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Ideas for creative workbook use
Introduction: Setting the Scene I know that I am generalising, but so often workbooks are relegated to the ‘also ran’ or ‘lemon’ status of materials. Lacking vivid magazine-like colour and language (read grammar) input, workbook exercises are often given as a homework after thought…
Activity: Planning a holiday
Here is a very simple activity that is very useful to have in your toolbox as a no materials activity. Aims: Fluency in speaking, listening and group negotiation. Giving advise and suggestions. Skills: Speaking and listening. Materials: A board and board pen. Level: Elementary and above. Preparation time: None, save a little time thinking…
Activity: Why are these things important to me?
Here is a very simple activity that is very useful to have in your toolbox as a no materials activity. Aims: Question forms and demonstrative pronouns. Giving personal information/getting to know you. Skills: Speaking and listening Materials: A board and board pen. Level: All but the most early beginners. Preparation time: None save a little [...]
Some more speaking activities
Do you teach speaking with few or no materials? Here are some speaking activities that you can try with your classes.
Some speaking activities
Here are some more activities, some of which you can use with little or no prepararion. These are activities that I have found by dredging my computer directories. I there fore do not know the sources fo these activities. I would be happy to give any credit where it is due. Lying: an icebreaker air [...]
Recycling specific vocabulary: the vocabox
The Vocabox Activities for developing and activating vocabulary in the English classroom (the original idea came from Johanna Stirling July 2000 Bell Teacher Training Summerfest). The original article can be found here: http://www.elgweb.net/articles.html. A review of Johanna’s site can be found on this site, here. Introduction One constantly hears of presenting this that and the [...]
The sequence game
This milling activity is very simple. Each student has a different sequential series written on a strip of paper. Their task is to find the participant wıith the exactly the same sequence as them self. For this to be a speaking and listening task, monitor the learners carefully to ensure they don’t show their sequences [...]
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You Say and I Listen
The circle game: You say and I listen This type of activity lends itself to ımproving group cohesion through a cooperative or collaborative task involving listening and speaking.
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Drawing dictation
Drawing dictation is an activity adapted from Christopher Sion’s excellent: Recipes for Tired Teachers. Download the plan here Download the key here. Aim: To introduce and recycle simple lexis related to geometry in a project. Level: Pre-int and higher. Materials: The plan and key. Time: For all stages, allow 180 minutes depending on how you [...]
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