David's Key Classroom Activities

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Key Classroom Activities


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Key Classroom Activities Contents

Young Learners (YL)

Preparation Length (mins)Vocabulary

0 5 10 10 15 20Interaction Name Activity

Adjectives Teams Boardslap 14

Adjectives Teams & Pairs Charades 25Adjectives(feelings)

Whole Class Simon Says 9

Adjectives Teams & Pairs Football 16

Adjectives Whole Class Spelling Sticks 5

Adjectives Teams Typhoon 8

Adjectives Whole Class Yes/No Questions 2

Adjectives Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Adjectives Teams Scrabble & Chopsticks 6

Adjectives Teams & Small Groups Pictionary 7

Adjectives Whole Class Yes/No Mingle 3

Adjectives Whole Class Volume Control 1

Verbs Teams & Pairs Charades 25

Verbs Whole Class Simon Says 9

Verbs Whole Class Spelling Sticks 5

Verbs Teams Typhoon 8

Verbs Whole Class Yes/No Questions 2

Verbs Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Verbs Teams Scrabble & Chopsticks 6

Verbs Teams & Small Groups Pictionary 7

Verbs Whole Class Yes/No Mingle 3

Verbs Whole Class Volume Control 1

Nouns Teams & Pairs Charades 25Nouns -clothes

Whole Class Changes Places If 21

Nouns Whole Class Spelling Sticks 5

Nouns Teams Typhoon 8

Nouns Whole Class Yes/No Questions 2

Nouns Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Nouns Teams Scrabble & Chopsticks 6

Nouns Teams & Small Groups Pictionary 7

Nouns Whole Class Volume Control 1

Nouns Whole Class Yes/No Mingle 3

Adverbs Teams & Pairs Charades 25


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Young Learners (YL)

Preparation Length (mins)Grammar5 10 10 15 20 25

Interaction Name Activity

All Grammar Teams & SmallGroups

Typhoon 8

Present Simple Teams & SmallGroups

Charades 25

Present Simple Whole Class Yes & No 2

Present Simple Teams & Pairs Football 16Present Simple Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Present Simple Whole Class Yes & No Mingle 3

Present Continuous Teams or SmallGroups

Charades 25

Present Continuous Teams & Pairs Football 16

Present Continuous Whole Class Yes & No 2

Present Continuous Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Present Continuous Whole Class Yes & No Mingle 3

Past Simple Teams or SmallGroups

Charades 25

Past Simple Teams & Pairs Football 16

Past Simple Whole Class Yes & No 2

Past Simple Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Past Simple Whole Class Yes & No Mingle 3

Comparatives Teams & Pairs Football 16

Comparatives Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Superlatives Teams & Pairs Football 16

Superlatives Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Present Perfect Teams & Pairs Football 16

Present Perfect Whole Class Yes & No 2

Present Perfect Whole Class Yes & No Mingle 3

Pronunciation

Contrast 2 / 3 differentsounds

Whole Class Left & RightPronunciation

26

Revision

Vocabulary Teams Stop the Bus 15

All Grammar & Vocab Teams & SmallGroups

Typhoon 8

All Grammar Tenses Whole class Change Seats 29

Adapting StudentBook

Singing from Book 2 Teams Sing to Win 10

Running Dictations Individually Get Set Go &Run

12

Listening & Writing Whole Class Human TapePlayer

13


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Teenagers

Preparation Length (mins)Vocabulary0 5 10 10 15 20


Adjectives Teams Boardslap 14Adjectives Teams & Pairs Charades 25

Adjectives Teams Backs to the Board 18


Adjectives Teams Typhoon 8

Adjectives Whole Class Flashcard Race 4Adjectives Teams Scrabble & Chopsticks 6



Verbs Teams Backs to the Board 18


Verbs Teams & Pairs Football 16




Verbs Teams & Small Groups Pictionary 7

Verbs Whole Class Yes/No Mingle 3

Nouns Teams & Pairs Charades 25

Nouns Teams Backs to the Board 18

Nouns -clothes


Nouns Teams & Pairs Football 16





Nouns Whole Class Yes/No Mingle 3

Adverbs Teams & Pairs Charades 25


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Teenagers

Preparation Length (mins)Grammar0 5 10 10 15 20 25



Typhoon 8


Charades 25

Present Simple Teams Grammar Pink

Fish

17

Present Simple Teams & Pairs Football 16

Present Simple Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Present Simple Whole Class Yes & NoMingle

