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Talking about your family
This generates a lot of talk and students are always very interested in each other’s lives. Write down on the board some of your own (the teacher) family names. Underneath write; A. Who is …………………..?...
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Finish it!
This discussion activity really ceaches students to listen to each other. Start the activity by making statements for the class but “coughing / mumbling or saying “blablabla”. Ex. I went to the...
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Pass the Pen!
Conversation is the “art of exchange”. Students learn English but very seldom really learn the art of “holding a conversation” and making it a 2 way exchange. This technique helps this. Any time...
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Yes, Maybe, No
This technique can be used in many ways. It is simple and focused both on student listening skills and also creating class atmosphere. 1. Put large posters of “Yes” and “No” at opposite ends of the...
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The Yes/No Game
Overview: A simple but fun quick-fire game to liven up a class or as a reward in the final segment of a language lesson. A student comes to the front of the class, the students choose a topic (for...
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Hot hands
Two players face each other. One palms up and the other palms down over the other hand. The player with the palms up try to slap the hand with palms down. When successful, the student can ask the...
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The Feather Game
The Feather Game Make a prop (for this one I used a paper feather) and have Ss pass it around while the T closes their eyes and counts down from 20. Then the T must find the feather with CCQs: Who,...
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Blow The Fish
This is a great game to play with large classes Ideal if you are in Korea. Make teams according to rows. Tell each row to make a paper fish. You place each fish between the rows. They should all be at...
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Asking your questions
Asking your questions TEACHING NOTES ACTIVITY Students get a chance to ask each other questions, then try to guess the original questions based on a handful of answers. GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY Questions...
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5Ws
This is a very easy technique for making a lesson. Take any news story or any story. Assign and have students dissect the story and fill in the 5Ws . Use this easy template – 5ws Graphic Organizer...
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