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This is a wonderful activity for developing students' listening, reading (skimming and scanning), speaking skills, as well as increasing vocabulary. it contains variety of activities which are based on the listening. Moreover, all the activities can be done both online and on paper (all materials are printable including the transcript of the audio). It contains a pre-watching vocabulary activity the story a comprehension activity a language activity about idioms I used this material with my two intermediate students. Though the level was lower I have decided to try. In order to help them I wrote down the words/expression that they might be unknown and discussed them before listening. Then they listened to the audio but still had difficulties to understand completely what the audio was mainly about. In order to solve the misunderstanding I have decided to give the transcripts to read while listening (It helped much to understand). I used the third activity to check whether they could scan and skim the information (they could as I guess reading helped them very much). The last activity was a multiple choice activity where the students should look at the given idioms and choose the best meaning. Suggestion- If your students are not high intermediate/advanced the process will be slowed down. Just use transcript and after listening discuss the text. It will help.

While watching that activity online, I got somehow the idea that this is a rather dull activity, but I changed my mind after having shown my little sister. I noticed that she liked this activity as it is about cokking/preparing sth.. In a minute I found her interested in that activity. Of course, she did not notice that it was an activity. She tehn began to ask what this or taht word meant. I am sure that this is a nice source that can enhace kids' reading skills and also vocabulary. The only thing that I advise you is that show this activity to those kids who are interested in cooking. The case was also with my sister.

This activity can be played either with teenagers or even kids. It is engaging and brings active interaction into the classroom. All the students are involved in the activity at the same time. It is also exciting for the teacher as he has to create questions during the activity aside from those prepared. Finally it is competition among the student which works perfect most of the times. Enjoy.

brainstorming activity, reading, reading comprehension checking, fill in the blank, writing, photography activity, grammar activity "if clause".

Susanna thank you very much for the link. I could use this in my own class and my student really like it. It contains exercises, reading, new vocabulary. Really thank you

there are a lot of exercises which enhance reading as well as accelerates writing. I gave this activity to my students and they did it with pleasure, especially those who have pets, particularly dogs in their families. Appropriate to be assigned as classwork and as homework.

The activity consists of flashcards. Below the pictures there are some words. The teacher can cut the pictures and the words and ask the students to find the corresponding pictures and words. Teachers can assign it as a group or an individual work. This activity is more suitable for class work. I gave this activity to my daughter and she was interested in it. She asked me to give her more activities like that. So, I decided to give such activities to my beginner group students.

This is an interactive game practicing grammar (active vs. passive voice). It's for intermediate level of students. I think the learners will be interested in as each correct answer in the gap filling exercise will give them an opportunity to play basetball.

Storytelling a such an activity that nearly all kids like. I am thinking of giving this activity to my EEC students. Although this activity will be i+1 for them and maybe too challenging. Anyway, this is a good activity and can be effective for improving both reading and listening comprehension.

This webpage gives some interesting activities for practicing Present Perfect. Some of them I have used some are new. Give it a try. These activities can be done by students in pairs. Students may ask follow up questions such as when, who, with, which will lead them from Present Perfect to Past Simple.

In this writing/speaking activity students talk about their holiday experiences using negative and positive adjectives. Students should try to be be creative while writing the postcards. I think this activity can be good for pre-intermediate level. 

This is a communicative activity which, in my opinion, will work for students of different levels. The aim of the activity is to help the learners review the grammar before the exams by learning from each other.

this is a fun activity for beginners to practice body parts and animals. I'm thinking of trying it with my students since we are now learning body parts and animals. 

In this speaking activity students think about and discuss a city they would like to live in for a year. The activity is based on themes from the British Council OPENCities project.

This activity is good for teaching sports and hobbies. It helps students play with the words categorize them according indoor/outdoor activities. I tried this activity with my EEC students. They worked on it as a group and it was productive. There were several new words on the worksheet that we did not cover, I asked the students to guess whether they were indoor or outdoor activities and they succeeded. The students got motivated because I told them it is a competition, and it worked. As a result I got from all four groups right answers;-)

This is a really fun activity & game. It is really interesting even for the advanced level students. You have to be quick and know the words related to clothing. I found this activity by following the link shared by Addeh. Just wanted to share it with everyone else:-) Try it!

vay Karine jan really it was a very interesting game. I played this game many times and finally won. Of course it promotes the students' vocabulary and reading skills. I liked this game very much.

That's good that you have tried. I have tried this activity myself and I even learned a few words such as 'undershirt' if not this activity I guess I wouldn't know that word:-0 Anushik jan, I couldn't really win, so CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This is by the way a great activity. I have tried on my students and I have got wonderful results. Of course, I have given to my 7th and 8th grade students as I think they could write about the topic better. Do u know what the results where; in the letter they reflected about their aims and future profession. I think that this activity is a free writing activity which can even enhance studets' imagination.

Dear all, here is a link where I found a collection of strange signs. You may enjoy sharing it with your students or colleagues. Actually it is not an activity but it is an excellent raw material for creating a good activity. For example you may ask your students to decide what is wrong in these signs and getting students to correct them. Since the list is very funny and authentic I think it is very motivating for discussing it too so this may become a very good topic for the classroom discussion. Anyway I think you may create an excellent activity for the development of your students' speaking skills.

Hang mouse is an excitement game for elementary level players; it is very fruitful for vocabulary enhancement. I like the way it is designed and animated, there are also some sound effects thus the game is attractive and dynamic.

the activity is pretty challenging. It fits intermediate and higher level students. One can choose the topic, there is a range of it, then go on guessing a word. usually there are 7 guess chances which did motivated the stduent. He really enjoyed the activity, however I think students will enjoy even more if they have already some knowledge of the topic, then it gets really interesting.

Listen and drag things that belong in a zoo. 

This activity is ideal when learning new words referring to a specific topic. I assume that children learn words better when they see them visually. It helps them remember them. Whenever I give such an activity to my students they respond to it enthusiastically: they revise their vocabulary, associate the words with the topic, learn new words. For beginners this activity will be ideal.

I was very glad to find this website and this particular activity. Once you become a member you can download all activities. This activity revises family words and their spelling.

I tried this activity with my C4A group. The topic was wild animals and this activity was excellent in terms of improving spelling and reinforcing the vocabulary on animals, You can also try this out!