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Role-play IntroductionWhat is role-play?Why use role-play?Tips on successful classroom role-playBibliography IntroductionIncorporating role-play into the classroom adds variety, a change of pace and opportunities for a lot of language production and also a lot of fun! What is role-play? Imaginary people - The joy of role-play is that students can 'become' anyone they like for a short time! Imaginary situations - Functional language for a multitude of scenarios can be activated and practised through role-play. Why use role-play? It's fun and motivatingQuieter students get the chance to express themselves in a more forthright wayThe world of the classroom is broadened to include the outside world - thus offering a much wider range of language opportunities In addition to these reasons, students who will at some point travel to an English-speaking country are given a chance to rehearse their English in a safe environment. The role of the teacherSome of the possible teacher roles are:

Esercizi di pensiero laterale realistico [HOME - BASE Cinque - Appunti di Matematica ricreativa] Situazioni paradossali che potrebbero realizzarsi nel mondo come noi lo conosciamo 1. La grande muraglia cineseUn italiano che non è mai stato in nessun altro paese vede la Grande Muraglia Cinese con i suoi propri occhi. non sta guardando una fotografia né un quadro; non sta guardando un filmato; sta guardando e vedendo la vera Grande Muraglia Cinese; non si trova in Cina. Come si spiega? 2. il gelato crema e cioccolato era nel freezer; il freezer era in cantina. 3. era in casa da solo e un ladro gli aveva sparato; non era di giorno; dopo che gli avevano sparato aveva fatto una telefonata. 4. dopo un'ora circa quel signore si sveglia di nuovo e fa un'altra telefonata. 5. l'uomo non è incontinente; è perfettamente sveglio; è perfettamente consapevole del fatto che sta orinando; si trova in mezzo ad altre persone. 6. 7. 8. 9. non c'erano gatti nei dintorni; si spartirono effettivamente 9 pesci; non c'era nessun pesce dentro un altro pesce.

Physical Exercise and Brain Health What is the con­nec­tion between phys­i­cal and men­tal exer­cises? Do they have addi­tive effects on brain health? Are they redundant? Let’s start by review­ing what we know about the effects of phys­i­cal exer­cise on the brain. The effect of phys­i­cal exer­cise on cog­ni­tive performance Early stud­ies com­pared groups of peo­ple who exer­cised to groups of peo­ple who did not exer­cise much. Lau­rin and col­leagues (2001) even sug­gested that mod­er­ate and high lev­els of phys­i­cal activ­ity were asso­ci­ated with lower risk for Alzheimer’s dis­ease and other dementias. The prob­lem with these stud­ies is that the exer­cis­ers and the non-exercisers may dif­fer on other fac­tors than just exer­cise. The solu­tion to this prob­lem is to ran­domly assigned peo­ple to either an aer­o­bic train­ing group or a con­trol group. In 2003, Col­combe and Kramer, ana­lyzed the results of 18 sci­en­tific stud­ies pub­lished between 2000 and 2001 that were con­ducted in the way described above.

The Featured Creature : Showcasing Unique and Unusual Wildlife Teacher Talking Time A consequence of this was the belief that the teacher’s presence in the classroom should be reduced. Why reduce TTT? Strategies for reducing TTT Positive uses of TTT Conclusion Why reduce TTT? Many training courses based on CLT insisted that teacher talking time (TTT) was counterproductive and that teachers should reduce TTT for a number of reasons: Excessive TTT limits the amount of STT (student talking time). Strategies for reducing TTT The over-use of TTT is often the product of the under-use of communicative techniques in the classroom. Other common strategies for reducing TTT include: Using elicitation rather than explanation. Positive uses of TTT In recent years, approaches other than CLT have suggested that TTT may not always be counterproductive and can be used to good effect. Personalised presentations. Conclusion There are advantages and disadvantages to TTT. Further reading Dellar, H.

When Does Real Learning Happen? – Tanmay Vora Learning, the real learning, happens… When you are intentional about learning When you are driven by an intrinsic need to advance and not only by external triggers and rewards. When you ask more questions to get to the WHY of things (and then to what and how) When you carry an open frame of mind that is receptive When you look for process and patterns even in discrete situations And when you use your understanding to connect the dots and look at a larger picture When you enjoy the process of learning without getting too anxious about the results and goals. Insights, Resources and Visual Notes on Leadership, Learning and Change! | Learn more about Tanmay

Women's exercise linked to lower cognitive skill - health - 07 January 2011 WOMEN who habitually take strenuous exercise might be at risk of damaging their cognitive function later in life. Strenuous exercise is known to reduce oestrogen levels in women and girls. This can delay the start of menstruation, and can lead to irregular periods in adult women. Low levels of oestrogen in premenopausal women have been linked to impaired mental function in later life. Mary Tierney at the University of Toronto, Canada, reasoned that strenuous exercise might therefore lead to impaired cognition in later life. The overall benefits of regular exercise are well established, but Tierney says the possible impact of strenuous exercise on cognition should be investigated further to see if it is significant. Subscribe to New Scientist and you'll get: New Scientist magazine delivered every week Unlimited access to all New Scientist online content - a benefit only available to subscribers Great savings from the normal price Subscribe now! More From New Scientist More from the web

64 Things Every Geek Should Know - laptoplogic.com The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question. 1. USB – Universal Serial Bus GPU – Graphics Processing Unit CPU – Central Processing Unit SATA – Serial ATA HTML – Hyper-text Markup Language HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol FTP – File Transfer Protocol P2P – Person to Person data sharing 2. If you rolled your eyes here, that is a good thing. 3. Here’s what one looks like: 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Getting students to use more complex functional language An expanded version of an article of mine just published in English Teaching Professional magazine as Keep Moving On Part One – available here on TEFLtastic for free! One of the best language learning tips that I have used and passed on is to stop using something as soon as you know how to do so well, and move onto something else. For example, as soon as you can use the equivalent of “In my opinion” or “Can I have…?” in the language that you are studying, you should push yourself to try out “In my honest opinion” or “Is there a… that I can have?”, until you are also comfortable with that new form and so ready to move on again. This should work as well for functional language like those two examples as it does for grammar and vocabulary, but for some reason many students seem to really get stuck on forms like “I think…” and “I don’t like…” however well other parts of their language progress. – Ban basic phrases like “In my opinion,…” from the classroom or from a particular activity

Mycoted Exercise Improves Old Brains The moment of truth has arrived, again. The holidays have passed, the leftovers are dwindling and you have renewed your annual New Year's resolution to get back into shape... for real. Don't worry, you are not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 63 percent of Americans have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in excess of 25 (defined as overweight), while a quarter are greater than 30 (obese). As we get older, those extra pounds start to affect other areas of our health, contributing to the onset of diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and even sexual function. Several new studies in the last month have now built stronger links between our levels of physical activity and the health of our most important body part, the brain. Shrinking brain According to John Ratey, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of "Spark: the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain" (2008, Little, Brown), "Age happens. Make new brain cells

Origami Envelope If you’d like to make these cute little “Flap Lock” Origami Envelopes–all you’ll need is a piece of square paper…any size. I used Christmas scrapbook paper. 1. Fold the paper in half to form a triangle. Make sure your edges are even. 2. 3. fold the right corner about 1/3 of the way to the left. 4. 5. 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. And there you have it! Now scurry off and make a million of these–or at least 24 if you’re using them for the Family Advent Countdown Calendar. Not in the mood to fold your own?