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True/False Cards When introducing a new topic to class, distribute index cards to every student. On each of the cards a statement on the topic should be written: some true, some false. Students then must decide wh ...

Hold a "Town Hall Meeting" on an Issue When introducing a new topic, tell students you will conduct the class session like a “town hall meeting,” with different speakers on the topic. The teacher should turn over the speak ...

Title Scrabble Before beginning a reading, write its title on the board and play a modified game of “scrabble” with it: finding as many words within the title as possible. Even a simple title like &l ...

Think-Pair-Share On a given topic, such as different kinds of families, students should first read or listen to a lecture on the material. They should then share and compare their ideas on the topic with a partner ...

Tabloid Titles As a way to introduce the passive voice, as well as some colorful vocabulary, have students write about their class in tabloid titles. The teacher may start by passing around a few actual tabloids ...

Student Polling To get the class’s opinion on a topic, select students to travel the room and poll others on their opinions and then report the results back. For example, on the topic of same-sex marriage, ...

Semantic Web Before giving students an academic reading on a topic like the AIDS virus, create a semantic web on the board. This involves writing the word “AIDS” in the center of a circle and then ...

Good Morning Warmer It's a great game activity. It may be used as an ice-breaker or a "getting to know each other" speaking activity. The level in fact depends on you, because you may change the questions. It doesn't ...

Semantic Features Analysis When introducing a unit that has a lot of closely related vocabulary, the instructor can conduct a semantic features analysis. This involves listing the terms analyzed down the left margin of the ...

Self-Assessment of Learning Styles On the first day of class, have students complete a short questionnaire that assesses their learning styles. For example, ask questions such as “Do you prefer to hear directions or see direc ...

Role Reversal Start the class by telling the class that the roles are going to be switched: the teacher will be a student, and students will rotate the teacher role and teach the class something they know how t ...

Criss-Cross A favourite of mine is criss-cross. This only works if the students are in rows though. One column stands up and you ask questions. The first student to raise their hand can answer the question. I ...

Background Knowledge Questionnaire As a way to introduce a new topic, such as the process of second language acquisition, have students complete a short questionnaire on the topic, asking questions such as “How long does it t ...