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Who wants to be a millionaire? Reading practice. Most of you know the game Who wants to be a millionaire? Are you ready to play? Aim: practice your reading skills Level: students may get general knowledge questions as well as language questions. Therefore this game aims at students with higher levels of English. Optional task (two options): students create their own set of questions for the contest. You can download the instructions for your students by clicking the link below.Option 1: download and photocopy the instructions provided below. THE GAME (on line): Click HERE to access the game online. 4 great strategies for starting early morning classes. It’s those five seconds when I first enter the classroom… In those first five seconds I can gauge exactly how the class is going to go that day.

Will what I loosely refer to as my plan come to fruition? Will they want to cover the material in the course book? Are they unhappy about something? Will they be happy filling in gaps in grammar worksheets, or are they up for something a little more creative? Will I have to ‘up’ the teacher talking time to accommodate tiredness, or are they on the ball and ready to learn?

Naturally, as I’ve been teaching for many years now, I’ve learned to pick up on the ‘warning signs’, but most of the information you’ll need to figure out how class will go today is there in front of you. Learners sometimes need something to get them going early in the morning OK; you’ve assessed the physical and emotional state of your learners. 1. Stretching and physical movement are great ways to wake up sleepy learners and they get everyone moving. Variations Why do this? 2.