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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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Comparative plips and plopsI like to use this activity to promote the use of the comparative form. It is a fun guessing game that encourages creativity. |
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Elementary podcastsThis is a simple listening activity that can be used with adults and secondary groups, and is based on LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts. There is a lead-in activity that students can do in class and then a follow on task that can be done in class or set as homework. |
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Opinion pollIn this activity students will practice forming questions and explore opinions regarding migration. They will create their own questionnaire and survey classmates, friends and family. |
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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 |
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Poems for the futureHere are some suggestions to help get your students writing poems based around the theme of the future. |
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Working with classroom readersThere are many ways you can work with classroom readers that are more inspiring and engaging than standard approaches, which can have negative effects on learning. |
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Ask and imagine the storyThis is a story-telling activity which involves the whole class, and may be used with adult or younger learners. |
When I'm 75This is a speaking exercise for the future perfect and future continuous forms for intermediate and upper-intermediate students. |
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Energy and renewable resourcesThis activity is about energy and renewable resources. It builds awareness of different energy solutions which will be necessary in the future and is aimed at learners aged 10 years and up. |
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I couldn't believe my eyesIn this activity the teacher creates situations for the students to get plenty of practice with the form and meaning of the past perfect. |
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Class secrets for modals for possibilityThis is a speaking exercise for modal verbs used to express possibility, for intermediate / upper-intermediate classes. |
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Classroom issuesLearners have a lot of ideas about how they should learn a language and it is important to encourage them to discuss these and to communicate them to the teacher. |
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CLIL Art: DaliThis activity is a 'Picasso dictation' where the teacher describes a picture and the students draw it. This is based on Salvador Dali’s 1937 surrealist painting “Swans Reflecting Elephants”. It can be adapted for the language and artistic skills of your students. |
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CLIL Citizenship: RecyclingAs citizens of a world with limited resources we all need to think about how best to use these resources, whether we are in the developed world or the developing world. |
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CLIL History: The causes of the Second World WarThis is a listening activity based on this recording from the BBC. |
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keirdre
Korea (South)
This sounds like a fun game, thanks! I used to play similar slap games with smaller...
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sajidatufail
Pakistan
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Meryem Rhouati
Morocco
I really appreciate this activity. It's so creative and it helps students remember the...
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