary groups, and is based on LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts.

In this activity learners try to predict the order of words in a jumbled sentence before listening for the answer.

With very young learners much of what they do in the classroom revolves around them. Before school they are often the centre of ‘their’ universe so starting school can sometimes be a bit of a shock.

The following activities focus primarily on fluency and are suitable for intermediate level and up. They will give you a chance to get to know the class, break the ice and estimate their language level.

Try this activity where students work in teams, buy sentences and decide if they are correct, helping them practise grammar in an active and motivating way.

In this activity students will practice forming questions and explore opinions regarding migration. They will create their own questionnaire and survey classmates, friends and family. The activity is based on themes from the British Council OPENCities project.

The activities that you use in your first lessons are very important and are likely to set the tone for the rest of your classes.

Discover the advantages and avoid the problems of using pairs and groups with young learners. This article includes practical activities you can try in your English classroom.