untitled 5 Fantastic Ways to Pair Students You know what it’s like, the students are sitting down in their predictable places and you say “Right! We are going to move you around. Listen to your number!”. You give a number to each student and you pair them up with their corresponding number. In essence, you just move the students – which is meant to be their new – partner but the same person that they are with for the remainder of their course. Why not pair up students or groups of learners in a different way? 1. A simple and useful way to match learners together in pairs or small groups is to get them lined up and then ask them to go in order of height (from smallest to tallest – a good way to review superlatives). 2. This is possibly my favourite activity for pairing up learners together. Safe and SoundSausage and MashSick and TiredGive and TakePeace and Quiet 3. This is another take from the activity above. 4. 5. Further reading: Like this: Like Loading... Author: Martin Sketchley
untitled Wait … is that a rule? Ten everyday grammar mistakes you might be making 1. Mistaking style issues for errors Should you use italics for movie titles? Do you put full stops inside or outside quotation marks? The correct answer to each of these questions is “it depends”. 2. Beyond style decisions, most of the things people mistake for “rules” in grammar and punctuation are just conventions that crawled out of the swamp at some point and got a foothold, either in a school curriculum or as a recommendation in a 19th- or 20th-century grammar screed. Don’t start a sentence with a conjunction? There is a widespread belief – one with no historical or grammatical foundation – that it is an error to begin a sentence with a conjunction such as ‘and’, ‘but’ or ‘so’. And then finish them off with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage: “Everybody agrees that it’s all right to begin a sentence with ‘and’.” What about ending a sentence with a preposition? 3. You: “Hey, mum. Grammatically, “me” is always the right choice when you need an objective pronoun. 4. 5. 6.
untitled The Key Differences Between Summative And Formative Assessments It’s not a stretch to say that assessment is a hot button issue in education; however, you’d be hard pressed to find an educator who doesn’t see the value in measuring student progress. Assessments themselves have been vilified, when, in fact, it’s why assessments are given and how the data is used that is really the issue. The Glossary of Education Reform gives this great overview of what high-stakes testing is and how it impacts students, teachers, and schools. Let’s take a look at what assessment is, why it’s important, and how it can be delivered in the classroom in a useful manner. What is assessment? Assessment is the measurement of what students are learning. Why do we do it? The information gleaned from assessments is extremely valuable. Assessment Basics Assessments can take many forms and can be designed for many reasons. Types of Assessment Question Types Delivery Methods Pencil and paper: There’s no need for a lengthy description with this delivery method. Scoring In Short
Top 30 Funniest French Idioms ranked according to Absurdity | Talk in French Reading Time: 6 minutes. Oh, idioms. They can be such a bummer at times. Just when you think you already got the hang of a foreign language, idioms rear their crazy little heads and go: nah-uh! Not so fast! Imagine overhearing a French conversation that translates into something along the lines of: to arrive like a hair in the soup or to have an ass full of noodles. Idioms can totally put a damper on any language learning, but they’re also fun to learn and can give you a quick peek at the culture and humour behind the language. In this article, you’ll find 30 fun French idioms that range from the quirky to the downright ludicrous, arranged according to level of absurdity. Ready to meet some French idioms? “Tiré par les cheveux” When translated, this means “pulled by the hair”, but what it really means is that something is “far-fetched”. “Avoir une araignée au plafond” This idiom literally translates to “having a spider on the ceiling”. “Il en a bavé des ronds de chapeau” (photo source)
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