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30 Apr 2010A great way to start a class concentrating on the simple past.
I usually engage everyone in a friendly chat, just to get them ready for the start of the lesson, then, when I know they are concentrated on me, I walk out of the classroom.
Seconds later (after the chatter has died down a little - 'where's he gone?') I knock loudly on the door, then open the door, wave to…
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1 Jan 2010
This is a great way to practice the future tense and learn about each other. Adapted from Jill Hadfield's "Communication Games".
1. Ask students about their resolutions. Put the target language on the board - "This year, I will / I resolve to / I'm going to ..........
2. List some of the common resolutions as you discuss.
3. Students write down 3 resolutions and then…
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