Free Time & Hobbies A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Free Time Do you have enough free time? Do you have free time on Sundays? Do you have much free time during the day? Do you have much free time in the evenings? Hobbies Do you have a hobby? If you can think of another good question for this list, please add it.
11 Cynical Proverbs About Love From Around the World Sure, love is wonderful, but sometimes it can be…complicated. Cultures all over the world have captured the hard lessons of love in the tiny, polished nuggets of wisdom we call proverbs. These 11 cynical proverbs about love won't make you feel warm and fuzzy, but they show that everyone, everywhere, has had it bad at some point. 1. Polish First love is like a snake; if it doesn't destroy you, it will paralyze you. 2. You can suffer without love, but you can't love without suffering. 3. Yield to the desires of your body, then endure the disasters that follow. 4. When the heart gives orders, the body becomes its slave. 5. Love has wings on its shoulders; matrimony has crutches under its arms. 6. There are a thousand miseries in one love. 7. He that marries for love, dies miserably of anger. 8. Love is like a nettle that stings badly. 9. Love is like soup, the first mouthful is very hot, and the ones that follow become gradually colder. 10. 11.
5 of My Favorite English Games for ESL Students I saved the best for last. My students requested this game more often than any other game we ever played. It's based on the old drinking game "Ring of Fire," modified for the classroom. Materials needed:A standard deck of playing cards, a whiteboard, 20-30 small slips of blank paper, and a bowl. The setup:Almost none! The activity:Before you start the game, hand every student two small slips of paper. The students will take turns pulling a card. Here are the actions I assign to cards and the penalties involved: K: Ask anyone. Q: Ask a girl. J: Ask a boy. 10: Ask your teacher! 9: Bunny ears! 8: Words. 7: Pick again. 6: Touch your nose! 5: Answer one question. 4: Ask the person on your left. 3: Ask the person on your right. 2: Answer two questions. A: Free card. Note: This is just an example of a setup I use for intermediate university level classes.
The soundrack of change This 1.5- to 2-hour lesson plan helps students consider how protest music has inspired change throughout history. This lesson plan engages students with current and historical movements through music analysis and asks students to think critically about how art can be used as an avenue for shaping public opinion and encouraging civic engagement and discourse. Because Adobe Spark Page empowers students to curate and embed visual and audio sources quickly, students develop digital fluency as they demonstrate their learning with a deep multimedia analysis of historical events. You can adapt this strategy to multiple fields of study and students can work individually or in groups. This lesson plan was created by Cristen Magaletti, an Adobe Master Teacher and Adobe Education Leader. Cristen has a MA from NYU in Social Studies and Secondary Education. The attached resources for this are ready for students to use, including step-by-step guides and all the resources they need to get started.
20 Words You Didn’t Know Were Inspired by People – flavorwire Given that all we do is write about culture all day, we at Flavorpill are always fascinated by words and the tricksy ways they come to be. Recently, we’ve been thinking about the etymology of common words, particularly the ones that can be traced back to specific people in history, whether authors, scientists, or just wealthy estate agents who were, well, boycotted by the town around them. After the jump, twenty common words that originated as people’s names — and there are many more, so add your favorite to the list in the comments! The 7th Earl of Cardigan. Portrait by Sir Francis Grant begonia — “Any of various tropical or subtropical plants of the genus Begonia, widely cultivated as ornamentals for their usually asymmetrical, brightly colored leaves.” bloomers — “A costume formerly worn by women and girls that was composed of loose trousers gathered about the ankles and worn under a short skirt.” chauvinism — “1. fuschia – “A dark purplish-red color.” The Marquise de Pompadour.
