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Drawing the Teacher’s Home July 31, 2007

Posted by serenden in direction, directions, listening, places, vocabulary.
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Materials: paper and pencils, a floor plan for each student, a large diagram of the teacher’s home to place on the board afterwards, photos of the house?

The students listen to a description of the teacher’s home and draw in the items on their floor plan.

Afterwards, the teacher pins up the large copy of the actual floorplan with items so the students can compare theirs with the actual one. Note any differences in assumptions based on the different cultures?

Name the Place July 26, 2007

Posted by serenden in places, role-playing.
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Materials: about 20 strips of paper with places written on them.

Divide students into groups of 4-6. One member chooses a piece of paper and between the group they prepare a dialogue or drama based on their place. When all the groups have prepared their work they take it in turns to read or play them out and the other students have to guess the name of the place it is happening in. A time limit can be based on the students’ level.

Where Am I? July 25, 2007

Posted by serenden in places, present-progressive.
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 From Karin’s ESL Partyland

Materials: none

To practice present progressive / describe present time actions.

Students describe what’s happening in a mystery place, and the rest of the group tries to guess where they are. Go to this activity »