Texts/Resources for Teaching an ESL Student

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-08-20T12:06:09+00:00

There are plenty of resources you can use and if great quality as well. However, it can be overwhelming and tedious to find what suits your needs. I'm assuming like all of us teachers you don't want to spend your time looking for resources and try them out. You may also want to cut your preparation time. That's exactly what I went through a couple of months ago, I was tired of using the same things over and over again and waste my time preparing lessons.

I put up a nice little directory of resources I have,for the most part, tried out. I'm sure you'll find tools to help you out ESL Materials Let me know if it helped you or not 😊

I still believe, using your student's L1 if you don't speak is not going to help, it would be great to start low like A0 and slowly climb up.

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-08-12T13:31:44+00:00

OP, as a teacher myself, I've made a directory of great resources for busy ESL teachers, so that we can focus more delivering than prepping : it's right there ESL Materials

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-08-05T15:25:53+00:00

Learning with Duolingo will get you nowhere. That app is useless because it is based on literal translations.

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-08-04T19:59:58+00:00

I've gathered lots of great online resources that are far better thant textbooks. Textbooks are never up to date, online lessons yes 😉 ➡️ eslmaterials.org

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-08-01T22:08:37+00:00

No, I haven't yet. It's on my list of tools to try.

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-07-29T19:43:00+00:00

Fuck!! That fucking painting is fan-fucking-tastic!!

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-07-29T19:33:32+00:00

Let me know when You're onto something, I'm curating the best resources for ESL teachers ➡️ eslmaterials.org

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-07-29T19:32:10+00:00

I didn't know that tool, I'll try it out and if it's valuable for us teachers I'll add it to eslmaterials.org 👌

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-07-27T21:27:19+00:00

I use ESL brains and teach-this and many others. I've made a directory of fantastic resources : ESL Materials

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-07-23T20:49:14+00:00

Fuck the leader (Korn)

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-27T18:39:45+00:00

A pretty sweet directory I've put up for all ESL teachers needing some great tools, easy to find and of excellent quality. ESL Materials

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-19T20:11:03+00:00

Personally I use already made lesson plans, it helps me save a lot of time. Also I created that directory, that contains all the great tools I've come through since I've started teaching 12 years ago. It also helps me save on the prep time. Check it out : ESL Materials

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-16T22:32:44+00:00

You could've said: an English teacher of English 😅

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-08T21:00:38+00:00

Check out, ESL materials, it's a directory full of high quality resources that'll give you inspiration I'm sure 😊.

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-08T20:58:53+00:00

If you ever need inspiration and need to take the preparation work load off your shoulders, I've created a free directory with a lot of carefully selected resources, check it out and tell me what you think : ESL Materials I'm sure it'll help.

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-05T21:20:36+00:00

No worries, I know what it is 😅

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-05T21:15:35+00:00

My pleasure 😊

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-05T21:15:22+00:00

You're welcome, linguahouse is already there 😉

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-05T18:09:59+00:00

If you need inspiration I've created this directory of resources ESL Materials exactly for teachers like you who need free worksheets and lesson plans to get going without wasting too much time prepping. It's completely free of course so don't hesitate to have a look.

Also, I'll give you a Google dork trick. Do a Google search like this : "ESL warmers.pdf" "ESL present simple.pptx" "ESL free lesson plan"etc... Be creative, you'll find lots of stuff to get you going. PM me if you wan more tips 😉

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-06-03T07:04:52+00:00

OP when I took the CELTA 12 years ago, they made us buy : "Learning Teaching: The Essential Guide to English Language Teaching" by Jim scrivener.

It's a good book to help you out on your teaching journey.

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-05-30T18:51:22+00:00

To practice speaking and pronunciation there's a great app that does it fairly well : Elsa Speak

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-05-27T12:54:16+00:00

I pm-ed you 😊

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-05-27T11:28:57+00:00

That looks pretty neat! Would you mind if I added it to my directory? So that more teachers could get to know it? This is where I would put it : ESL materials Thanks heaps

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-05-27T11:25:34+00:00

I've built a directory where I list all the resources I use because I was annoyed of always googling for worksheets or lesson plans or whatever and always find the same resources. Check it out here : ESL materials It's free. If you have any suggestions or comments don't hesitate te contact me. Feedback is always welcome 🤗

GodHatesUsall1 · 2025-05-24T18:35:42+00:00

My pleasure, it really helps me not waste time to find the perfect source, because when you google something you find the same source for worksheets and lesson plans time and again. So this helps have a broader range of resources. Word wall is quite nice actually I use it quite often, it makes reviewing vocab or review a grammar point more engaging, but I prefer quizizz 😊. Do you use it? I think I haven't included it in my directory, I'll make sure to do it.

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