FOOD MAP
“I came, I saw, I ate.” – The Story of a Modern Tourist Are you looking for a creative project idea? Here’s a yummy project for your students that will have them do some research and describe the taste of their country.…
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WORDLESS VIDEOS FOR ELT-2
Worldess Videos for ELT-2 Here’s my second post in the series Silence is Golden, Duct Tape is Silver aka Wordless Videos for ELT sharing more wordless videos that are short (about 2-4 minutes), highly engaging, and appropriate for learners of all levels. Wordless…
TRUTH OR DARE
Truth, dare, double dare, love, kiss, promise…You may have played and enjoyed this game as a teen. I stumbled upon this version of Truth or Dare shared by from Yulia in her Discover English Teaching group the other day, and I…
SNAIL RACE: REVISION
And the least wonderful time of ‘lucky’ t-shirts, no bath, ‘magic’ pens and vows of silence is just around the corner. I’ve also decided to add some charm into revision classes. Here’s a game you can play with your learners to…
THE NEVER BORING GAME
Board Games to Learn English Did you know that Parker Brothers prints 30 times more Monopoly money every year than the United States prints real money? Shock horror. Has anyone counted the number of game boards and worksheets printed out by teachers…
CREATIVE THINKING: WALKING THROUGH WORDS
Worlds behind Words: Poetry in the Classroom Here’s a little test for you. One of these two aliens is a ‘kiki’, and the other one is a ‘bouba’. Which is which? Have you picked ‘kiki’ for the left alien and…
PUZZLE IT OUT
Sometimes the short poems are the hardest to write, change one word and the whole poem avocados. – Atticus Creating your own logic puzzle is no different. Forget one word, and your puzzle turns into the next Sphinx’s riddle. HOW…
WORDLESS VIDEOS FOR ELT
ELT-cation is turning 3 years old this month. And that takes the cake. Or a new post. Last year I posted a few games to celebrate the occasion (see Play & Learn Games); this year I’ve decided to throw a…
VIDEOGLOSS: CHOCOLATE ROULADE
Here’s a riddle for you: “How many words is a wordless video actually worth?” According to Dr. James McQuivey’s ‘equation’, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a one-minute video has to be worth exactly 1.8 million words. 1…
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
There may be many reasons why some people talk a lot but rarely listen. Apparently, they enjoy the sound of their own voice. The hidden reason can be that that’s how they (were taught to) see communication. Talk. Talk. Wait for…