English Conversation Activities for Adults. By Jamie Keddie Lessons. How Dialogue Journals Build Teacher-Student Relationships. Featured Games. Paul's english games - Blog. If only 100 people lived on Earth… Language Teacher Toolkit: 5 great zero preparation lesson ideas. When the pressure is on and there are only so many hours on the week, you need a repertoire of zero preparation go-to activities which promote input and/or practice.
Ask Answer Add - A Speaking Activity to Help Learners Maintain a Natural Conversation. Ask Answer Add - A Speaking Activity to Help Learners Maintain a Natural Conversation Ask Answer Add is one of my favorite speaking activities and requires no resources in class.
It is a very straightforward exercise and I’m sure it will really help your learners build their speaking skills and learn the invaluable skill of maintaining a conversation. The premise is quite simple, and it is suitable for any level of learner. In fact, I have been using this with a group of lower level non-English majors and with different class of higher level English majors and I have had equal success in both classes. Ask The idea behind the activity is very simple.
Most Influential Images – elt sparks. “Pictures can create an atmosphere where change is possible.” – James Nachtwey The 100 most influential photos published in a website by time magazine is the perfect SPARK to talk about the power of images.
Striking and powerful images engage students towards deeper discussion where they not only describe the image, but also speculate on the stories behind them. This lesson culminates in a task where students choose an image from the internet and talk about why it is influential and representative of 2016. CONTEXT – Image spark: Show Ss the ‘Man on the Moon’ image (see above). A world map of every country’s tourism slogan. Google's Year in Search - Google Trends. 25 ideas for using audio scripts in the ELT classroom. Philip Haines is the Senior Consultant for Oxford University Press, Mexico.
As well as being a teacher and teacher trainer, he is also the co-author of several series, many of which are published by OUP. Today he joins us to provide 25 engaging and useful classroom activities for language learners using audio scripts. Many ELT student books come with audio scripts at the back. Describing the Picture Word Inductive Model. By Emily F.
Calhoun The PWIM is an inquiry-oriented language arts strategy that uses pictures containing familiar objects and actions to elicit words from children's listening and speaking vocabularies. Error Correction. Melva Washington Toomer and John Washington – StoryCorps. John Washington (JW) and Melva Washington Toomer (MWT) JW: You were my first child, I was so glad you were born.
I cannot express the way I feel when I held your sweet little body. Foodscapes: Stunning Landscapes Made of Food by Carl Warner. Food posts are always a special treat for the eyes, but this selection of Foodscapes by London-based photographer Carl Warner is definitely something different.
Yes, that’s right – all of the pictures below are actually created out of fresh foods! Artist uses a wide variety of different ingredients, such as deli meats, fresh fish, fruit, vegetables and bread, and builds entire worlds that look unbelievably realistic. Series 04 Episode 17. Adam Adam: Hello and welcome to Episode 17 of Series 4 of LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts.
My name is Adam and my colleague Jo will be here later to talk about some of the language in the podcast. Last time, Carolina and Jamie were both involved with their end-of-year university exams, and now they're waiting, nervously, for the results. Will Jamie get the marks that he needs to get the job he wants in Borneo? VOA News. ULearn English School. ULearn English School. LANGUAGE PLANET TOLUCA. The Seven Best Silent Short Films for Language Teaching - Kieran Donaghy. As many short films are artistic, they have limited appeal in the commercial marketplace and are funded from diverse sources.
To make them easier to sell worldwide, they often contain little or no dialogue, which makes comprehension much easier. As a result, they offer intensely ‘filmic’ experiences, using images and movement, sequence and duration, sound and music to tell their stories. These silent films are perfect for the language classroom as they can be used with any level – the teacher just needs to adapt the difficulty of the task to match the level of the students. Here are the seven short films which I have found work best in the language classroom. Your Secret Your Secret is a wonderful short film by Jean-Sebastian Monzani. You can watch the film below and find a full lesson plan here. Your secret from Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo. Taking Pictures Taking Pictures is a simple but beautiful short animated film by Simon Taylor.
Moments. Latest World Headline News, Breaking News - Newsy® The Best Collections Of “The Best” Pieces Of Art Ever Created. In my Theory of Knowledge class we’re learning about the roles of emotion, language, perception and reason in art.
As part of that, students are looking through pieces of art and writing a short analysis of one they choose. They are going to look through the online collections of various museums, but I had also found a site that shared one person’s view of “The Best” pieces of art ever created. Different Cultures See Deadlines Differently. We all have the tendency to look at other cultures through the lens of our own. While this is natural, it can lead to misunderstandings when communicating with and managing colleagues from around the world. The secret to disagreeing with people from 20 different countries, in one chart. The Most Iconic Pieces of Art & Where to Find Them. Badass Chicks in Japanese History. Favorite Travel Destinations. How Many Trees Are There? If The World Were 100 People.
BBC Learning English - Lingohack. Log In. SOUNDS LIKE A STORY. A picture is not the only source that can inspire a thousand words. Sounds may tell a story just as well, leaving much more room to the imagination. The activity I’ll describe today is built around sounds and guides students to the actual writing of the story based on the sounds they hear.
Step 1. What Does Your Handwriting Say About You? We live in a world where we don’t hand write many things (though, maybe that shouldn’t be the case). It's always St. Patty's Day for this lady. PlayPhrase.me: Endless stream of movie clips of specific phrases (Yeah, but then I'd have to cut off his dick and feed it to the homeless.) Our service will teach you to understand spoken English. The purpose of PlayPhrase.me service is to learn english using TV series. We create video sequence from scenes that contain the word you search for. Stories, Stories, Stories. Using photos in EFL Classroom, part 3.
Protecting Elephants. 10 Intriguing Photographs to Teach Close Reading and Visual Thinking Skills. Photo Updated, March 17, 2016 | We have published a companion piece: “8 Compelling Mini-Documentaries to Teach Close Reading and Critical Thinking Skills.” Frontpage. Questioning Japanese Creativity: Is Japan Creative? What Do Countries Fear The Most? Speaking activities. The Best Resources For Using Art As A Way To Teach & Learn English – Help Me Find More. I have periodically shared links to lessons on using art as a language-learning activity, and have published some of my own. FlashmobELT #2. "Flight to Rubovia"
Survival English for Travelers. A Basic EFL Course with lesson plans and activities - By Yoda Schmidt.