Recipes for July, 2009
2 Way Tasks are a staple of English Language Teaching.
In the typical 2 way task, each student (A and B) have some information and some information missing. they must communicate to fill in their missing information.
Here are some , examples of 2 way tasks, I put together. Very teacher friendly, just photocopy and go! But make sure you model whole class…
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Grammar Poems
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31 Jul 2009
Grammar poems are ways for students to review lesson content and also express themselves and start really noticing language. Students that notice language really develop into great language learners.
Write the grammar poem outline on the board and do a grammar poem together as a class. Here is one example. Get others HERE on EFL Classroom 2.0 but you can just change the title to suit your…
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This is a great way to get students communicating authentically! You can start each class with some spins of the wheel! Get Spin the Question HERE on EFL Classroom 2.0.
Just spin and the students must ask a question for that number. Who / What / How / Why / Where etc....
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Short videos like those on Youtube or EFL Classroiom, are perfect "engaging" starters for great language learning. Here are some suggestions on how to use videos which have vocabulary in them, like this favorite, the Elephant Song.
Play the video and give students a task. This is so important! The task must be VERY simple but keep them focused. Like, "write down 3 things you see" or as in the case…
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Not like the other things
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Stories are great in the classroom. A good narrative, really provides ideal context to learn language, even better if they have pictures.
The best and easiest way to "teach" a story is to tell it through prediction. Get the students in a comfortable area if possible and read them the book, showing the pictures. You can also use all the great
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Story reTelling
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29 Jul 2009Retelling is a powerful way for students to learn language. They retell in their own words and using the context of "the story", acquire language.
1. Photocopy these stories (I like to use funny stories with a punchline but you could use any stories, folktales work well too) and give one to a student (one of your better students). Ask the student…
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Working with Article Newspapers
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Soccer is an international game and all kids are crazy about it - even girls! Whiteboard soccer is a great way to make review and quizzes fun.
Draw a soccer pitch on the board. A magnet will be the ball. Divide the class into two teams. If you want to do it all the way, play a karaoke anthem (see the anthems on…
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Children, especially young boys, love cars!
Pop up cars are great for talking about colors and car vocabulary. Get the children coloring their cars and then cut them out, fold and show and tell to the whole class! They will love their cars!
Get the pop up cars on EFL Classroom 2.0 , here. The old pop up cars website seems to have… » Click here to read the rest of ‘Pop-Up Cars’…
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