EFL Teaching Recipes » song

Not like the other things

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:35:50 +0000

I am a BIG fan of not only teaching English but teaching thinking skills. We have to do both (and always spice with happiness!).

This game really gets students thinking and you’ll be amazed at their creative minds and answers!

1. Practice the song above, “One of these things is not like the others” , a Sesame Street classic. It will get students engaged and ready for the game. Maybe just the chorus or get the ppt with the song/video and lyrics on EFL Classroom (also the game with lots of “not like the other thing” challenges).

2. Take 4 objects from the classroom. Write on the board,

“The ……. is not like the other things because …..”

Get students to first write down as many answers as possible.

3. Time’s up! Ask students to state their answers. The class will decide if it is a valid answer. Give a point for each unique answer as you go around the groups. No repeating of a previous answer allowed. When all answers are exhausted, start a new round with 4 new objects.

Use the ppt located above and also a worksheet for writing answers which is provided. As I stated, you’ll be amazed at the answers they come up with!

This post was submitted by David Deubelbeiss.

Music and Karaoke – Choral singing

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:13:06 +0000

Singing is a great way to teach English and students will enjoy it very much. One great way is to take a song which repeats a lot and give groups of students a part. One song I like to use is ABC by Michael Jackson. Give each group a task / lyric to sing… for example.

Group 1 – ABC

Group 2 - 1,2,3

Group 3 - Do Re Mi

Group 4 - Baby you and me girl….

The teacher or a student can sing the other lyrics. Lots of fun and it makes songs come alive…. Another great song is “That’s the way Uh huh Uh huh , I like it. Get this and the karaoke player with hundreds of songs on EFL Classroom 2.0’s Karaoke page! It’s easy to even make your own karaoke song to play, watch the screen cast there…

This post was submitted by David.

Last One Standing Song Game

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:19:55 +0000

This game is fantastic! Select some vocabulary from a song your student’s enjoy (select words that repeat a lot). Then, ask them to choose and write in large letters, one of those words/phrases.

Divide the students into groups. The students stand up showing everyone their word and holding it high.

Play the song and students must sit down when they hear their word. Stand up again when they hear it again. Last one standing wins and the group with the most standing wins too!

Lots of variations, students can decide to begin sitting or standing and that gives an element of chance.

See many examples in ppt HERE. Or go to the video examples HERE.

This post was submitted by David.