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Lesson Planning - What Does it Look Like in 2016? - Teacher Tech I love the templates Google is putting out for Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms. I have not put in the effort yet to be a design wizard so having some templates to start with really helps! I am disappointed however with Reading Rainbow, who made a lesson plan template for Google Docs. There is very little that is innovative about this template; it is the same design from 30 years ago. I appreciate the section that asks for implicit consideration of different types of learners, but is this the only thing that has changed over the last few decades? Culture Has Changed The world is not the same as it was 30 years ago. Technology Changes What We Do Google exists and it should change how we teach. It is my hope we are not using technology simply to make our classroom workflows more efficient, but rather to open up new possibilities. Technology allows for Modern Lesson Planning How would you change the traditional lesson plan template to be more reflective of teaching in 2016?
Guide to the Phonics tool 5 Lead-in Ideas to Jump Start Your Lesson — TEFL Horizons Write it on the board and have students talk about it for a few minutes in pairs. They can discuss what they think it means, possible interpretations, and whether they agree or disagree. There shouldn’t be a right or wrong answer- the point is just to get the students talking. Similarly, you can write an opinion question on the board like, “Do you need a lot of money to travel?” and let students debate about the answer. Write three sentences about yourself on the board—but make sure only two of them are true and one is false. For example: are you teaching a lesson on the present perfect? 1. 2. 3. Once the students have had a chance to make their guesses in pairs, ask the class to vote on which statement is the lie and then confirm whether or not they’re correct.
33 ways to speak better English If you’re reading this, I imagine you want to speak better English and communicate in a more confident and competent way. When we communicate effectively we are able to express our ideas and opinions, share experiences, and build relationships with others. When we struggle to express ourselves, we feel unvalued and insecure. As human beings, we want to participate in group discussions and have an impact on the society around us. In the modern world, we communicate across borders. By speaking better English, people all over the world can hear our voice. Well, English teachers and English classes definitely help. What you need is to become a self-directed learner, somebody who takes responsibility for their own learning and creates their own learning programme to develop their English. Now, it’s certainly true that speaking is a social activity and is best done with other people. You can do the same with your English. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. I want to go for a drink tonight. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato (Charlie and Lola) –[Multimedia-English videos] A cute video with simple English that will help you learn the names of some vegetables and also give you some ideas to make your children fond of vegetables. Lola will not eat peas. In fact, she won't eat carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, eggs, sausages, cauliflower, cabbage or baked beans. And she absolutely will not EVER eat a tomato. Charlie and Lola is an animated television series based on the Charlie and Lola books written by Lauren Child. TOMATO= Careful with the pronunciation of this word. FUSSY= A person who only likes eating a few simple things. CAULIFLOWER= Notice that Lola says /kɒlɪflɑ:/ but later Charlie says /kɒlɪflaʊə/. I AM NOT KEEN ON APPLES= If you are keen on something (or fond of something) you like it. TWIGLETS= A British snack food for children (see picture). ALL THE WAY FROM= An emphatic way of expressing distance. RARE= /reə*/ Not frequent, difficult to find or get (don't confuse with "strange"). NIBBLE= Give little bites (like when birds or mice eat). YUMMY!
Past Continuous Tense vs. Past Simple: Mysterious Stalker (ESL Video) Synopsis of English / ESL Video Watch the suspense thriller short about Elissa and the mysterious stalker & present the past continuous tense vs. past simple to students in a pre-intermediate level lesson. Title of English / ESL Video Elissa and the Mysterious Stalker Target English Grammar Past Continuous Tense vs. Student Proficiency Level Pre-intermediate level grammar Suggested Courses General English. Instructions – Play the video in class after delivering a warm-up activity first. – Pause the video whenever the narrator asks students a question to give students time to answer. Summary of English Grammar: Past Continuous Tense vs. Approximate chronological order: Storyline: – Starts at 0:00. English Grammar Rules and Explanations: Function: – To talk about an action still in progress in the past. Timeline: – Someone was chasing her. – Someone started chasing her in the past, but we don’t know when. – That person stopped chasing her some time in the past. Specific Uses: Simple Past: Form: Statements:
index Phonetics, simplified. Sounds of Speech™ provides a comprehensive understanding of how each of the speech sounds of American English is formed. It includes animations, videos, and audio samples that describe the essential features of each of the consonants and vowels of American English. Sounds of Speech™ is especially useful for students studying English as a second language. A real-time animated articulatory diagram for each consonant and vowelAn annotated step-by-step description of how each speech sound is producedFacial view video (not available for Android 2.2 and 2.3) and audio samples for each speech soundNavigation that reflects the classification of consonants by manner, place or voicing and of vowels by tongue positionAbility to see and hear native speakers pronounce sound for each consonant and vowel
Pre-Teaching Vocabulary - Vocab Strategies Definition of Strategy Pre-teaching vocabulary is a strategy in which teachers introduce students to new vocabulary words before reading a text selection that contains the new vocabulary words. According to Literacy in Context, "When teachers pre-teach vocabulary, they introduce unfamiliar terms to students before they begin to read the text, and students have a heightened awareness of the vocabulary that they will encounter while reading." (Miller and Veatch, 2011, p.19) Adolescent Literacy states that "[pre-teaching vocabulary] facilitates the reading of new text by giving students the meanings of the words before they encounter them." (2007, p. 16) This strategy is particularly helpful in situations where students will encounter words that they have no familiarity with and would have trouble deciphering the word meaning from context or word analysis. Supporting Research Internet Resources Video The teacher in this video demonstrates how to use the pre-teaching vocabulary strategy.