3


Charades 25

Present Continuous Teams Grammar PinkFish

17



Present Continuous Whole Class Yes & NoMingle

3

Past Simple Small Groups Alibi 28Past Simple Teams or Small

GroupsCharades 25

Past Simple Teams Grammar PinkFish

17



Past Simple Whole Class Yes & NoMingle

3

Past Continuous Small Groups Alibi 28

Comparatives Teams Grammar PinkFish

17

Comparatives Teams & Pairs Football 16Comparatives Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Superlatives Teams Grammar PinkFish

17



Present Perfect Teams Grammar PinkFish

17


Present Perfect Whole Class Yes & NoMingle

3

Pronunciation

Contrast severalsimilar sounds

Whole Class TelephonePronunciation

27

Contrast 2 / 3 similarsounds


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Preparation Length (mins)Revision0 5 10 10 15 20 25



Written Homework Teams WrittenHomework

Game

29

All Grammar & Vocab Teams & SmallGroups

Typhoon 8

All Grammar Groups Sentence Bets 19



General Questions Pairs RunningDictation

11

Reading Questions Pairs Reading Race 20

Role-plays Pairs Role-plays 22

Chapter Review Groups Chapter Casino 23

Speaking Pairs Speaking 24


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Adults

Preparation Length (mins)Vocabulary0 5 10 10 15 20


Adjectives Teams Boardslap 14Adjectives Teams & Pairs Charades 25

Adjectives Teams Backs to the Board 18


Adjectives Teams Typhoon 8Adjectives Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Adjectives Teams Scrabble & Chopsticks 6



Verbs Teams Backs to the Board 18


Verbs Teams & Pairs Football 16




Verbs Teams & Small Groups Pictionary 7Verbs Whole Class Yes/No Mingle 3

Nouns Teams & Pairs Charades 25

Nouns Teams Backs to the Board 18

Nouns -clothes


Nouns Teams & Pairs Football 16





Nouns Whole Class Yes/No Mingle 3Adverbs Teams & Pairs Charades 25


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Adults

Preparation Length (mins)Grammar0 5 10 10 15 20 25



Typhoon 8


Charades 25

Present Simple Teams Grammar PinkFish

17

Present Simple Teams & Pairs Football 16

Present Simple Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Present Simple Whole Class Yes & NoMingle

3


Charades 25

Present Continuous Teams Grammar PinkFish

17



Present Continuous Whole Class Yes & NoMingle 3

Past Simple Small Groups Alibi 28Past Simple Teams or Small

GroupsCharades 25

Past Simple Teams Grammar PinkFish

17



Past Simple Whole Class Yes & NoMingle

3

Past Continuous Small Groups Alibi 28

Comparatives Teams Grammar PinkFish 17

Comparatives Teams & Pairs Football 16

Comparatives Whole Class Flashcard Race 4

Superlatives Teams Grammar PinkFish

17



Present Perfect Teams Grammar PinkFish

17


Present Perfect Whole Class Yes & No

Mingle

3

Pronunciation

Contrast severalsimilar sounds

Whole Class TelephonePronunciation

27

Contrast 2 / 3 similarsounds


26


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Adults

Preparation Length (mins)Revision0 5 10 10 15 20 25



Written Homework Teams WrittenHomework

Game

29

All Grammar & Vocab Teams & SmallGroups Typhoon 8

All Grammar Groups Sentence Bets 19



General Questions Pairs RunningDictation

11

Reading Questions Pairs Reading Race 20

Role-plays Pairs Role-plays 22

Chapter Review Groups Chapter Casino 23

Speaking Pairs Speaking 24


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Key Classroom ActivitiesKey Classroom ActivitiesKey Classroom ActivitiesKey Classroom Activities

Volume Control for YL (Activity 1)1. Elicit key vocab by holding up flashcard to class2. Hold flashcard higher = students say word louder3. Hold flashcard lower = students say word quieter

Recapping flashcards for YL1. Teacher shuffles flashcards

2. Hold them facing your chest3. Quickly flip them (or slowly reveal) until students say the word4. 2 points for teacher if answer is wrong & 1 point for students if answer is correct.

