Here's a lovely page full of ready-to-use handouts for busy teachers. Unfortunately, there you have to be a registered user to profit fully from all the handouts (to date, $20 a year). There are loads to choose from and the handouts are nicely organised so it is easy to find what you are looking for. Here's the direct link to HANDOUTS ONLINE . Below you can see some pictures taken from the page:
Here are some wonderful links to lesson plans and worksheets about grammar, vocabulary, skills, CLIL (content and language integrated learning), business, games and quizzes etc. etc.
There are loads of ideas, but you need to browse around yourself to see what YOU can use.
- My favorite at the moment is http://www.teachitworld.com/ Some worksheets are free, some you have to pay for. Lots of ideas and really great worksheets. Some lessons also include interactive smartboard activities or audio material etc. I've used it a lot, and always with positive feedback from the students!
- http://www.onestopenglish.com Lots of material on all kinds of topic, grammar, vocabulary, skills work, CLIL, business etc. etc. You will have to register for some of the activities.
- http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ One new exercise every week based on a news article with lots of additional exercises, e.g. blank filling, vocabulary training, speaking, matching, T/F, multiple choice, writing etc.. What's so special about this page is the very special topics. Eg. how a haircut can save money; if your own breath can generate electric power; whether Sweden is going to become the very first country with a cashless economy; and finally how Kate Middleton has been elected hat lady of 2011.
Here are some pages with 'real English' speaking material. Thank you, Uli, for providing these links!
- http://www.real-english.com/reo/index.html Various lessons with film sequences and language training exercises where students can also record themselves speaking. In particular for beginners' level of English.
- http://www.winkball.com/ Lots of different people giving their opinion on various topics. Totally authentic. Teacher would need to create their own exercises to use with the film clips, though.
- http://lessonstream.org/browse-lessons/ 72 Lesson plans (so far) with various focus points ranging from speaking and reading exercises to watching films and looking at grammar, vocabulary and English usage. Brilliant!! Very nice and clear survey of the topics on first page (see picture below).
