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Showing posts with label phrasal verbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label phrasal verbs. Show all posts
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Monday, 14 September 2009
Odd One Out with a difference (Vocabulary & Speaking activity for all levels)
In the posts, 'Ideas for the First Lesson' and 'Ideas for Practising Dialogues', I covered some activities which can be used to elicit students to speak. Here's another one, suitable for all levels, which is both a speaking and a vocabulary activity.
I'm sure all of you must have heard of the odd one out game. The difference with this one is to have more than one 'odd one out'. It would be even better if all answers are acceptable! It works well with groups or individually.
Write down four or five words on the board, or say them out aloud. The students must choose the one they consider the odd one and give their reason for it. Award points to the student or the group who comes out with the unique reason. To avoid cheating, you can ask them to write their reason down first (this way, they practise writing, too).
Here is an example:
cat, dog, turtle, elephant
Possible answers:
You can't have an elephant as a pet.
Elephants can't jump.
Turtles can't run.
Cats have whiskers.
Here are more words. Choose the odd one and give your reasons and post them as comments below. Also, if you have more interesting groups of words, put them as comments or email them to me.
lion, cat, tiger, bear
cat, dog, dragon, donkey
eagle, owl, bat, penguin
angry, happy, violence, jealous
greed, anger, fear, love
helicopter, aeroplane, bus, bird
Singapore, Tokyo, England, Vietnam
London, Tokyo, Paris, Barcelona
aeroplane, train, lorry, bus
whale, wolf, walrus, orangutan
kitchen, lounge, hall, conservatory, living room
wood, water, paper, brick
The beauty of this game is that you can use all kinds of words and you are likely to find something that is unique about it in relation to the others. You can use words with no significant connection between them, or you can use them to revise a topic, e.g. animals, planets, places in a town, tenses, phrasal verbs, etc.
I'm sure all of you must have heard of the odd one out game. The difference with this one is to have more than one 'odd one out'. It would be even better if all answers are acceptable! It works well with groups or individually.
Write down four or five words on the board, or say them out aloud. The students must choose the one they consider the odd one and give their reason for it. Award points to the student or the group who comes out with the unique reason. To avoid cheating, you can ask them to write their reason down first (this way, they practise writing, too).
Here is an example:
cat, dog, turtle, elephant
Possible answers:
You can't have an elephant as a pet.
Elephants can't jump.
Turtles can't run.
Cats have whiskers.
Here are more words. Choose the odd one and give your reasons and post them as comments below. Also, if you have more interesting groups of words, put them as comments or email them to me.
lion, cat, tiger, bear
cat, dog, dragon, donkey
eagle, owl, bat, penguin
angry, happy, violence, jealous
greed, anger, fear, love
helicopter, aeroplane, bus, bird
Singapore, Tokyo, England, Vietnam
London, Tokyo, Paris, Barcelona
aeroplane, train, lorry, bus
whale, wolf, walrus, orangutan
kitchen, lounge, hall, conservatory, living room
wood, water, paper, brick
The beauty of this game is that you can use all kinds of words and you are likely to find something that is unique about it in relation to the others. You can use words with no significant connection between them, or you can use them to revise a topic, e.g. animals, planets, places in a town, tenses, phrasal verbs, etc.
Saturday, 22 August 2009
執業理念的對話（教師）
I'm trying my darnest to crack into the Chinese market, hehe. This has been done by Google translator, so I have no idea what it says! If you read Chinese, let me know if it makes sense at all!
