Songs, symbols and lyrics

      I am an English teacher in Brazil and I really enjoyed finding this site because it has helped me by giving me tools to use while teaching, such as activities, games and useful tips. I would like to write about an activity

      Average: 3.2 (22 votes)

      Buy and sell - A revision activity for younger learners

      This is a game that practises vocabulary and speaking skills in the context of buying and selling. It is a great revision activity for younger students.

      Average: 3.8 (10 votes)

      Getting teenagers talking 2

      Here are five useful ways that I have used to try to encourage my teenage learners to use more English in class.

      Average: 3 (2 votes)

      Remembering the phonemes

      Learning and remembering the phonemic symbols can be quite a challenge. Here are some ideas and activities which can help even lower levels with this.

      Average: 3.5 (13 votes)

      Erase the dialogue

      If you have students that aren't very confident or happy about speaking this is a good idea that always works for me.

      Average: 3.9 (37 votes)

      Interactive listening and speaking

      Despite the fact that most communication is face-to-face, most listening material does not train students to cope with this.

      Average: 3.7 (24 votes)

      A shopping role play

      This activity gives learners at an intermediate level and above the opportunity to use interactional language in a role-play situation

      Average: 4.3 (39 votes)

      Vocabulary revision game

      I have been teaching in Brazil for almost two years and I absolutely love what I do. Throughout these 19 months I have tried some activities with my groups, some were not very successful, but others worked out really well.

      Average: 3.2 (20 votes)

      Discussion wheels

      Discussion wheels are a good way of giving students time to think and formulate opinions before they do discussion work.

      Average: 3.6 (7 votes)

      Young learners and the phonemic chart - activities

      These activities are linked to the Think article - Young learners and the phonemic chart

      Average: 3.7 (15 votes)
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