Irregular verbs games Irregular verbs are the most important and at the same time for many students the most difficult part of learning English. These verbs are very common and if students learn them, their English improves radically. But they have to learn them! Recently Svetlana Kandybovich published a great game to help children learn irregular verbs. In this post, there are three games to make the learning of irregular verbs more enjoyable. Irregular verbs games – Crosses and Noughts Print the following worksheet. Read the list of the irregular verbs with the students to ensure that they pronounce the verbs correctly. Five minutes later, ask the students to work in pairs and go through the grid line by line and say the past tense and past participle of the verbs. Now they play crosses and noughts. Let the students play for four minutes. Once they finish, students turn the cards with the verbs face up, and take a pen or pencil. Irregular verbs games – Sprint You need the worksheet again.
Prepositions of place - elementary I like teaching prepositions of place. I can use the Cuisenaire rods, and my students can be creative in many ways and use English a lot. Here I would like to share the activities I use to teach prepositions of place. Prepositions of place – infographic First, I introduce the prepositions of place using the following infographic. Then display the following mind map and elicit the prepositions. Prepositions of place – worksheet Hand out the following worksheet to your students. Prepositions of place worksheet First you need to practise the names of pieces of furniture with your English class. Ask your students to solve the crossword and word search and then check their answers. In the task that follows, students should complete the sentences using the correct prepositions. If you have a monolingual class and you speak their mother tongue, you could ask them to translate the sentences. In the last task on page four, students have to place the pieces of furniture in the room.
English As a Second Language Websites for Children English as a second language (ESL) websites for children can teach and reinforce important skills. Benefits of ESL Websites for Children ESL websites for children can help the child in several ways: Build vocabularyTeach correct spellingTeach correct pronunciation of wordsAssist with basic grammar such as understanding sentence structure, parts of speech, tenses, and singular and plural word forms. ESL websites for students contain a variety of educational tools and resources including: Interactive games and activitiesInteractive storiesOnline quizzesChildren's vocabulary videosPrintable worksheetsPrintable flashcards When selecting an ESL website for a child you should look for sites which have the tools and resources listed above as well as features that present these tools in ways that make learning fun and productive. Interactive - Many of the ESL websites are interactive. Finding the Best ESL Websites for Children ESL Websites for Children English learning websites for children include:
Tim’s Printables – Printables for Kids, Parents & Teachers Free! Learn to Speak English! Let's learn to speak English, for free! Is it possible? Yes. Click Here for Step-by-Step Rules, Stories and Exercises to Practice All English Tenses "To master something" means to learn or understand it completely. It begins with some vocabulary and some basic grammar rules. However, and many English learners have had to face this truth, just studying English is not enough. (By the way, spoken English can be quite different from written English. So how do you do that? 1) Learn and practice these Answers to Common Questionsin English. 2) Read these tips on how to speak English fluently. 3) Read this article on five of the most useful everyday English phrases. 4) Find out more about Real Life English. 5) Make sure you know the English speaking DOs and DON'Ts. 6) These questions and answers can help you at various places. 7) Why Are English Contractions Important? Recently, I've found a website that lets you find pen pals/chat partners for free! You can find more information about it here:
40 Recommended Extensions for Teachers, Research, and Language Learners – Teacher Reboot Camp “It isn’t that they cannot see the solution. It is that they cannot see the problem.” – GK Chesterton Did you know a web browser has many free incredible extensions (Chrome/Safari)/add-ons (Firefox)/plugins(IE) to support teachers and learners? Enjoyed these ideas? Extensions for Students Extensity– helps you manage all your extensions so your browser runs faster and isn’t crowded with tons of extensions at once.Pushbullet– I use this extension and free mobile app to send sms messages, images, and websites to all your devices and a group of people. Extensions for Teachers Goobric/Doctopus– extension and add-on to quickly grade assignments with a rubric. Challenge: Teach your learners about extensions to help them become autonomous learners! If you enjoyed these ideas, you may want to get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or my $5.99 ebook, Learning to Go, which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics. Bookmarks
theconversation Cette semaine, nous célébrons les 400 ans de la mort de Shakespeare. Après avoir été analysé, joué, étudié, critiqué, mis en scène, adapté et réadapté, le barde a fait son entrée dans le monde du serious game : que peut-il encore remettre en jeu ? L’entreprise Serious Games International a mis 18 mois pour donner vie à l’application mobile « Eye Shakespeare ». Conçue en partenariat avec The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, elle permet de découvrir la ville natale du dramaturge. En marchant, le joueur découvre à la fois les lieux physiques, l’œuvre de l’auteur (l’application incluant des copies des textes originaux) et voyage dans le temps grâce à la réalité augmentée. Il peut, par exemple, visualiser, une reconstruction 3D de la maison de Shakespeare à Stratford-upon-Avon. Marcher pour (se) découvrir L’idée clef du dispositif est de faire marcher le participant sur les pas du barde. Suivre le guide pour comprendre C’est en marchant qu’Aristote enseignait à ses disciples. Dériver pour explorer