你有一個對話的腳本，也許您希望自己編寫它，或許你想獲得它從另一來源，也許在這個博客，也許你的學生自己編寫了-因此，您做什麼之後， ？你告訴你的學生和實踐形式對，你去附近的一類配對，監測其產出，對不對？嗯，這裡有一些變化可以用香料行動。
*更改夥伴：他們執行的對話，以不同的合作夥伴或合作夥伴。
*更改環境：相反的坐姿，他們站立或走動，他們的階級。讓他們進院子，或播放音樂，好像他們是在黨。問他們這樣的活動而發言，例如通過一個對象，如一個球，來回。是靈活的，具有創造性。愛你的學生將打破他們的日常學校單調。
*泵的數量：他們必須更響亮（如其他人聽力困難或他們講了一個壞的電話線） ，或者他們自己的聲音降低到耳語，因為如果他們溝通secretively 。
*修改內容：修改了幾句話或表現形式，有時通過改變幾個關鍵詞，你可以改變一個對話，也就是說，邀請一家電影院一至一家餐館。
*新增內容：新增行前及/或之後的對話，或要求學生自己想像可能出現的情況後，或腳本可以增加對第三人。
*他們提出挑戰：問問他們實行不看自己的筆記，或擦拭對話董事會。如果有必要，你可以逐步增加的挑戰，消除字或行，有幾個人。您還可以準備圖片或文字提示，以幫助他們記住了對話。
除了不同的對話活動，您也可以變更的方式，對正在形成。
*傳統的對：在這裡，您要求他們選擇的合作夥伴，或者您分配一個。他們通常留在座位上的椅子。
*法出來：傳統對上述有時工作之後，讓他們的對話，對執行的對，通常是在前面的教室。
*背靠背：他們站立或坐在背對背不是面對面。這是特別有用的電話交談，或當你想鼓勵學生進行溝通，通過他們的聲音本身，而援助的身體語言。
*在線生成：他們的立場（或坐）在兩排，面對對方。他們信奉其對話。然後，您可以要求學生在年底一列移動到另一端的同一行。其餘下移一個席位，以便每個現在有不同的合作夥伴。接著，他們從事相同的對話，或不同的，如果你希望。
如果你有幾個學生，你可以讓他們在一列，談論他們的鄰居。然後，您只要將學生從一端到另一端，他們現在都將有不同的合作夥伴。
*同心圓：他們站在兩個圈子，一個在其他。面臨的內圓外，除非他們正致力於背靠背形成。當他們完成他們的對話，其中一個圓圈移動輪一個地方，讓大家現在面臨著一個不同的人。他們信奉的對話了。
您也可以變更這一移動多個地方，或者您也可以發揮一種形式的音樂椅子，即循環移動，直到你停止音樂。嘗試要求讓他們視而不見，而移動！這種方法也可以受聘於黨的活動（見上面的環境各不相同），您可以讓他們四處走動的房間，來自合作夥伴，合作夥伴，挖掘了對話，直到音樂停止。然後，他們開始實行的對話與他們新發現的合作夥伴。
*間隙形成：這是非常適合的抽水量（見上文） 。他們開始彼此接近的中心會議室。他們開始講。雖然他們說，他們後退，直到最終他們是在兩端的房間。
當然，你可以做相反，他們開始在兩端的房間，並逐步靠攏。
這也是一個偉大的戶外活動！
另一個變化是，您可以指定一對作為'大'對，和他們站相當距離對方。雖然他們說話（或更象在大聲）對方，其他學生也參與對話，儘管在一個較低的水平，他們自由移動圍繞著這些'大'一雙。
印象最深的對話很短，所以他們將不得不開始當你給他們的信號。如果您有任何進一步的想法加入到這些，請他們在這裡分享。
你有一個對話的腳本，也許您希望自己編寫它，或許你想獲得它從另一來源，也許在這個博客，也許你的學生自己編寫了-因此，您做什麼之後， ？你告訴你的學生和實踐形式對，你去附近的一類配對，監測其產出，對不對？嗯，這裡有一些變化可以用香料行動。
*更改夥伴：他們執行的對話，以不同的合作夥伴或合作夥伴。
*更改環境：相反的坐姿，他們站立或走動，他們的階級。讓他們進院子，或播放音樂，好像他們是在黨。問他們這樣的活動而發言，例如通過一個對象，如一個球，來回。是靈活的，具有創造性。愛你的學生將打破他們的日常學校單調。
*泵的數量：他們必須更響亮（如其他人聽力困難或他們講了一個壞的電話線） ，或者他們自己的聲音降低到耳語，因為如果他們溝通secretively 。
*修改內容：修改了幾句話或表現形式，有時通過改變幾個關鍵詞，你可以改變一個對話，也就是說，邀請一家電影院一至一家餐館。
*新增內容：新增行前及/或之後的對話，或要求學生自己想像可能出現的情況後，或腳本可以增加對第三人。
*他們提出挑戰：問問他們實行不看自己的筆記，或擦拭對話董事會。如果有必要，你可以逐步增加的挑戰，消除字或行，有幾個人。您還可以準備圖片或文字提示，以幫助他們記住了對話。
除了不同的對話活動，您也可以變更的方式，對正在形成。
*傳統的對：在這裡，您要求他們選擇的合作夥伴，或者您分配一個。他們通常留在座位上的椅子。
*法出來：傳統對上述有時工作之後，讓他們的對話，對執行的對，通常是在前面的教室。
*背靠背：他們站立或坐在背對背不是面對面。這是特別有用的電話交談，或當你想鼓勵學生進行溝通，通過他們的聲音本身，而援助的身體語言。
*在線生成：他們的立場（或坐）在兩排，面對對方。他們信奉其對話。然後，您可以要求學生在年底一列移動到另一端的同一行。其餘下移一個席位，以便每個現在有不同的合作夥伴。接著，他們從事相同的對話，或不同的，如果你希望。
如果你有幾個學生，你可以讓他們在一列，談論他們的鄰居。然後，您只要將學生從一端到另一端，他們現在都將有不同的合作夥伴。
*同心圓：他們站在兩個圈子，一個在其他。面臨的內圓外，除非他們正致力於背靠背形成。當他們完成他們的對話，其中一個圓圈移動輪一個地方，讓大家現在面臨著一個不同的人。他們信奉的對話了。
您也可以變更這一移動多個地方，或者您也可以發揮一種形式的音樂椅子，即循環移動，直到你停止音樂。嘗試要求讓他們視而不見，而移動！這種方法也可以受聘於黨的活動（見上面的環境各不相同），您可以讓他們四處走動的房間，來自合作夥伴，合作夥伴，挖掘了對話，直到音樂停止。然後，他們開始實行的對話與他們新發現的合作夥伴。
*間隙形成：這是非常適合的抽水量（見上文） 。他們開始彼此接近的中心會議室。他們開始講。雖然他們說，他們後退，直到最終他們是在兩端的房間。
當然，你可以做相反，他們開始在兩端的房間，並逐步靠攏。
這也是一個偉大的戶外活動！
另一個變化是，您可以指定一對作為'大'對，和他們站相當距離對方。雖然他們說話（或更象在大聲）對方，其他學生也參與對話，儘管在一個較低的水平，他們自由移動圍繞著這些'大'一雙。
印象最深的對話很短，所以他們將不得不開始當你給他們的信號。如果您有任何進一步的想法加入到這些，請他們在這裡分享。
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Games for Education: Test your phrasal verbs (get + ...)!
Did you test yourself on the previous phrasal verb (break)? Well, I hope you did! Now, test yourself with the extremely common verb 'get'.
Have fun learning!
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Have fun learning!
