For any teaching strategy to be effective, the learning needs, capabilities, preferences, strengths, weaknesses and ambition of the learner should be kept in mind. These particularities of the learners constitute their learning style and the rising popularity of English as a second language has necessitated the institution of several ESL teaching strategies that are based on the unique learning styles of the pupils. While some learners need to forge a bond with the teacher before they become receptive, some others require constant engagement in interesting tasks. New words and rich vocabulary, come naturally to some but other students like learning by doing. A few students who like structure, can understand and apply grammar rules although a number of them learn language through reading and listening to stories. In teaching of English as a second language, the first language or the mother tongue is used as a scaffold to begin with and is used in varying degrees of frequency in an ESL class, according to the need of the learners. The seven primary leaning styles are visual/spatial; aural, verbal, physical, logical, social (interpersonal) and solitary (intra-personal) which may be found in the learner, singly or in combination with several others. These learning styles in their turn influence the choice of ESL strategies which are of several types, viz: Memory; Cognitive; Comprehension; Metacognitive; Affective and Social. the learning process is most effective when it is in line with one’s unique learning style and preferences.