250 Quality Conversation Starters: The Only List You'll Need Here are some great questions for starting a conversation. There are a lot of random conversation starters to get you started and then conversation questions listed by topic. You can start with the random questions or find a topic that interests you. There’s no right place to start, just scroll down to wherever you want and get started! There are tons of ways to use these questions. I find that the most rewarding way is for everyone to pull up this list of conversation starters on a phone or tablet, and then take turns letting everyone choose a question to ask the group. The title would have you believe that there are 250 questions, but there are actually more. We have questions about TV / movies / books / music / apps / phones / sports / restaurants / travel / technology / clothes / goals / seasons / holidays / education / food we also have some weird conversation questions. This page and the page “Questions to get to know someone” are also available en español as a merged page. 1. 2.
Tweaks for Teachers Using Google Meet | The Infused Classroom We have all heard about the Google Meet impending updates, but these will not come until October. So what do we do until then? My struggles with using Google Meet have led to me finding these four possible solutions. I have just curated these ideas from my Facebook Group and will be trying them soon with actual students - so I will update this post when I have tried them Side Note: I am back in the classroom - I am doing this for FREE so I can help one special teacher and other teachers around the globe. Problem: I can't see all the students on one screen Solution: Grid Fix Chrome Extension Install this Chrome Extension to see up to 48 students in your class. Problem: No Breakout Rooms Solution: Check out this possible solution Problem: I want to do Quick Checks when we are ready to move on...so its easy to see when they are done with an asynchronous problem Solution: Nod for Google Meet Problem: Private Messaging Students Solution: Still looking as Remind and gChat not options for us...
Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin Calendario de Eventos 2013/2014 Miércoles 30 de abril Orientación sobre los servicios de la Biblioteca. Cine. “Hombres de negocios”. Dirige: John Wells. Viernes 25 de abril Cuenta cuentos - escucha historias en español y aprende vocabulario en inglés. Miércoles 23 de abril “Un vuelco al corazón”. Dirige: Don Roos. Miércoles 16 de abril “Argo”. Dirige: Ben Affleck. Lunes 14 de abril "Game night"/Noche de juegos de mesa. Miércoles 9 de abril “Deberás amar”. Dirige: Terrence Malick. Martes 8 de abril ¿Eres músico? Miércoles 2 de abril “Mente indomable”. Dirige: Gus Van Sant. Jueves 27 de marzo Concierto de rock con el grupo "Revolver Underground". Miércoles 26 de marzo Taller para profesores de inglés. ¿Quieres saber cómo esta organizada la Biblioteca?. Cine. La acción se sitúa en el año 1867. Lunes 24 de marzo Jueves 20 de marzo Cine. Presentado por Elena Fortes, directora de Ambulante y Mara Fortes, programadora de Ambulante Miércoles 19 de marzo Cine. “Las horas”. Miércoles 12 de marzo
20 Awesome Brainteasers with Answers to Rack Your Brains – Obvious Fun So you want to see how smart your brain is? Here’s 20 of the awesome brainteasers with answers to see how far you can think. Now don’t simply jump to the answers right away. I must say most of these riddles can easily be cracked, once you give it a good thought. Put your grey cells to work with these awesome brainteasers! Tom’s height is six feet, he’s an assistant at a butcher’s shop, and wears size 9 shoes. Greta Thunberg Greta Thunberg "We are striking because we have done our homework, and they have not." and what she fights for Bio - Climate protest in Hamburg, 1 March 2019 Ver esta publicación en InstagramOver 4 million on #ClimateStrike today. Greta Thunbergis a Swedish environmental activist focused on the risks posed by climate change.In August 2018, when she was 15, Thunberg took time off school to demonstrate outside the Swedish parliament. Improving the future of our planet requires a combination of global and individual actions.
CALLIHOO Writing Helps--Feelings Table Character Feelings You can describe your character's feelings in more exact terms than just "happy" or "sad." Check these lists for the exact nuance to describe your character's intensity of feelings. SF Characters | SF Items | SF Descriptors | SF Places | SF EventsSF Jobs/Occupations | Random Emotions | Emotions List | Intensity of Feelings Discussion Questions | Matthew Quick Spoiler alert: If you haven’t read the book yet, you may not want to read on. 1. If you had to be a character in THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, who would choose and why? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (There is an additional reading guide on Macmillan’s website.)