It can sometimes be difficult, especially with younger students, to keep students attention engaged. This article suggests some ways you can stimulate their interest.

There follows 5 tips for making your ESL lessons stimulating:

1) Teams: Putting your students into teams can motivate your students to contribute to the lesson. They will naturally want to win rather than lose so reward students with points if they offer answers. With TEFL it is important that the weaker students make a contribution too so offer them 2 points for their team if they contribute.
2) Discipline: For you to enjoy teaching English to your ESL class and for them to make progress it is essential that there is discipline within the classroom. The TEFL teacher needs to have good classroom management skills when teaching English or the students will lose interest. Always be consistent and have boundaries enforced by a set of rules and appropriate punishment. Do not tolerate bad behaviour.
3) Games: Try and make your ESL lessons fun by stimulating your students using games. Break up the serious learning with some fun ESL games and activities so the students have a good balance. You could offer them an ESL activity or game at the end if they complete the hard work you set them at the beginning.
4) Songs: Students enjoy singing and ESL songs are a great way for students to practice the English tenses and to recycle the language you have taught them.
5) Media: Use plenty of ESL flashcards, pictures and video to spice up your lesson and TEFL textbook. Students will be inspired to learn by your use of visual aids and ESL resources.

Ed likes writing about different ESL and TEFL topics. You are welcome to take a look at his web blogs at http://edearlblog.wordpress.com and http://edearlblog.typepad.com/blog