If I Ruled the World – A Listening Activity for Learning Conditionals

My high-intermediate/advanced students have told me how much they enjoy learning grammar and vocabulary with music, so I decided to develop another fill-in-the-blank listening activity for them, this time stressing the conditional tense verbs in the song, “If I Ruled the World” sung by Tony Bennett and Celine Dion, and written by Leslie Bricusse and [...]

Keeping Attendance in the Cloud

Living in Wisconsin, we have our share of cloudy days.  We wait all winter for those clear blue sunny skies.  But, this summer I have become a strong advocate for the clouds–rather for cloud computing.  I’ve already written an article this summer about teaching my face-to-face ESL Research & Study Skills course paperlessly on Blackboard.  [...]

A Happy New Year with Sites to Share!

After somewhat of a hiatus from blogging, I’ll begin this year by recommending a few good sites to get us off to a good start this semester with some new and proven ideas. On the ESL Resources page of this blog, you’ll find listed 2010 Year in Review from CNN. What a great way to [...]

How has the way you work changed over the last ten years?

The Chronicle of Higher Education’s ProfHacker asked today how the way we’ve worked has changed over the last ten years.  My answer is with regards to teaching is… in almost every single way. 1.  Ten years ago, I was making audio cassettes for my students to purchase through the bookstore.  Now I give them links [...]

A great movie trailer for Halloween, “The Others,” with comprehension quiz on Google Doc Forms!

Enjoy the trailer of  “The Others,” starring Nicole Kidman in this eerie film just perfect for the Halloween season!  When you finish, answer the questions by clicking on the Comprehension Quiz link below the video.  Now, sit back comfortably, and let’s begin! To check your understanding of the video, click on the Comprehension Quiz.  Good [...]