Resources for English teachers and students

Speaking and listening are the foundations of communication. Many students have trouble learning English when they only focus on reading and writing. My English classes are fast paced, fun, and packed with speaking and listening tasks, maximising value and impact.

Self-study and teaching resources and handouts

As I have often been asked to provide lesson materials, cheat sheets, etc. for English teachers and students around the world, I have made some of these available for a small fee over on my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/learnedwords

Patreon is a monthly subscription service where you pledge a certain amount each month and receive rewards. In the past, these rewards have been ESL teaching and learning resources - puzzles, lesson plans, writing and conversation prompts and more.

This series of small prompts covers speaking, writing, reading or vocabulary building, each focused on a tiny grammar nugget, and similar to tasks I set when teaching conversation classes.

I have created a large collection of engaging conversation prompts, organised by tense and type of question word. You can use these in group warm-ups, as an activity in conversation classes, as written homework tasks, or to practice a certain aspect of grammar. Digital PDF download available to purchase from my online store on Ko-fi

English learning and teaching resources

• TeachingEnglish – resources for English teachers from the BBC.
• Englishpage.com – great, concise descriptions of various aspects of grammar.
• Englishclub.com – grammar tips, lessons plans and tasks for learning English.
• UsingEnglish.com – helpful for students and teachers.
• Writing prompts – encourages the writing habit with interesting prompts.
• Free English teaching podcasts – keep learning English outside regular classes.
• LearnEnglish Kids by the British Council – a great collection of activities, videos and flash games for young children learning English. The British Council also has sites for adults learning English and for teachers.
• Effortless English Blog – lesson plans, activities and videos for both teachers and students.
• TalkEnglish.com’s grammar basics – short and easy to read explanations of English grammar.

Just for teachers – professional development courses

Can’t fit the teacher development classes into your schedule? Look for business skills courses – often run in evenings – these skills are transferable to and from the educational setting.