ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults: ESL games, fluency activities and grammar drills for EFL and ESL students.

I purchased this book two years ago to help me in my art classroom in the Northern VA area. With over 53% English Language Learners, I found this book to be extremely helpful. As an example, I taught a unit on Impressionism and one activity described how we can put words on a beach ball. When the ball is tossed to the students, they can then read the word that is under their thumb. Having students read "painterly" or "Edgar Degas" then saying these words out loud really helped themselves and others to say and hear the words, thus increasing their knowledge of the Impressionist period. (It beats them sitting at handouts all day, right)? This book is extremely helpful in my classroom and is a tool for the ESL student in any classroom. Those who are saying negative things about this book have never had ESL students in your class, I'd venture to say, and you are nit-picking at the occasional spelling mistake; however, the overall meaning is not lost. I have used this book for two years and have not seen one mistake. This book is crammed full of games that are very age-appropriate for high school students and adults, just like the title says, but I imagine some of the games can be adapted to younger children. For those who have not worked with ESL students, many are not at the AP level and can benefit at a game of Hangman. Totally worth buying.

I have found Shelley's book most helpful for me as a teacher new to ESL, working with boys who have very little English. Not only are the games and activities reasonably easy to prepare and set up, but her index system is really clear - which skill each game targets and which level(s) it would suit. There are often ideas for further adapting the activities, so you are getting a whole load of ideas in one book! The Kindle version has a link back to the list of contents on just about every page, so moving around in the book is very simple and quick. Using games and competitions is an obvious hook for keeping boys interested, and Shelley's fun ideas have really worked. I also found her introductory section excellent, covering topics such as setting aims, planning sessions, using different teaching styles and dealing with the management of the session and of the learners. I would thoroughly recommend this book.

This is a fantastic resource for any ESL teacher or even content teachers who have an ELL in their room. The games and activities are well thought out and appropriate. The downloadable content makes it a breeze to put the idea from the page into action. All activities and games are easily adapted for younger children and various group sizes as well.

I use my ESL book by Shelley to review and relax with my students. Instead of drill-and-kill, they are motivated by the group work and like to have a little fun competition. I believe it helps them to see how far they've progressed - and the games can also be modified to fit with my themes and lesson plans. It's essential to download the Appendix, which Shelley will help you with - and it's super easy as well. This was a great find - I wish I had found it earlier!

I really like some of the games and activities I've read about but it has been difficult for me to follow some of the suggestions. I've been a teacher since 1988, so I'm not new to the profession, but I cannot imagine or envision how to implement some of the activities. Perhaps it is because I'm American and our classroom interactions are culturally a bit different from the UK. Also, some of the activities were UK dependent. Additionally, I had not realized that there were a variety of materials to download. Which made it difficult to follow. The download pages need page numbers or activity numbers so I know what they are connected to. In general, I believe I will find some activities to spice up my classroom. ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults: ESL games, fluency activities and grammar drills for EFL and ESL students.

I have taught foreign languages and ESL for 20 years now and bought this book over a year ago for some fresh ideas. While at first I was a bit frustrated by the formatting/referencing (it just didn't seem as easy to find the activity I needed to teach the skill I wanted the students to learn/practice as other books I've used in the past), I eventually figured it out and have used this book as a resource for over a year now. The activities are fun and interesting and engage my learners. When recently I needed to download cards to go with an activity and had issues doing so, I emailed the author and she promptly responded warmly and effectively to my need. I was able to get the cards and do the activity with my students same day. I highly recommend Ms. Vernon's book and other resources she has available on her website as well.

This book is a must for any teacher who is starting out in ESL and for long time teacher who just need a few new ideas or reminders on how to spice up their lessons. ( I am in the latter category.) The author explains the activities clearly, simply and really does make herself available to her readers if you need any help regarding her book. In addition, Ms. Vernon gives an appendix of games that helps a teacher out greatly if you do not have the time to prepare the materials yourself...A real bonus... Thank you for your fine book.

This book has an amazing number of ideas. So many games I played as a child are very cleverly used as English games. I had to quickly write a creative arts program and it was a godsend, so many options to choose from and the game instructions written clearly with examples and options for extending or varying games. I’m hoping Shelley keeps writing and sharing more things.

I have been searching for just this type of book for years It is so hard to find fun, absorbing games for older learners . They either feel patronized or stupid when you mention the word "play" These games are clearly written and very quick to learn . They really help to solidify a whole number of different vocabulary or grammar points taught in class . Most of the games can be adapted to suit different group sizes ranging from 2 to 30 students . The games do not require you to invest in expensive materials. You can usually find everything you need lying around in the home. Whatever you are teaching, you are sure to find a great activity in this book to get your students actively using the language - often at very high volume.

This book contains so many activities and games. My students love it most especially the speaking drills.

Es una excelente fuente de material para organizar mis tareas y clases.

Un libro pieno di idee e attività utili e coinvolgenti. Per ognuna viene specificato il livello, il materiale occorrente e il numero dei partecipanti (gruppi o individuali). Molto chiaro e ben organizzato, preceduto da una parte teorica che spiega in maniera semplice i diversi tipi di apprendimento e dà consigli sulla didattica. L'autrice è disponibilissima e risponde immediatamente a qualsiasi dubbio o richiesta, fornendo un link per stampare materiale ulteriore.

This is an amazing book. It can give tremendous help to teachers who are looking for innovative ways to teach English.