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Tag Archives: classroom activity
Tech-Break: Slash Reading
Tara Arntsen
After so many months of tech-related posts, it is time for another tech-break! This one is called slash reading, and I am always happy to explain it to people. It even made it into one of the articles I did … Continue reading
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ESL Games: Similarities Galore
Marc Anderson
The Game: The object of Similarities Galore is to see relationships in visual photos and to listen to others’ ideas about the personal connections they see. These relationships help spark imagination and creative thinking while building stronger language skills. Research … Continue reading
Role-Playing the Present Perfect: A Speaking Activity
Alexandra Lowe
In a recent post, I described having my students “eavesdrop” on how the present perfect tense is actually used in the world they live in: at work, on TV, on the Internet, and by their children as they speak English with … Continue reading
Untitled Skull: A Speaking and Writing Activity Using Art
Alexandra Lowe
Some time ago, I attended a professional development seminar presented by Patricia Lannes, Project Director of CALTA21, an innovative partnership between museums and community colleges that uses art as a catalyst for enhancing adult ELLs’ language and critical thinking skills. Patricia kicked … Continue reading
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Eavesdropping on the Present Perfect
Alexandra Lowe
Perhaps no frequently used tense in the English language is as bedeviling as the present perfect tense. Many advanced ESL students still struggle to use it correctly. And plenty of instructors—myself included—have struggled to teach it well. This fall, after … Continue reading
Best Language Learning Games: Part 4 of 5
Guest Author
A Guest Post by Marc Anderson Marc Anderson is the CEO of online English training company TalktoCanada.com that teaches English online to students around the world. During his free time he likes to read, travel, and enjoy life. This … Continue reading
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Using Superstitions for Practicing Cause-Effect Phrases
Elena Shvidko
As we all know, our classes do not provide enough time for students to practice English. Therefore, we hope they will use it outside the classroom whether they live in an English-speaking country or in a so-called EFL environment. Whereas … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, classroom activity, elena shvidko, ESL writing, evergreen, writing activity
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Look Into My Eyes…and Learn Unforgettable Vocabulary!
Alexandra Lowe
Sometimes, you get lucky. A planned activity that you hope will be moderately interesting and instructive turns into a runaway success. Here’s one: Inspired by a recent article in the New York Times that reported that reading Chekhov was the best … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, adult ESL, adult ESL activity, alexandra lowe, audience analysis, classroom activity, classroom practice, Communicative Learning, esl vocabulary, evergreen, leadership communication, new york times, Reading Body Language, Teaching Vocabulary
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Classroom Activity: Hiring the New ESL Instructor
Alexandra Lowe
Adult ESL students often have strong opinions about their current and former ESL teachers. Why not channel that into a challenging speaking, listening, reading, and writing activity? Here’s what we did in my advanced speaking and listening class earlier this … Continue reading
Tech-Break: Battleship
Tara Arntsen
Back by popular demand is a tech-break! Chris Redmond commented on Tech-Break: Running Dictations that he was looking for more communicative activities that would work in monolingual classrooms, and I’ve got another good one for all of you. It’s called … Continue reading
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