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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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Big City Small WorldThis is a fun listening activity that can be used with adults and secondary groups. |
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Lateral thinkingI like to use this activity to promote recognition and then practise the past continuous. It utilises a well known lateral thinking puzzle. |
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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 |
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InventionsThis is a fun speaking activity in the form of a game. It can be used with most levels and most age groups. Students practise presenting their opinions and reaching agreement. |
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Doodles: PsychoanalysisThis is a simple speaking activity that can provide practice for describing personalities. The lesson is designed for adults but could also be used with older teenagers. |
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Who does what? – YouTube techniqueIn this YouTube-based activity, students watch a scene from an animated film and observe the actions performed by characters. The activity is suitable for low level students (primary school) since the focus here is not on listening. |
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Creating Vokis – online animated characters that speakVokis are great for practising speaking skills with students. Creating an animated character and giving it a voice is real fun to do and breaks down the inhibitions that students often have when faced with recording themselves speaking in English. |
The spending mazeThis is an integrated reading and speaking activity for intermediate (or higher) level students. They make decisions in pairs or groups with the aim of spending one million euros. |
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Role-play writingWriting can be much more motivating if you give the writer a chance to play a role. In this activity the students will have the chance to write to an imaginary romantic partner. |
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Improving discussion lessonsHave you ever felt you were asking all the questions about students’ opinions? Do you find you are doing more talking in a discussion than your class? |
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Choose a cityIn this speaking activity students think about and discuss a city they would like to live in for a year. The activity is based on themes from the British Council OPENCities project |
Choosing a houseI use this activity with higher-Elementary level students, primarily to practise vocabulary and collocations related to house and home, but also as an early confidence builder for speaking skills. |
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Choosing a schoolI first did this activity to supplement a unit in one of the better known Pre-Intermediate coursebooks which had a focus on school, and since then I've used it many times as the culmination of activities aimed at practising the ‘obligation and permission' modals, can, can't, have to, must, don't have to, mustn't. |
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Christmas GamesHere are some games which we associate with parties and Christmas celebrations in UK schools. These games can be adapted for language learners of all ages and levels. |
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Circle gamesThese games involve the learners sitting in a circle and working as a whole class. See the related think article - Think - Methodology - Circle games - for advice on how to manage these games and for more activity ideas. |
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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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