Picture Dictations July 30, 2007
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Aims: -ing verbs / listening / description / simple present/present progressive.
Materials: plain sheets of paper
Students listen to your description of a place, or a story, then draw what they hear. Great idea. Go to this activity »
THOUGHTS: Good for studying location/ colors, etc…
Chain Stories July 30, 2007
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Aims: -es verbs / Present simple verbs
Materials: beginning of story
Works really well when you give the class some structure. To practice the simple present for habitual action try starting the story with, “John always has a busy day. He wakes up at 6:00 o’clock every morning. At 6:10 he…” You write this at the top of the board and ask a student to continue the story. Each student continues the story by adding an original sentence, which you write on the board. It’s my experience that this works best if you provide each student with a prompt (“after breakfast,” “at 7:30,” “then,” “next,” “before he eats lunch, etc…”).
THOUGHTS: best for small groups. Must create a comfortable atmosphere.
Fold-over Stories July 26, 2007
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Materials: paper
An enjoyable classic. On the board, write Who / What / When / Where / Why / How. Students write the object of the first one, “what”. Ex: dog, boy, boat, tree. They fold the paper so their word is hidden, and pass it to the person next to them, who writes something for “What”, and so on. Each student starts with a piece of paper, so at the end everyone has a story to tell the class.
A Bird in the Hand July 25, 2007
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From Three Wise Monkeys.
Materials: strips of a story
Students are divided into groups, and then assigned one writer and the rest are reporters. They must compile your hidden sentences into a story! Go to this activity »