If you like this game, please link to it by copying and pasting this HTML code (click anywhere inside the box, click ctrl+A, then ctrl+C) into your own blog or web template. This is the badge you'll get:
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Phrasal verbs (break + ...): Arcade Game
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Thursday, 9 July 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
So, the film everyone's been waiting for is almost here now, but some of you will agree with me that when a film has been too hyped up, they always end up very disappointing. I didn't think Slumdog Millionaire deserved as many Oscars as were given to it, but, on the other hand, Dark Knight certainly deserved more. So, once in a while, a film does come along and live up to our expectations.
I've been skimming through some reviews - I don't like to read too much as they tend to ruin my enjoyment or raise my expectations too high. By all accounts, it's got a lot less action than the other Harry Potters and that if you haven't read the book, you may have trouble following the plot.
Perhaps now is the time to brush up on your reading!
Read this review by Felix, who's 9 3/4 years old. Don't we wish more of our students would write like him?
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a very scary film with a lot of surprises.
The sound effects are really good, with brilliant music changing all the time. All the special effects are excellent, such as really realistic fire in two parts of the film.
It also had amazing graphics: Hogwarts had every tiny detail and was really clear. The film missed out a lot from the book but added quite a bit!
The Half-Blood Prince is probably the best Harry Potter film made. It has plenty of everything, but maybe a bit too much kissing."
Watch trailer here: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I've been skimming through some reviews - I don't like to read too much as they tend to ruin my enjoyment or raise my expectations too high. By all accounts, it's got a lot less action than the other Harry Potters and that if you haven't read the book, you may have trouble following the plot.
Perhaps now is the time to brush up on your reading!
Read this review by Felix, who's 9 3/4 years old. Don't we wish more of our students would write like him?
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a very scary film with a lot of surprises.
The sound effects are really good, with brilliant music changing all the time. All the special effects are excellent, such as really realistic fire in two parts of the film.
It also had amazing graphics: Hogwarts had every tiny detail and was really clear. The film missed out a lot from the book but added quite a bit!
The Half-Blood Prince is probably the best Harry Potter film made. It has plenty of everything, but maybe a bit too much kissing."
Watch trailer here: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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