A panoply of teaching resources.
Rob Whyte ESL speaking and writing class lessons, activities and worksheets for English students who want to learn and improve their English communication skills.
Phrasal verbs are important for ESL students. They are used all the time but sometimes it’s hard to catch the meaning.
Usually, a phrasal verb has to parts: the verb plus a preposition. Stand up is one example.
Here is a conversation worksheet. The first page has a maze with many words. Match two words that make a phrasal verb. If you move through the maze correctly, you will stop at the end point in 9 or 10 moves.
Click here for the English conversation phrasal verb worksheet.
An apostrophe is a difficult punctuation mark. Most English students know how to use apostrophes most of the time. But there are some cases where it is used incorrectly and the grammar reasons are not clear.
This English composition worksheet helps students learn, review and practice apostrophe rules so they can write clear compositions with good grammar.
The ESL apostrophe worksheet is here: esl-apostrophe-worksheet.
A post about failure.
Where I work, students are taught mistakes should be avoided. Mistakes are bad. Therefore, it’s not surprising that Korean students fear errors. They learn it’s better to not try than to try and fail.
That’s a terrible attitude, especially when learning English as a foreign language.
Proofreading.
It’s an important skill for student writers. Well, for everyone who writes, actually. Many students don’t like proofreading. They believe you write an essay or story once. And that’s it. No changes, edits, or proofreading. Maybe that idea is okay for a math test, but not for writing. So, I try to show my writing students why their thinking is wrong.