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27 Aug 2009Here's a way to practice vocabulary and sentences related to describing facial and body features, but it can be modified to include clothing and colour vocabulary, too.
First, practice the vocabulary and language: Stand at the front with a whiteboard and marker, and secretly draw a figure on the whiteboard to prompt the target language (e.g. "He is tall," "She is wearing a red blouse," "He has blue glasses," "He has…
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16 Aug 2009
Kids love to draw! Use that interest to develop their English.
This lesson recipe is my "go to" lesson. An idea which you can use at the last minute for almost any children's class. Also a good lesson when unprepared or just plain tired/hungover! (it happens).
Give each student a blank A4 piece of paper. Draw a large rectangle on the board. Give the chalk…
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