All Upper-Intermediate articles – Page 64
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Lesson Share: Energizers: The hot potato
There is no particular linguistic aim for this activity but it works well as a brief warmer and to encourage students to use mime and facial expression.
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Lesson Share: Energizers: The knot
This activity probably works best as a way of energizing a group, particularly after lunch!
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Lesson Share: Energizers: Shout!
I teach in Hong Kong, where the classes can be very quiet, and take lots of warming up. This one is great for quiet classes, and hugely versatile (no preparation!).
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Lesson Share: Energizers: Stand in line
You can use this activity as an icebreaker at the start of a new course when the learners do not know each other or simply as a warmer at the start of the day.
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ArticleVocabulary: plural noun endings
Rules for the use of /s/, /z/ or /IZ/ as the ending for plural nouns.
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Encounters of a spooky kind
A British English worksheet to dictate part of a story and to write down what your partner dictates to you.
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Imaginative materials: teaching resources: sound effects
Sound-effect CDs are an exciting teaching resource. These are recordings that have hardly any words on - but instead contain a sequence of noises such as crashes, bumps, bangs, whistles, screams etc. Here are some ideas for using sound-effects in the classroom.
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Skills: teaching resources: sound effects
Sound-effect CDs are an exciting teaching resource. These are recordings that have hardly any words on - but instead contain a sequence of noises such as crashes, bumps, bangs, whistles, screams etc. Here are some ideas for using sound-effects in the classroom.
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Minimal resources: Drilling
Philip Kerr gives us some useful tips and ideas for using drilling in the classroom.
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Grammar: Embedded question drill
To provide learners with an opportunity to practise the word order of embedded questions.
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Lesson Share: Drama: Mime, draw or explain
A short drama activity for reviewing vocabulary..
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Lesson Share: Drama: The moving story
This activity is an effective way of involving students directly in the story and also of presenting and practising new items of vocabulary.
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Students who don't want to write
An article discussing ways to overcome the problem of students who don't want to write.
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Don't say it
A British English worksheet to play a team game by making up definitions and guessing words.
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Reading lesson plans: Dogs
Students complete a series of activities based on a text about dogs.
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Lesson Share: Team games: The guide dog
This activity works well as a warmer and is also good for practising giving and understanding instructions.
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Lesson Share: Discussions: What's in a name?
Most people have a story associated with their name.
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Lesson Share: Discussions: New things
Students discuss six new things they have done since arriving in this country/over the last year.
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Lesson Share: Discussions: What I noticed
Students discuss ten things they saw, heard, felt or smelled on their way to the lesson today.