ESL Classroom Activities for Teens and Adults: ESL games, fluency activities and grammar drills for EFL and ESL students. Paperback – 9 July 2012

As a free-lance ESOL and EFL teacher I have bought a library of course books, activity books and teaching resources but have needed to buy teaching activities for both subject areas as they are usually are sold separately which can be expensive. However, this book is easily adapted for both areas.In my 10 years of teaching experience, even for teaching one specialism I have bought a multitude of books to support the different language skills and grammatical areas as well as needing to buy separate books for the different levels.This is the best book ever for modern interactive games using attractive fun hands-on activities with a wide range of quizzes, puzzles, board games as well as the more traditional worksheets which are also of high quality, interesting and fun for individual work, pair work and group work, covering all language and skill areas and for all levels!I highly recommend it.My only criticism is that the front cover does not do the content justice for which this book truly deserves and it could be a larger print but it is ideal for photocopying double pages as it is . Oh and you can e-mail the author too for free advice on the activities and receive more activities too. I have never been offered such brilliant customer service!. Being reasonably priced too I assure you if you invest in it I guarantee you investing in one you won't be disappointed.Linda

This is a great book of lovely, do-able activity ideas for all levels: it helped me gain more confidence to step away from sometimes stale and tried and tested lesson content ;). I found the book's ideas particularly useful as a "platform" from which I have tweaked things to fit my particular groups.

I find it a very useful resource and the support from the author was unexpected but very welcome. A practical, simply written book packed with ideas to use on any occasion - Well done

Very useful book for teachers of teens and adults with tons of ideas to motivate the learners and have fun in the class!Since I started using the games and activities contained in this book my job became so much more rewarding. Class management issues just resolved themselves because my students now absolutely love my lessons! They are learning so much faster and retaining so much more during the classes now without even noticing that they are doing the hard work of learning a foreign language! I use this book for my teens classes but there are lots of ideas for the teachers of adults as well. It's a very well written and well thought-through book, the games ideas are great as they cater to all styles of learning and to all four skills. I can't imagine going to a class now without at least one of these games ready to use - and the best thing is that most of them don't even require much preparation time. Just read the description and you are ready to go. I really highly recommend this book to all the teachers out there who want to make a difference in their students' life and speed up and increase their enjoyment of language learning!

I bought this book about a month before getting my TEFL certification. I managed to forget all about it until about a month or two after I had completed my certification and I have been kicking myself for not remembering sooner.I have found the book to be extremely useful to me - as a brand new teacher - in coming up with activities to use with my students. Before I remembered I had the book, I would trawl through the internet, trying to find something appropriate to use. Usually ending up distracted by something totally irrelevant. Now I usually go to this book first where I can usually find something good to use. It has saved me a lot of time!The extra materials provided are so good as well - there's a bunch of pre-made boardgames, flashcards, etc. as well as blank versions. It's so nice to have these ready made as they look great, which I think is important, but is usually so time-consuming to make yourself. Shelley is also extremely helpful if you email her with questions. Great customer service :)I don't know about hardened veterans, but I reckon this book is brilliant for new teachers who need a little help building up a mental catalogue of great ESL activities.

I find this book a very interesting and with clear explanations. Being able to acquire the extra materials for the games for free is an added bonus, The author is determined to support teaching ESL by supporting those who are using her books. She takes a personal interest in what clients say and their opinions and insights, while she makes it clear that she is available to elaborate on any point that is not completely understood.

I found Shelley Anne by chance really, as I searched for someone who could help me prepare an ESL language course for friends newly arrived from abroad. Her book is a tremendous resource and I was amazed at the way Shelley is so willing to personally engage with her readers, offering help and tailored advice for every situation. She is always there if you need encouragement and inspiration. I can’t recommend her highly enough. Thank you Shelley!