This is a commercial that I found on the net. I have used and still use it in my reading classes. I have prepared a number of comprehension questions that I give the students or ask the students to find the answers for. There are some other extension questions too.The commercial is about “Grandpa Chew”watch?v=9ll-bDmK3EAThe questions are at this link reading-comprehension-questions-for-grandpa-chew-life-insurance-commercial

This is a sheet with Classroom English that I often use in class. Attached with this is a set of audio files that students can download and listen to if they want to practice them.
Classroom English audio files:classroom-english
Classroom English handout: Classroom English Handout

This is an activity that I use with my students to give them practice drawing inferences. It’s a great way, even for lower level students, to get students applying English that they have been studying in short simple structured sentences. The students also seem to have fun with the activity.

Culture Card Instructions

Culture Card Worksheet

Culture Card Resource Questions

Sample Culture Cards

This is a boardgame that I use to get the students to talk about their summer vacation and what they did.

I have found that even though it may give certain students less talk time than simple pair work it seems to work better at getting students to talk with each other than find someone who tends to.

Uni Vacation Boardgame9-26-06.pdf

The Summer Vacation Game.doc

This is a crossword to review past-tense forms.

It is a good review (warm-up) excercise to do before asking students to talk about their vacations with each other.

Winter Vacation Crossword

Winter Vacation Crossword Answers

This is an activity that I use with my students to get them to talk about movies.

It is also a good vocabulary recycling activity for Let’s Talk 1 Unit 8A

Movies Board Game Instructions
Movies Board Game