, The TEFL
Resource Pack
Sharon Turner (Applied Linguistics BA, CertTESOL, DELTA) – Author
Mayy ElHayawi (PhD, CELTA) – Editor
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1- How to use this resource pack 2
2- Activity overview 7
3- Activities: 10
Section 1: Learner training 10
Section 2: The Emergency Box 18
Section 3: Grammar and Discourse 32
Section 4: Topical Discussions 61
Section 5: Presentations 72
Section 6: Webquests 78
Section 7: Activities for children 87
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Activities are an excellent way to help learners to experiment or expand what they know in a
non-threatening and focused way. Activities also help bring variety to the classroom and to
learning, which will increase the motivation of your learners. The activities in this resource book
are aimed to help you not only to vary your classes, but also at the same time to give you ideas to
begin adapting and creating your own material.
1 - The Sections
The resources in this pack are split into seven sections:
Section 1: Learner training
Section 2: The emergency box
Section 3: Grammar and discourse
Section 4: Topical discussions
Section 5: Presentations
Section 6: Webquests
Section 7: Activities for working with children
Each section has a selection of materials for you to use. The materials cover a range of skills
and language points. How they have been laid out is explained below.
2 - Explanation of the Activity Layout
When you look at each activity, you will find it has a teacher’s guide and in some cases
materials that you can photocopy. In the teacher’s guide, you will find all or some of the
following to help you understand the activity:
A. Activity Code:
Each activity is coded. The main element of the activity is coded with a larger font. Secondary
language aims are presented in a smaller font. An example is given below:
PR Gr Sp
The main aim of this activity is pronunciation, but it will also cover grammar and speaking.
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Resource Pack
Sharon Turner (Applied Linguistics BA, CertTESOL, DELTA) – Author
Mayy ElHayawi (PhD, CELTA) – Editor
, Page #
1- How to use this resource pack 2
2- Activity overview 7
3- Activities: 10
Section 1: Learner training 10
Section 2: The Emergency Box 18
Section 3: Grammar and Discourse 32
Section 4: Topical Discussions 61
Section 5: Presentations 72
Section 6: Webquests 78
Section 7: Activities for children 87
1|Page
, 1
Activities are an excellent way to help learners to experiment or expand what they know in a
non-threatening and focused way. Activities also help bring variety to the classroom and to
learning, which will increase the motivation of your learners. The activities in this resource book
are aimed to help you not only to vary your classes, but also at the same time to give you ideas to
begin adapting and creating your own material.
1 - The Sections
The resources in this pack are split into seven sections:
Section 1: Learner training
Section 2: The emergency box
Section 3: Grammar and discourse
Section 4: Topical discussions
Section 5: Presentations
Section 6: Webquests
Section 7: Activities for working with children
Each section has a selection of materials for you to use. The materials cover a range of skills
and language points. How they have been laid out is explained below.
2 - Explanation of the Activity Layout
When you look at each activity, you will find it has a teacher’s guide and in some cases
materials that you can photocopy. In the teacher’s guide, you will find all or some of the
following to help you understand the activity:
A. Activity Code:
Each activity is coded. The main element of the activity is coded with a larger font. Secondary
language aims are presented in a smaller font. An example is given below:
PR Gr Sp
The main aim of this activity is pronunciation, but it will also cover grammar and speaking.
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