Reading comprehension is an essential skill for learning. When students develop the ability to understand written text well, they become capable of learning anything on their own. In a previous article, we shared with you various activities to improve your…
Happy Halloween! On October 31st, Halloween is celebrated across the world in many unique ways. This week, we present to you how different countries partake in Halloween celebrations around the globe! United States/Canada On Halloween Day, children and adults dress…
Halloween is just around the corner! It’s a major celebration on October 31st that many countries around the world partake in. Halloween traditions vary from dressing up in costumes to trick-or-treating to honoring the dead and many more. Did you…
Teaching is one of the most rewarding and noble professions in the world as you are directly shaping the minds of our youth and influencing their growth. Many students see their teachers for more hours in a day than they…
To learn anything effectively requires effective studying strategies. Many students struggle to learn simply because they do not have good study habits. Often, they may just force themselves to memorize the information without understanding it and get frustrated in the…
Never run out of conversation topics again in your ESL classroom! We have categorized an entire list of conversation topics and questions from A-Z. Use these in your ESL classes to help your students improve their conversation skills and be…
There are over 25,000 idiomatic expressions in the English language! Many idioms lose their significance when translated into other languages. No wonder English language learners get frustrated when they hear native speakers talking in idioms that don’t seem to make…
Have you ever come across a student who doesn’t speak a word of the language you’re teaching? When they can’t get past “hello”, and you also don’t speak their native language, it can be quite frustrating for both you and…
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two words of opposite meanings to create a new word or phrase with a unique meaning. Oxymorons can seem absurd, yet make perfect sense at the same time. They often present…
Portuguese is a beautiful, Romance language spoken by almost 300 million people across the world. It is ranked 5th among world languages for the most number of native speakers and it is the official language in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde,…