Monday, February 24, 2014

Oral Presentation

- activities included
- speak clearly and loudly
- face the class
- work in pairs
- well prepared and organized
- be on time
- keep topics interesting
- motivate students

Toilet Paper Talk - Game

- increase speaking/listening.
- tell student to take as much toilet paper as they need.
- for/each square the student says an interesting fact about themselves.


Thursday, February 6, 2014

Gallery Walk

  • Students put work on top of class.
  • Students walk around classroom to see classmates work. 

Mystery Bag: Speaking activity

- one person looks in the bag and answers yes or no questions.
- the remainder of the class ask the questions.

Do it a paper?
Is it plastic?

Do it stone?

Do the bag empty?





Charades - acting out language

  • fixing a car
  • running a race
  • unwrapping a present
  • brushing your teeth
  • washing clothes 
  • driving a bus
  • laughing at joke
  • cooking food
  • shooting an arrow
  • wrestling a wrestler
  • buying some groceries
  • singing a song
  • lighting a candle
  • painting a picture
  • sewing clothes
  • starting a fire
  • hanging a picture
  • driving a car
  • painting a wall
  • sweeping the floor
  • washing dishes
  • chopping some wood
  • zippering your coat

Four corners

- for listening and comprehension
- for speaking and listening

       Disagree        <------         Agree
             |                                      |
             |                                      |
Strongly Disagree <--- ---> Straight Agree

Alternate 4 corners
 -for learning colours, numbers or any vocabulary.


Summer                       Spring


I) Parents spoil children nowadays.

II) I had a great time in high school. I love it

Do you agree? Disagree? Strongly disagree? Straight agree?

Autumn                       Winter

Elbow Partners




Partner Introductions

- Where we live(you live)
- Something about our (your) family
- What do you hope to learn at the English class