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31  Pictionary for the Ears and Mouth
Adapted from the game Pictionary. Using Pictionary cards or vocabulary words and the game rules, have students describe the words on the cards instead of drawing them.
Topics: Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Time Fillers, Group Work, Games
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Teens, Adults| Listening, Speaking,
Submitted by David
32  Describe it for me
The aim is to get the students describing things in relation to each other. The vocab. is simple. The difficulty lies in their accuracy of description.
Topics: Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Time Fillers, Group Work, Telephone Conversation, Business English, Other
Categories: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, Business | Children, Teens, Adults| Listening, Speaking,
Submitted by Johnathan
33  EFL Entertainer
I teach/entertain chinese students in a rural school in sichuan. my class sizes are no smaller than 45, my biggest, which most of my classes are, have 100 students
Topics: Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation, Warm-ups, Time Fillers, Group Work, Classroom Management, Games, Other
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Teens, Adults| Listening, Speaking,
Submitted by James aka firewater
34  KABOOM!!!
practice with identifying the four types of sentences: interrogative, declarative, imperative, and exclamatory
Topics: Vocabulary, Grammar, Warm-ups, Time Fillers, Group Work, Games, Other
Categories: Elementary, | Children, Teens,| Listening, Reading Comprehension,
Submitted by Cody
35  Story Wheel
Story Wheel is a reading activity designed to help students practice sequencing skills, summarizing a novel, visualizing story elements, and recognizing story structure. It can be used at any grade level and can be adapted for Social Studies or Science text.
Topics: Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammar, Group Work, Other
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Children, Teens, Adults| Reading Comprehension, Writing
Submitted by Cody
36  What Makes a Group?:A National Geographic Xpeditions Lesson Plan
On the "Afghanistan: Land in Crisis" map (available in print or online), students will review the different groups in "A Patchwork of Ethnic Minorities," one of the inset maps, and examine different ways that people can be organized into groups.
Topics: Vocabulary, Group Work, Culture and History, Social Studies, Politics, Other
Categories: Advanced, | Children, Teens, Adults| Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing
Submitted by Anon
37  Living Through a Drought: A National Geographic Xpeditions Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students will practice map-reading skills. Using a drought map of Afghanistan from National Geographic's Afghanistan: Land in Crisis site, students will learn how to recognize drought, where drought can occur, and how drought affects the people who live in those places.
Topics: Vocabulary, Group Work, Culture and History, Science, Social Studies, Politics, Economics, Other
Categories: Intermediate, | Children, Teens,| Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing
Submitted by Anon
38  No Magic Borders: A National Geographic Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students will learn about how important it is to take care of our land and protect it from pollution.
Topics: Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Group Work, Travel, Culture and History, Science, Social Studies, Other
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Children, Teens,| Listening, Speaking, Writing,
Submitted by Anon
39  Coloring Pages
Color with Pre-K children. Teach them about colors and animals.
Topics: First Lessons, Group Work, Classroom Management, Games, Other
Categories: Elementary, | Children,| Listening,
Submitted by Monkey David
40  How to Become a TV Critic
Would you like to learn more about being a TV Critic? This is a great activity I used with my class in California!
Topics: Pronunciation, Group Work, Pop Culture, Movies, Other
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Children, Teens, Adults,| Listening, Speaking, Writing,
Submitted by Cody
41  Grammar For Sale
The most common method of testing ESL and EFL students' grammar knowledge is to give traditional grammar exams. However, there are other ways of assessing your students' grammar knowledge, and one way that is both fun and educational is to conduct a grammar auction. This is a simple activity that takes about one hour.
Topics: Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation, Group Work, Games, Other
Categories: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced, | Children, Teens, Adults| Listening, Speaking, Writing
Submitted by anon
42  Planning for group travel-from the Bangkok Post (July 15, 2003)
An interactive group activity to help students understand and get the feeling for traveling on their own!
Topics: Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Role Play, Group Work, Games, Travel, Holidays, Shopping, Other
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Teens, Adults,| Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension,
Submitted by Maureen Paetkau
43  Fishy Questions- from the Bangkok Post (January 27, 2004)
Reading the lesson and the story will give you a better chance of getting the right answers in the activities below. You will also gain even more knowledge about the cute, colorful clown fish.
Topics: Vocabulary, Grammar, Time Fillers, Group Work, Travel, Holidays, Culture and History, Pop Culture, Science, Other
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Teens, Adults| Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension,
Submitted by Maureen Paetkau
44  Single stars and mad dogs-from the Bangkok Post: January 13, 2004
Your students will no doubt know about Britney Spears and her two-day marriage. They may also have heard about Queen Elizabeth’s dog. Knowing the stories from Thai media makes it easier for them to understand the stories in English.
Topics: Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation, Group Work, Pop Culture, Music and Songs, Social Studies, Politics, One-to-One Tutoring
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Teens, Adults,| Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing,
Submitted by Maureen Paetkau
45  Do You Believe in Omens? Bangkok Post: March 16, 2004
A fun story to read and discuss about a misfortunate break of a political party's symbol and the superstitious thoughts that surfaced as a result.
Topics: Spelling, Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation, Role Play, Group Work, Culture and History, Social Studies, Politics, One-to-One Tutoring
Categories: Intermediate, Advanced, | Teens, Adults,| Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Writing,
Submitted by Maureen Paetkau
 
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