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Body English

In: All Ages & Levels| Beginner

15 Aug 2012
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alphabetEspecially for beginners - what I call "Body English" is a great technique. 

Start with letters / spelling and numbers.  

1. Bring a student to the front of the class.  

2. "Draw" a number or spell a simple word on their back or the palm of their hand. 

3.  Ask the student to guess the word or number.  

4. Get students in pairs…

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Sentence Auction

In: All Ages & Levels

26 Jun 2012

I used to play a game called Sentence Auction. Print up money from your home country and give each group of students the same ammount of money. I used to do $1000 in $10 and $20 bills. Then write a bunch of sentences on the board. Some will be correct, some will contain errors.

The beauty of the game is that you can work in what



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Using Silent Video

In: All Ages & Levels

26 Jun 2012

This video is the BOMB! It is captivating, absorbing, a story par excellence but also SILENT! Yes, silent films are great for getting students to produce language -- and after all is said and done, that most often is the hardest thing to do, getting the students speaking and learning language by just communicating. That is our job, to



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Using Video

In: Beginner| Elementary| False Beginner| High School| Intermediate| Middle School| Recipe

19 May 2012
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using videoIf you have a screen and projector - using video in class brings amazing power - the power of context, into your teaching. The classroom no longer has 4 walls!  Here is one quick idea. Use the video  When I grow Up . The students watch and note all the jobs they can possible note during the length…

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Dictagloss

In: Advanced| Business| High School| Intermediate| Middle School| Recipe| University

4 Jan 2011

Dictagloss is an activity that works with many short texts/passages. I've used it over the years and it seems to motivate and "work" because there is a built in task -- the task of reconstructing the original text.

1.Let students listen to you or a higher level student read a selected text or story. (don't make it too long, depends on the level but I'd say no more than…

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Running Dictation

In: Advanced| Business| Elementary| High School| Intermediate| Kindergarten| Middle School| Recipe| University

4 Jan 2011
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# 96 Running Dictation

This activity can be used with any level - just use an appropriate text. It is great for introducing a text that you will study in depth through intensive reading. Or it can also be used to finish off a lesson/unit and review the text again...

Basically, you have to do 4 things.

1. Divide the class into…

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Go fishing!-Listening Activity

In: All Ages & Levels| Recipe

30 Dec 2010

This is a very easy activity.  Easy to prepare and easy to do.  Howvever, it is very efficient to evaluate sts listening skills and to get some creativity in the listening area in your class.  I actually modified it from another activity I read in this site posted by David.

Objective:  To evaluate sts listening skills by picking out words from a song.   

Steps:

1.  Choose a song with vocabulary that suits your…

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Yes, Maybe, No

In: All Ages & Levels| Recipe

10 Jan 2010
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This technique can be used in many ways. It is simple and focused both on student listening skills and also creating class atmosphere.

1.  Put large posters of "Yes" and "No" at opposite ends of the classroom. (you might also use "Rocks! - Sucks!  or "I think so" or "I don't think so" etc....)

2.  Students stand. Read a statement such as "I love chocolate…

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Pass the Paper!

In: All Ages & Levels| Recipe

19 Dec 2009
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I was reminded of this game while watching an excellent Korean teacher's English lesson this week. Pass the Paper (Snowball). Students in groups pass around a piece of paper while music plays. When it stops, whoever has the paper must answer the question or do a specific task.  In this game - finish the Christmas Carol. Pass the paper is an excellent interactive…

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Is this yours? Possessives.

In: Beginner| Elementary| False Beginner| Kindergarten| Middle School| Recipe

8 Oct 2009
This is a standard lesson / activity for practicing possessives. 1. Put on the board my ..... - mine. your ..... - yours. his ..... - his. her ..... - hers. its ...... - its. our ... - ours your ... - yours their ..... theirs. 2. Prior to the class while students are waiting, go around an scoop up some student's items (put them in a basket / bag). 3. Take out some items…

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