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SS guess a nonsense word by using the context of the sentence.
Examples:
Can you turn the zong on, it’s cold in here?
This food can’t be re-zonged?
My wibble’s not working, s ...
Tell the SS that your Dad’s come to the school, and he’s going to answer questions for ten minutes. Get them to write down any questions they’d like too ask him about you. T chec ...
Use this fun warmer to review 'because' and to practice listening skills.
Begin by telling the class something you did yesterday.
eg: I went to the market.
Choose a student and have them repeat ...
This is an individual, to pair, to group exercise. This exercise can be adapted to fit the teacher's or student's needs, depending on what needs to be practiced. 1- One student must write dow ...
Alphabet flashcards for beginners.
English alphabet for little children (pre- school education, kindergarten). These are flashcard for the youngest learners of English. Great for the first lesson ...
This is a nice speaking activity that Ss can do in groups. The teacher cuts up the cards and Ss put the pile face down in front of them. S1 takes a card with the tense and reads out the questions ...
SS complete a dialogue in pairs using their imagination. Then they act it out in front of the class. Which dialogue was the best? (vote)
E.g.1)
Ann: ...
Ben: My God!
Ann: ...
Ben:... ...
Give SS a profession on a slip of paper (or get them to think of one).
Either in the Hot Seat (open class), or in pairs, SS try to guess the profession without asking more than twenty questions. ...
Divide the board into four.
In one section draw a picture of your favourite food (or just write it!), in another your favourite country, in the third your favourite book, and the last your favour ...
SS are given a long, thin strip of paper, and write a sentence (12 to 16 words?) describing how they feel at the moment.
Give out scissors so that they cut up the strips into individual words. SS ...
Two teams. One S from each team stands at the board with a board pen.
T holds up a piece of paper with a word on, so that the two SS at the board can’t see it. The teams shout the spelling ...
Story-inventing is not only a nice way to improve speaking and writing skills but also is useful for revision of word stock and grammatical basis especially after a long break. One of the simplest ...
Each S writes five things beginning with ‘F’.
SS are put in pairs to define their words as quickly as possible.
First pair to finish wins. Give them another letter.
Give SS slips of paper with conversation gambits written on them.
Here is an example list, but we’re really looking for conversational expressions which wouldn’t normally be found in ...
SS in pairs. One sitting with pen and paper, while the other runs to the opposite wall, reads a few words, and runs back to dictate (and spell) to his/her partner.
Which pair can finish first wit ...
A S is in the ‘Hot Seat’ and talking about his/her favourite subject, hobby, last weekend or what they did during the holiday.
S has his/her back to the board and must not turn around ...
Write a list of different subjects on small cards or slips of paper (e.g. Tennis, computers, shopping for food, traffic, beer, suits and ties, cycling, babies).
Show a subject card to one ...
Groups of three, four or five.
SS think of a word then pretend they are the letters of the word. SS stand up in front of the class and mime the word. The rest of the class has to guess which wor ...
This is an eight-page worksheet that contains several images, each of them has something to do with September and back to school theme. This worksheet was kindly provided by Evan-Moor Corp. and ca ...
SS write down three wishes.
SS get up and mingle until they find someone with a matching (or similar) wish. Then they sit down in pairs and talk about it . Variation: Two bad experiences. The la ...
This activity is for little kids. It combines reading and colouring. There are four pictures and short descriptions of seasons. The aim is to acquire the vocabulary connected with seasons. It can ...
Put a S in the hot seat. The rest of the class (including the T) fire questions at the S to try and get him/her to say yes or no.
A demonstration by the T may help for a lower level class ( &lsqu ...
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