Wow! How Have I Never Heard Of These Videos For English Language Learners From Chasing Time English?

During my first years of teaching English Language Learners, my students and I enjoyed The Connect With English dramatic video series designed to teach English.

It eventually got to be a bit dated, and so we stopped using it. It is still available for free online. They even had accompanying workbooks, though Katie Hull and I developed our own worksheet that could be used for any of the videos (and other ones, too).

I recently learned about a New Zealand-based organization called Chasing Time English that produces multiple similar series for ELLs. They’re all available to stream for free, and they have tons of accompanying teaching materials for each one.

There may be some minor issues with accents and certain vocabulary if you’re going to use in the United States, but those can be easily handled.

If I still had my own classroom, I’d definitely give them a try….