Monday, September 20, 2010

SImple activities

Everyone knows each other by now, of course, but you can still use these games in class to get them speaking and using English. http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/teaching/tefl/class-management/class-dynamics/gtky-games/
Happy deciocho!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Tongue Twisters

Hey guys,
Found a decent resource for various Tongue Twisters. I have used them as closing activities (like warm ups but at the end) and have got really good responses from my students. Hope it proves useful for you all:)

http://www.indianchild.com/tongue_twisters.htm

Sarah

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

21

OK, modeled on the drinking game. Sit in a circle, count up to 21. The 21st gets to make up a rule, like saying Buzz on the primes, swap seats every fifth number, reverse counting, etc. Mistakes are penalised. First I penalised with points (the person with the least points wins), but then used a forfeit. Anybody who made a mistake had to either dance for ten seconds, sing for ten seconds, or talk English for ten. Fun times were had, and a compromising video of the teacher dancing was recorded, so I'm going to call that lesson a success.