David Mulcahy

About: DavidM

David has been teaching ESL for a number of years across Asia and Europe. He currently lives and works in Seville, Spain where he has been teaching for the past three years. He is currently studying an MA in Digital Technologies, Communication and Education in TESOL.

ESL Sentence Starters

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ESL Sentence Starters is a simple warmer that you can use with teens and adults. This simple no-prep warmer can take only a few minutes of class time to get students going at the beginning of class. Method: Start by selecting a sentence from the list below. Write the sentence on the board and ask […]

ESL Game: Liar!

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Liar! is a simple activity where students describe and answer questions about images. Students have to listen to a volunteers description of a picture and decide if they are lying or telling the truth about the image. Method Before class, print out a copy of the four student cards below. In class, get 4 volunteers […]

ESL Game Dictionary Race

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Dictionary Race is a simple yet versatile ESL game that is great for developing dictionary skills with students. In this activity, the teacher gives students a list of unfamiliar words. These words may be from a text that they are going to read or from a new unit they are about to study. Students work […]

ESL Odd One Out

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ESL Odd One Out is a free online vocabulary and speaking game designed for young English language learners. Students look at four pictures and identify which one is different — and more importantly, explain why. With 8 rounds and 3 sets of pictures in each round, there is enough variety to fill a full lesson […]

ESL Guess the Valentine’s Day Idiom

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ESL Guess the Valentine’s Day idiom is a simple warmer/cooler for teens and adults on the topic of Valentine’s Day. In this activity, students try and guess the Valentine’s Day idiom. After, students need to think what the idiom means by looking at an example sentence. This simple no-prep activity is a great way to get students […]

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