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Activities Teaching activities to try out in the classroom. For each one you will find a simple guide for preparation and procedure, and sometimes printable worksheets too. |
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Creating a framework for writingThis is a creative-writing exercise in which the teacher moulds the story but allows plenty of scope for the students' creative expression. |
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A Perfect storyThe present perfect is a tense that many students have problems with. Most course books provide only controlled grammar sentences where students choose the correct tense. |
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Note writingThis is an activity which is really useful for helping learners to write more fluently and can also help you to diagnose problems with your students' written work and ability to formulate questions. |
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A creative writing activity: A dark and stormy nightThis is an idea I learned when I first started teaching and still use to this day. The main focus of the activity is on developing writing skills, but it's also good for developing listening and reading skills and also for practising past tenses and descriptive vocabulary. |
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Eliciting vocabulary before writing narrativesThis is an idea to help students with their writing of narratives. It gives all the students some essential (and some superfluous) vocabulary. |
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Have you ever...?This activity practises ‘have you ever...? to talk about life experiences. It is student led in terms of the content and is satisfying as a result. Preparation |
Fun revision quizThis activity is based on the format of most of the quiz shows currently shown on television. I have tried it with different ages and levels and it has proved to be a fun and challenging way of doing revision. |
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Talking about the pastThis speaking activity is for a 1-1 class with a learner at an intermediate level and who works, as many of the questions ask for reflection about working life. |
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Sitcom activity: creating a sitcomThis activity is suitable for intermediate level students and above. Students create a new sitcom in groups. |
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Working with passportsThe Passport section of portfolios summarizes the owner’s linguistic identity, language-learning experiences and language qualifications in an internationally transparent manner. |
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Writing activitiesOn these pages you will find ideas for classroom activities which involve writing. |
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Writing consequencesThis is a fun activity to create a group story. Each student needs a blank sheet of paper and a pen. If possible, sit in a circle shape to play. |
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Writing correction codeThis is a common tool to optimise learning opportunities from mistakes learners make in written homework and to encourage the editing stages of process writing. |
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Writing poems with ‘Spark’“Writing poems? No, this wouldn’t work with my students!” If you feel skeptical about getting your students to try their hand at composing poems or songs in class, try this activity. |
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Maria Fryland
Sweden
When I download the worksheets/student activities I get the teacher's notes and key.
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Sally Trowbridge
Spain
Hi Christine,
At the moment the download options are those listed above. We may have other...
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Heath
China
I enjoy using this activity... but because I used a run to the board variation once...
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