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…
The Football Game
Ole, ole, ole! It’s time for football! Tekhnologic and I have worked together to help you ‘get the ball rolling’ in the classroom. Whether you’re a football fan or not, we hope you will enjoy the Football Game.
‘A’ IS FOR ALPHABET, ‘G’ IS FOR GAMES
Fun Alphabet Games for Language learners ‘A’ is for alphabet, ‘G’ is for …? Google’s choice of ‘Alphabet‘ as its new company’s name has generated much buzz in the news. Well, the choice is more than logical – if there…
SPOKEN GRAMMAR MATTERS
Principal: Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone…
PASSING THE BARRIERS
Fun First Day of Class Activities A series of recent experiments carried out by psychologists reveal that it takes a tenth of a second to form an impression of a stranger that does not significantly change afterwards. What does it…
GAMES OF IMAGINATION
Vocabulary Activities: Drawing with Words Imaginist – a person who has a lively or creative imagination. Wiktionary Take a look at the photo below. What do you see? Do you see a human body? Surprising as it may seem, it…
GIVE ‘EM A BREAK: TOP 10 BRAIN TEASERS FOR ENGLISH CLASSES
If, in the middle of the lesson, your students: Pretend to communicate with their home planet. Make a paper plane and try to get it stuck in an awkward or unreachable place. Start beat boxing. Tell you they are Harry Potters…
Fun Activities to Teach Linking and Signposting
Chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken….Would you like to know what this “chicken” is about and help your learners speak more coherently? I’ve described a few (hopefully) useful classroom activities in my new post on the British Council’s Voices blog here. Check…
HOW TO DO MORE BY DOING LESS: TESTING
Testing Hacks for Teachers: Gamified Testing in Low-Resource Classrooms Here’s a secret: we can do more by doing less, and the pain does not necessarily mean the gain. In business, all possible ideas and actions are mapped against two factors:…
WHEN EMOTIONS FIND THEIR WORDS
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost Poetry is timeless. Poetry is on the timelines. It isn’t the first time the numerous “finest people on Planet Earth” aka English teachers…