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


Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Spelling and Pronunciation - Word chain game

1st person (teacher) spells a word
2nd person pronounces the word, then spells the next word for the 3rd person to pronounce and so on blouse, eagle, elephant, tea, apple, egg, garden, nose, elbow, window, wisdom, Monday, yard, door, rabbit, town, knife, eager, rain, number, rose, ear, shirt, tie, earrings, shoes, sandal, long sleeved shirt