Usain Bolt – Students’ Listening Tasks

Usain Bolt - Students' Listening Tasks
Salaam folks! This is something out of the ordinary I did this week! Instead of giving the listening questions, I gave my students the transcript and had them work in pairs/individually to come up with listening questions of their own! With a little help from me, this is what some of them produced! I’ve typed and… ...

A star to C grade responses

A star to C grade responses
These responses are for May June 2006, exercise 6. Here is the question. Your school/college is planning to invite a famous person to give a speech at the next Prize Day. Think of any famous person you would like to invite. Write an article for your school/college magazine giving your suggestion. Your article should be about 150-200… ...

The Stormy Night

The Stormy Night
THE STORMY NIGHT It was a dark stormy night. Thunder rumbled and lightning struck through the sky. I was lying on my bed trying to fall asleep. However, I was drenched in sweat, as the electricity was cut due to the harsh, stormy weather. I lit a candle and kept it beside my bed, on ...

A handy resource for ESL listening

A handy resource for ESL listening
This is a re-post! These words are prevalent in most of the listening tasks. You are recommended to mug up these words, spellings and their meanings.   Currencies Pound               £ Euro                   € Dollar                $ Pence                p Rupees             ₹ Cents                 C  … ...

A glimpse of how I do it #3

A glimpse of how I do it #3
Assalamu’alaikum (peace be upon you) everyone! Today, I’m sharing how I prepare my students to write an effective letter. (Format, style and register have been already covered, and I won’t talk about them here). A student’s actual work has been included to show you that it WORKS! Here’s the question: You have recently seen a new… ...

November 2014: A plan to build a zoo

November 2014: A plan to build a zoo
Contributed by Aminath Shabeen, English Teacher, MAPS International High, Maldives Thanks Shabeen for your great contribution. eslmojo would like to notify the users that the following is a response to to November 2014, exercise 7. Although the response is quite lengthy, you could use the article for paragraph analysis. The arguments and substantiation of ideas ...