All Elementary articles – Page 38

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    Selections Grade 5: The Science Fair Gadget

    Boost your students' creativity and imagination while discussing their favourite inventions with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Assessment matters: Exams extra (elementary to intermediate)

    In this article, Adrian Tennant takes a look at some of the exams materials available on onestopenglish outside of the main 'Exams' section and suggests how they could be used in your teaching.

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    Symbols on maps

    A labelling activity familiarises pupils with the common icons and geographical symbols found on maps, while consolidating vocabulary such as: church, museum, monument and bus stop.

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    Map reading

    Helps young learners develop map-reading skills and spatial awareness. Pupils use a grid map and cardinal directions to measure distances and find places in a town. Teacher’s notes provide step-by-step instructions and suggestions for additional map-reading exercises and classroom activities.

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    Geography expert quiz

    Pairwork information-gap activity in which students label a map of the world with well-known rivers, mountains, deserts, seas and oceans. They compare answers with a partner to find out how good their knowledge of geography really is!

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    Selections Grade 6: The Long Walk Home

    Motivate your students to take a walk in the wild and share their experiences with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Guessing activity: like + -ing

    A guessing activity at elementary level to practise like, don’t like, love, hate + -ing with quite, really, at all and very much.

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    Spot on news lessons for teens: The world at your fingertips

    In this lesson, we meet young people who tell us about their jobs and how they couldn’t do them without speaking English.

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    Onestop Phonics: Long vowel sounds 1

    This comprehensive lesson on long vowel sounds contains a flashcard, a downloadable podcast, PDF worksheets and teaching notes by Rachel Finnie.

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    Teaching materials: Teaching with the help of songs

    This article by Paul Ashe suggests grammar activities and project work based around listening to music in the classroom.

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    Selections Grade 4: The genie in the jelly jar

    What would your young learners wish for if they found a genie in a jelly jar? Talk about it using this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Using art in the classroom

    A series of articles by Jamie Keddie containing lesson plans, teaching tips, and suggestions for using art in the classroom. 

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    Selections Grade 5: The Life of A Fish

    What animal would your students be if they could be an animal for a day? Discuss this fun and engaging topic with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Board game: can (ability)

    A fluency-based board game at elementary level to practise can in statements, negatives and questions.

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    Travel agents

    The sixth lesson plan in this series by Keith Harding is available at two levels - elementary and intermediate - and contains comprehensive teacher's notes and student worksheets. The elementary lesson practises vocabulary related to holidays and dealing with bookings, while the intermediate lesson concentrates on language related to advertising and superlatives.

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    Onestop Phonics: Short vowel sounds

    This comprehensive lesson on short vowel sounds contains a flashcard, a downloadable podcast, PDF worksheets and teaching notes by Rachel Finnie.

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    Selections Grade 5: The Number Kid

    How good are your students with math? Discuss this and what their favourite school subjects are with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Holiday reps

    The fourth lesson plan in this series by Keith Harding is available at two levels - elementary and intermediate - and contains comprehensive teacher's notes and student worksheets. The elementary lesson gives students practice using the present simple for duties and routines, and describing job skills, while the intermediate lesson practises dealing with problems and difficulties, and softening angry language.

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    Selections Grade 4: I can't catch that ball!

    Get your young learners talking about their favourite sports with this lesson by Adrian Tennant.

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    Spot on news lessons for teens: Homecoming hero

    This month's Spot on news lesson catches up with American teenage sailor Zac Sunderland, as he embarks on the home stretch of his round-the-world voyage.