My Ouch Story

My Ouch Story
Contributed by Ahmed Nasir, English Teacher, Bileddhoo School, Maldives. Thanks a million Nasir, for sharing! Note from eslmojo: Ouch Story is a great tool or strategy to bring out the creativity in students. We believe that it has two main purposes: to practise vocabulary and time sequence phrases. This is a really good task for primary… ...

School Vocabulary

School Vocabulary
Contributed by Abdulla Shiyaz, English Teacher, Thoddoo School, Maldives. We thank Shiyaz for making a difference by sharing! Studying for exams take an exam / sit an exam = do an exam “I’m taking an exam in accountancy next week.” pass an exam = get a good enough mark to succeed “I hope I’ll pass… ...

Phrasal verbs – Pictionary

Phrasal verbs - Pictionary
Contributed by Vazquez Lopez, ESL Teacher, Mexico. We thank Lopez for allowing us to publish these awesome phrasal verbs! A phrasal verb is an idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see to, or a combination of both, such as look… ...

Describing weather like a pro!

Describing weather like a pro!
Compiled and contributed by Abdulla Shiyaz, English Teacher, Thoddoo School, Maldives. We thank Shiyaz for making a difference by sharing! USEFUL PHRASES FOR DESCRIBING WEATHER The sky and clouds: The high sunlit clouds drifted across a clear blue sky. The sky above was full of tumultuous, dark, ragged clouds. A sky of mackerel clouds, crimson ...

Beauty idioms, synonyms & collocations

Beauty idioms, synonyms & collocations
Compiled and contributed by Abdulla Shiyaz, English Teacher, Thoddoo School, Maldives. We thank Shiyaz for making a difference by sharing!  Common Synonyms and Collocations for Beauty  Aesthetically pleasing (adj) is a more objective way to say that it pleases the senses. It’s much more common to use this to describe design than human beings (it’s ...

Power Sentences from 10

Power Sentences from 10
These are some of the students’ responses to the Crafting Power Sentences lesson posted earlier. Enjoy reading some cool sentences from grade 10! We recommend you to go through the post Show, Don’t tell for better understanding! 1.    After I won the Bashiball Competition, with a smile reaching my ears, I sprinted up to my… ...