Learning basic English with lessons, exercise and books free on EasyPaceLearning Fiches "éléments culturels" Edit du 16/11: ajout d'une fiche "christmas crackers" Pour inaugurer la nouvelle rubrique "english" que je vais essayer d'alimenter cet été, je vous propose aujourd'hui des fiches pour travailler les éléments culturels. Sur chaque fiche quelques phrases en anglais, un texte explicatif, des illustrations et des activités (coloriages, mots mêlés...). Je vous laisse découvrir les premières! The United Kingdom The United States of America The english breakfast Halloween Halloween Words - contribution de Cocosoleil - Nouveau Thanksgiving Saint Patrick's Day Guy Fawkes' night (Bonfire Night) - contribution de Chantal Queen Elizabeth II Statue of Liberty Big Ben Mount Rushmore The White House The Sydney Opera House The Empire State Building Australia - contribution d'Isabelle UK national anthem - contribution de Cécile USA national anthem - contribution de Cécile Poppy day - contribution de Véronique Christmas Carol - contribution de Yanstit Tower bridge - contribution de Steph19 Sherwood - contribution de Steph 19
Grammar Games - Irregular Verbs Practise the irregular verbs in the following quiz. Irregular verbs - Quiz 5 Choose the correct answer and shoot the bad ducks. Irregular verbs - On Target Choose the correct answer and fling the teacher. Irregular verbs - Penalty 3 Irregular verbs - Fling the Teacher 2 Test your knowledge of irregular verbs in this quiz. Irregular verbs - Quiz 4 Irregular verbs - Quiz 3 To win the game, you have to answer all the questions by choosing the correct forms of the given verb. Irregular verbs - Fling the Teacher Write the correct form of each verb and pass the quiz. Irregular verbs - Quiz 2 Irregular verbs - Quiz Choose the correct past tense of each verb and then try to score a goal. Irregular verbs - Penalty The Snowball method is quite simple. Moreover, if you make a mistake, the verb is repeated again until you get it right or until you make 3 mistakes. Irregular verbs – infographics In the following Snowballs, these verbs are taught: Irregular verbs – Snowballs Irregular verbs – quiz
Video for the English classroom For the language teacher, YouTube may be nothing less than one of the best sources of material the classroom has ever seen. In this article, I would like to share 12 clips that I have used in my own classroom. I hope that each clip will be representative of a type of video that may be of particular interest to language teachers. Note: In this article, we will be examining a number of clips that are hosted on the video-sharing site YouTube. Unfortunately, the site is blocked in a number of countries and in such cases the clips will not be accessible. 1. Some poems are best appreciated when they are heard rather than read. For language teachers, a visual element increases the possibilities for using any text in the classroom. 2. This is an example of ‘kinetic typography’ – the technical name for a moving text. Note how the text bombards the eyes in a range of orientations, sizes, font- types, colour and movement. Kinetic typography requires ‘space-time reading’ on the part of the viewer.
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School subjects - speaking activities Speaking activities are the most important component of English courses using communicative approach. However, it is very difficult to find quality speaking activities that would work. That is why I would like to publish a speaking activity here once a week. All the activities will be based on the recommendations given by Keith S. Folse in his wonderful book The Art of Teaching Speaking. ADVERT: In the first post I offer you two pair speaking activities using school subjects and the verb HAVE. School subjects – language for the activity To be able to complete the task successfully, students will need the following sets of language: the verb HAVE (or have got) and the names of the school subjects. If you have not taught the school subjects yet, it is necessary to do so before you start the speaking activities. The other set of language your students need to know is the usage of the verb HAVE for questions like “What subject has she got on Monday?” School subjects – speaking activities
Christmas Charades Game This free printable Christmas Charades Game is sure to cause some holiday giggles. This is one of our most repinned post on Pinterest. Everyone loves a fun Christmas game plus it’s a freebie – you can’t beat that deal! Click here for this free printable Christmas Charades game. Just print the free printable, cut out each of the charades and place them in a bucket. Remember, in charades there is no talking and no props allowed. Looking for more fun & free printable Christmas games? FREE Printable Christmas Carols Game FREE Printable Elf Charades Cute Christmas Treats We’ll have plenty of other fun & free printable Christmas games coming out soon. What are some of your favorite holiday activities? Here are some sweet Christmas holiday decorating ideas: 1. 2. 3. 3-Tier Aluminum Decorative Tray 4. 5. 6. 7. 4 Soft Red and White Fabric Santa Hat Christmas Chair Slip Covers 8. 9. *Digital paper and characters by Pixel Paper Prints. *Disclosure: I am part of the Amazon affiliate program.