39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Teenagers and Adults - Jackie Bolen, Jennifer Booker Smith 2015

About the author: Jennifer Booker Smith

I have a Master of Education in TESOL and have spent fifteen years teaching students of all ages in Korea, from two-year-old preschoolers barely out of diapers to businessmen and even a semester as a teacher trainer at an education university. However, my greatest love is the middle primary grades—I left a fairly cushy teacher trainer position to return to the elementary classroom. In that age group, I've taught all ability levels from false beginner to near-native returnees.

During my time in the classroom, I've created countless board and card games and other resources. In this book, you'll find some of the speaking activities that I have used successfully (I’ve tried plenty which weren’t successful!) in a variety of settings; these are the ones I’ve used again and again because they get students talking and they actually work.

When I'm not teaching, like Jackie, you can often find me hiking. I’ve taken up running recently, and will soon be running my second half marathon. Teaching takes up a lot more “free” time than non-teachers will ever realize, so it’s important to recharge the batteries and being outside is my favorite way to do just that.

You can get in touch with me by emailing jenniferteacher@gmail.com. I'd love to hear from you and help you with your classes in any way that I can, particularly if you have a difficult class and would like some advice about that. I'll do my best to assist you.