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101 Conversation Starters. (Also see How to Start a Conversation) Ice Breakers Where did you grow up? Do you have any pets? Do you have any siblings? Do you know what your your name means? What type of phone do you have? Childhood Questions What was your favorite children's book? School/Work Topics Where did (do) you go to school? Relationship Questions What is the first think you notice about a guy or girl? Sports Conversation Starters Who is your favorite athlete? Vacation Questions Where was the last place you went on vacation? Food/Drink Topics What is your favorite drink? Entertainment Topics Who is your favorite actor? Personal Questions Who do you look up to?

Misc. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Questions to make you think, conversation starters, mind games. 4 ways to use YouTube in the language classroom. UPDATE: I’m delighted to say that this post has been nominated for the British Council’s TeachingEnglish blog award for innovative teaching ideas. I’m really delighted to have been included in this month’s nominations, so… make me a super happy boy by clicking here and voting for me! When it comes their language learning I can safely say that my teenage students always enjoy the multimedia experience.Rather than studying grammar and vocabulary through boring old course books, they find it more exciting to watch action unfold via moving images on their laptop, tablet or smart phone. What’s great about this is that it’s not just a one-way deal: video clips offer us as teachers the basis for the development of many language skills. I’m an avid user of short clips in my classrooms. 1. Don’t go into this without a specific purpose in mind.

Suggested resource: Here’s how I use YouTube to teach and review conditionals 2. Suggested resource: Mr Bean’s official YouTube channel 3. 4. Young learner terminology. B127c A1 TE Staff Room Posters 5.pdf. LEKTIONSFÖRSLAG: Bildpromenad, frågorna, delat ordförråd med författarna, och fantasin. Nu ska vi göra en bildpromenad.

Varsågoda. Här är illustrationen: Det är att sätta ord på det faktiska. Jag ser en flicka. Jag ser ett hus. Jag värderar inte det barnen benämner. Jag ser 18 fönsterrutor. Detta moment innehåller våra tankar och vår fantasi. Jag förbereder mig alltid med många öppna frågor: Hur läser vi titeln på boken? VILL NI SÅ GÖR NI SAMMA LEKTION PÅ ENGELSKA/TYSKA/SPANSKA eller vilket språk ni vill!

Lärarens förhållningssätt vid moment två: Läraren ska låta eleverna få uttrycka sina tankar om det de ser. När ni har gjort en bildpromenad, det tar tid jag lovar, men oj så eleverna lär sig att lyssna till varandra, upptäcka ord och detaljer, skapa inre föreställningar och berätta om det de tänker om det som ska hända. Då… kan du öppna första sidan i boken och börja med att ge eleverna några ord … som exempelvis: ”snarkningar”ungsluckanmörkretRosalindahotfulltköksklockanplåtfyrtio Du kan gärna skriva dem på någon slags tavla!

Språklänkportalen - Startsidan. Elllo index. Watch. Learn. Speak. A truly unique way to learn English. +40 000 Free ESL worksheets made by teachers for teachers. BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! Abcteach -- Free Printables, Interactives, Custom Documents, Clip Art, and Games. Free English Reading comprehension tests and exercises online.

Reading comprehension is also an important part when you take an English test. Reading comprehension test can help you to improve vocabulary, grammar, and logical thought ability. There are some tips for you to improve reading skills: - Practice reading every day. You should read different fields to improve your vocabulary. - Take note all new words and learn them. - Try to answer all the questions. - After answer all the questions. . - Practice reading techniques - scanning, skimming, intensive and extensive reading. + Scanning: You try to find a particular piece of information. . + Skimming: You try to gather the most important information as quickly as possible. . + Intensive reading: You try to find the details of a specific information. . + Extensive reading: You try to find general information of a passage. Elementary Reading Tests. Using authentic materials. There are several reasons for this, primarily a kind of fear that students will panic when faced with language that is largely unfamiliar, and a feeling that to prevent this the language should be edited to the students' level.

This is an unnecessary fear, as using authentic materials can be rewarding and stimulating for both teacher and students. Sources Aren't authentic materials too difficult? An example The question of levels Dealing with unknown language Conclusion Sources When people first think of authentic materials they usually assume that we are talking about newspaper and magazine articles. However, the term can also encompass such things as songs, web pages, radio & TV broadcasts, films, leaflets, flyers, posters, indeed anything written in the target language and used unedited in the classroom.

The materials used, will of course, depend on the 'usual' factors: topic target language area skills students' needs and interests Aren't authentic materials too difficult? Making listening an authentic experience. The type of listening tasks we choose The way we prepare our students before listening I would like to challenge some accepted beliefs about the way we prepare our students to listen and the types of tasks we give them in an effort to encourage teachers to adopt an approach to dealing with listening texts that approximates more closely to an authentic experience.

Types of listening tasks Preparing students for listening Making listening more authentic An authentic approach Some problems with an authentic approach Conclusion Types of listening tasks Comprehension check questions are by far the most common type of listening tasks our students are given in class. Look at almost any language course book listening activity and you will find these. Sometimes they will be multiple-choice questions, sometimes true/false statements and sometimes open wh-questions. In many ways there is nothing wrong with this, but how often do we really do these kinds of tasks in our everyday lives?

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Revolting rhymes och språkutvecklande arbetssätt. Story Starters the three little pigs.doc. A character map.doc. Free ESL Stories and Exercises. Revolting Rhymes_ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.mp4. Roald Dahl - The Official Web Site.