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Beatles - Should have Known Better (Pronunciation and weak forms)
This beatles song can be used to raise students� awareness of weak forms and contractions, introduce them , or revise them. For example, you could use this to teach the schwa sound (for example ev-ry-thing not ev-er-y-thng and contractions like should-u and should-of (rahther than should have), gimme, gonna.
It can be used with elementary, but ...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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�The Korean American Success Story� Article and Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension for upper-intermediate and advanced students on the �Korean American Success Story.� BBC News article.
You could use this as a stand-alone lesson, or use it to lead into a discussion of immigration. I used it together with a discussion worksheet, (uploaded seperately) which worked well. The immigration discussion questions ...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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Did you ...? Battleships Game- past tense questions
This is a battleships game for students to work in pairs and practise asking closed questions related to activities and days of the week, such as: "Did you go to the cinema on Monday?" The game has the advantage that the students will very gladly practise the question forms many times, as the game is a lot of fun. It��s excellent for accuracy pract...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 12
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Please may I ... ? Battleships Game
Activities: drink water, go to the toilet / bathroom / restroom, turn on the fan, close the door, wash my hands, go to sleep. TIMES: now, later today, tomorrow, this afternoon, this evening*******************************************************
DESCRIPTION
This is a battleships game for students to work in pairs and practise asking for permission...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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Classroom Language: Communicative Board Game. (Requests and Permission)
A communicative language game to practise asking for permission and makng requests; for example: "Please may I stand up?" This is an effective and engaging way to teach and practise classroom language. I changed the usual board game procedure to ensure that the success of the game is dependent on students speaking, thus creating a genuine need to c...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 47
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Madness - Our House
Suitable for elementary and intermediate level students and adults
Level: elementary
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 27
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DISCUSSION �Imagine� Song by John Lennon - Part Three
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
I used this song as part of a series of lessons - the previous two lessons were a listening comprehension (to accompany the song) and a reading comprehension about the controversy around the song. The first time I heard ��Imagine�� it seemed like just a simple, idealistic and rather sugary song: I couldn��t have been mo...
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 209
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Let�s .... Suggestions and Invitations Board Game 2 (cards)
A communicative language game to practise making suggestions; for example "let�s go camping." It could also be used with "do you want to go camping" or "would you like to go camping?"
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LANGUAGE USED
go camping, fishing, skating, shopping, play soccer, tennis, violin, sweep the floor, clea...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Type: Choose
Downloads: 35
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Discussion: Home (Conversation Questions)
Discussion questions about the meaning of home for intermediate and advanced adult students.Since there are many other conversation questions on the topic available on the internet, I wanted to make something new and original for the students, so I focused mainly on quotes and proverbs.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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Stationery and numbers - how many - SPEAKING GAME
Communicative "Find your Partner" game to practice stationery, "How many...?", numbers 10-20 and "I don�t know". Full instructions are included on the final page.
*************************************************************************LANGUAGE USED: "How many" numbers 10-21, "I don�t know" pencil sharpeners, notebooks, erasers / rubbers, clips, ...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 4
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Ailments & health: Tic Tac Toe / Noughts and Crosses TEAM GAME
This is a fun game that can be played with the whole class split into teams. It makes a great warmer or a review exercise. Full instructions are included on slide three. It is a version of the popular children�s game Tic Tac Toe (noughts & crosses) adapted for the language classroom. When in slide s...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-17
Downloads: 244
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