50+ Fun Activities for Teaching English
Are you a language teacher or youth leader? Get this 40-page booklet with more than 50 fun activities that can be used for English classes, youth gatherings, cultural exchange camps, and many other types of events. We’ve included countless hours of video tutorials and demonstrations that complement this digital resource, to help you organize these activities into a simple and effective lesson.
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Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one...”
— C. S. LEWIS
Our Fun Activities for Teaching English resource is a list of more than 50 fun activities that can be used for English classes, youth gatherings, cultural exchange camps, and many other types of events. We have compiled these over the last ten years while teaching students of all ages in the U.S. and Asia. These come from our personal search for activities that are enjoyed by both students and teachers alike. We hope you and your students will enjoy them as much as we have!
These activities can be added to lessons to make your curriculum come alive. They can also stand alone when you’re in a pinch for time; see the section titled “PPP—How to prepare a lesson, FAST!” for ideas on how to survive that awkward moment when someone asks you to teach an impromptu English class with little time and zero preparation. These will also help you as you look for ways to make your lessons more engaging and fun for everyone. For even more ideas, subscribe to our YouTube channel and explore the TESOL course below.
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Click one of the links below to explore a free preview of those modules. You can download the Fun Activities for Teaching English resource in the first chapter of each module.
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MODULE 1 | Intro to Learning
This module consists of several lessons related to the topic of learning. Key lessons include: Classroom Values, Icebreaker Activities, Student Needs, Learning Styles, Proficiency Levels, Second Language Acquisition (SLA), Language and Culture.
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MODULE 2 | Teaching and Lesson Planning
This module features several lessons related to the topic of teaching. Key lessons include: Teaching Methods, Designing Quick-and-Easy Lesson Plans Using PPP, Using Lesson Plan Templates, and Creating Resources For Your Lesson Plans.
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MODULE 3 | Teaching the Macro Skills
This module features lessons and resources that focus on how to teach the four basic macro skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing. We will also look at how to teach a number of micro skills: Pronunciation, Literacy, and Grammar.
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In this sample video from our TESOL course, you will hear some ideas about how to use Icebreaker Activities to establish a warm, friendly, and fun classroom environment where your students feel safe—where everyone feels like family.
This is part of a series of videos about Icebreaker Activities, and you can learn more from this topic on page 10 of the Fun Activities for Teaching English resource (above), or by exploring the free preview of Module 1.