good listening site

http://esl-bits.net/listening/ESL.English.Listening.htm

First day icebreaker

http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/Expressions.jpg

Filler activities

easy rhymes

begins with

name 4 things

What would you do if...

http://bogglesworldesl.com/worksheets.htm

pictures to describe and develop sentence length

http://bogglesworldesl.com/picture_descriptions.htm

Giving advice worksheet

http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/advice.jpg

vocabulary, fluency

The Odd One Out Game

Which of the following doesn’t belong.  Please state your reason. After you have made your reasons, the class will compare their reasons and if you have a unique reason. Your group will get 1 point.

(1)       cat                   dog                turtle               elephant

Reason:

(2)       lion                 cat                   tiger                bear

Reason:

(3)       human                       dolphin                      shark              whale

Reason:

(4)       angry              happy             violence         jealous

Reason:

(5)       war                  flood               drought          plague

Reason:

(6)       eagle              owl                  bat                   penguin

Reason:

(7)       doctor             psychologist  priest              poet

Reason:

(8)       archeologist  sociologist     historian        paleontologist

Reason:

(9)       helicopter      airplane         bus                 bird

Reason:

(10)     novel              newspaper    magazine      radio broadcast        

Reason:                                            www.bogglesworldesl.com

grammar and vocabulary... see "pattern practice"
http://bogglesworldesl.com/cards.htm

vocabulary games: see under flashcards..
http://bogglesworldesl.com/cards.htm

developing new verbs: http://bogglesworldesl.com/verbs.htm 

vocabulary boggles world: http://bogglesworldesl.com/cards.htm 

passive voice: http://bogglesworldesl.com/passive_voice_flashcards.htm