Ok, after yesterday's introductory series, it's time to share some practical teaching ideas!
Sometimes your students come to class tired and not in the mood for hard study. When this happens, don’t be afraid to lighten the mood and make things fun. Some games you played as a child can be surprisingly enjoyable and motivating for adult learners, too. Here are some games you can adapt into language learning activities...
If you could have one super power, which would you choose? What would this power enable you to do?
Possible language to uncover:
Unreal conditional: ‘If I could have a super power, I would like to be able to fly.’
Modals of possibility: ‘I could / might save the world!’
Relative clauses: ‘A person who could fly…’
2. The movie of your life
If Hollywood made a movie of your life, what kind of movie would it be and who would star in it? Is your life an adventure, drama, romance, or horror?
Possible language to uncover:
Descriptive adjectives: ‘tall / handsome / confident’
Movie vocabulary: ‘to star in a film / horror movie’
3. If you won the lottery…
We think money would solve our problems, but evidence suggests otherwise. If you won the lottery, what would you do with all the cash?
Possible language to uncover:
Unreal conditional: ‘If I won the lottery, I would...’
Relative clauses: ‘People who win the lottery…’
Modals of possibility: ‘I could / might / buy a boat!’
Please join me again later today for some more great activities.
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Hi Adam
liked the ideas. Thanks for sharing and how about a combination of 1 and 2 and tell students to prepare a possible scenario draft for you with your super power plus the casting and the soundtrack and the poster of the movie as a follow up project.
Cheers,
Eva
Great stuff, Eva. I like your idea of linking thse activities. This could provide the springboard for uncovering a lot of language while also providing a meaningful and motivating end goal.
I will start to use your practical teaching ideas in 2 years :)
Nice ideas Adam, thank you:)
Eva, I also liked your follow up :) they could also deal with the third one. During the film or their scenario they can win the lottery. It could be a TV serial each week they may write new adventures.
Ha, ha Sevim. You made me smile. I think we'll meet at your teacher confetrence in April?!?! I'm really looking forward to that event... if you still want me ;-)
Practical and nice ideas..I always use them , and expand them with Speaking practice..)
You made me think about my superpowers. I want to do this activity before I share with my students :)
Thanks, Rabia. Look out for parts two and three on my blog later today.
@Rabia,
This is collaboration. Look we have a lesson plan here :)
I love collaboration :) We will have lots of new collaborative lesson plans in this marathon :)