When I'm not using published material, I often create lessons from scratch, and some of these I share for free on this website.
The lessons I design make use of various interactive elements which I build courtesy of free educational sites and Google apps. They are designed for use with one student or a small group. Feel free to send a link to a lesson to your students and use it together in class, or assign a particular task as homework. Because of the way they are designed, the lessons cannot be easily printed, so you will need a computer, tablet or phone to view them.
You can explore the lessons from the menu. Here are two to get you started:
The Life Checklist -- a grammar lesson aimed at B1 students,
At the barber's -- a vocabulary and listening comprehension lesson for B2 - C1 level students.
If you use the lessons, please do leave a comment in the form at the bottom of the page! I'd love to hear from you.
I have hundreds of little tasks I have created to accompany various lessons, revise language or give students more insight into a particular language point. Some, I like enough to reuse regularly, others I have completely forgotten about... As I try to dig a way through, I am adding some to this website. Here is a sample:
I have a lot of experience with online teaching, and a lot of my materials and lessons are designed with this model in mind... but I do have a soft spot for in-person teaching. Here are some of my ideas for how to make best use of the opportunities this model affords: