FRIENDSHIP BOOK: 11 THINGS CHALLENGE
I got a ‘friendship book’ from Sandy Millin on Saturday. I’m returning it today. * * * When I was in school, we had special friendship books to be filled in by our friends. The questions posed there varied (a…
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TELL ME A STORY, GOOGLE
Google-Based Activities for Language Learners There are two kinds of teachers on this planet: those who have Wi-Fi in the classroom and those who don’t. This is the second part of my post on Google-based activities. In the first part,…
HUMAN BINGO
Speaking Games: Human Bingo Game It’s said that once one player got so excited that he’d won, he cried ‘Bingo’ instead of ‘Beano’. The name stuck. Acknowledgement: No, I have not invented this game. The game goes back to the year 1530.…
MAKE IT PERSONAL: VERB TENSE REVIEW
Noughts and Crosses: Tense Review One of the ways to make learning more effective is to transit from mechanical practice to more engagement with the target grammar or vocabulary focusing on the use of forms for students’ own production of…
BATTLESHIP: IRREGULAR VERBS
Much to learn, you still have. – Joda. Despite the evidence that the number of irregular verbs is declining in the English language, there is no danger they will disappear, and the struggle will continue. There are many attempts to…
MERRY CHRISTMAS (WICKED VERSION)+DIRTY SANTA
We had a merry granny Christmas last year. We ate chocolate, played wicked games, but there was one thing missing – gift exchange. This year Granny is back with a new add-on – a White Elephant Gift Exchange or Dirty Santa. Eat…
CAN YOU GUESS WHAT I LOOK LIKE?
Guessing Game: The Voice in the Classroom The other day I came across some wonderful suggestions for the use of game shows in the classroom given in 30 ACTIVITIES INSPIRED BY GAME SHOWS by Pete from ELT-PLANNING. Game shows and TV…
SHOW ME YOUR POKER FACE
Speaking Games for Language Learners: Personality Poker How do you know you are a teacher? Whenever you read, hear or see something new, you immediately start thinking of how you can tweak it for the classroom. The other day I…
THE SECRET KEEPER GAME: HOW TO SPILL THE BEANS
Fun Speaking Games for Language Learners: The Secret Keeper They say that applicants for membership in secret societies in ancient Greece were voted upon by having the existing members drop beans into a pottery jar. Those who approved of the…
MAD LIBS
They say that in 1500s, when ‘running water’ meant the river, baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man had the privilege of taking a bath first, then the wife, and the children, and last of…