Flashcards Yes/No questions for YL (Activity 2) Preparation = Make flashcards (5 mins)1. Teacher shuffles flashcards Activity = 15 20 mins2. Hold them facing your chest3. Students put hands up & ask yes/no questions e.g. Are you a doctor?4. When they guess the job, student swaps seats with teacher

5. Student is now teacher. Repeat process.

On whiteboard

Question Are you a doctor?Answer Yes I am

No Im not

Flashcards Yes/No mingle for Young Learners (Activity 3) Preparation = make flashcardsActivity = 10 mins

1. Pairs A B. Each student has 1 flashcard, facing chest.2. A stands opposite B.3. A asks B Y/N questions about Bs flashcard e.g. are you a doctor?4. When B answers yes I am, B gives his/her flashcard to A

5. Repeat process until both A & B have swapped flashcards6. Change partners

Bgives flashcard to A

On whiteboard

Question Are you a doctor?Answer Yes I am

No Im not

Flashcards

Student AAre you a doctor?

Student BYes I am


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Flashcards Flashcard Race for YL, teens + adults (Activity 4) Preparation = make flashcardsActivity = 15 20 mins

1. Better with 2 piles of flashcards but ok with 1(seediagram).

2. 2 teams A B3. Number students in each team (1 - 6)4. Teacher says number5. Student with corresponding number runs out of

seat, picks up 1 flashcard from each pile, runs toteacher, says words in correct order. In thisexample: colour + classroom object, runs back toseat (adults can write a sentence on board)

6. 1st to sit back down gets 1 team point.7. Student can become teacher

44 3

3

2 2

1 1

ColourFlashcards

Classroomobjectflashcards

1A

3A

4A

5A

6A

1B

2B

3B

4B

5B

6B

Class whiteboard

Flashcards Spelling sticks for YL (Activity 5) Preparation = make flashcards1. 3 or 4 teams ABCD cut up about 200 strips of card2. Students fold up all chairs Activity = 15 20 mins3. Sit on floor in teams4. Teacher has flashcards held towards chest5. Students raise hands + ask Y/N questions e.g. are you a doctor6. When teacher answers yes I am, students spell the word on the floor, using the strips of card (spelling

sticks)7. Once correctly spelt, students in team stand.8. Point for the team who spells the word correctly first and stands.9. After, everyone spells the word together (can use volume control for this see activity 1)

In the classroom

A AA

BB

B

C C

C

D D

D

On whiteboardA B C D

IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIIIIs he adoctor?

Yes, he is


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Flashcard Scrabble spelling game for YL, teens & adults (Activity 6) Preparation = make flashcardsscrabble pieces

3 or 4 pairs of chopsticksActivity = 15 20 mins

1. 3 teams A B C2. Scrabble pieces on floor (face down optional) with

chopsticks3. Teacher stands holding flashcard towards chest4. Students ask Y/N questions e.g. are you a doctor?5. Once teacher says yes, I am, student 1 runs to

scrabble pieces, uses chopsticks to pick up any letterin the word d-o-c-t-o-r.

6. Student 1A carries the letter & places it on 1 spellingdesk (either side of teacher).

7. Student 1A gives chopsticks to student 2A8. Student 2A + 3A + 4A repeats process until word has

been spelt correctly. 1 point for winners.

9. NB you dont have to use flashcards for this. Teachercan use actions to elicit the vocab or just say theword & 1 student can be teacher.

Class whiteboard

1A

2A

3A

4A

1B

2B

3B

4B

1C

2C

3C

4C

Pictionary for YL, teens and adults (Activity 7) Preparation = make flashcardsActivity = 10 15 mins

1. 3 teams ABC2. Teacher shows flashcard (or better to just show

the word) to students 1A, 2A & 3A only.3. Student 1 runs to board to draw the picture thats

on the flashcard4. Students 2, 3 & 4 guess the answer5. 1 point for each word

6. Repeat process so all students get to draw manytimes

Class Whiteboard

1A 1B 1C

2A 2B 2C

3A 3B 3C

4A 4B 4C

Team A IIIII Team B IIIII Team C IIIII

On whiteboard


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Typhoon for YL, teens and adults(Activity 8) Preparation = teacher prepares 20 qusWrite on whiteboard Activity = 20 25 mins

1. 3 teams ABC

A B C D E F 2. Teacher prepares 20 questions

1

2

9 x3

4

5

6

TEAM A TEAM B TEAM C 3. Teacher asks TEAM A question 1. Answer

correct = issue 1 pt. Team memberIIIII IIIII IIIII chooses a square & teacher checkslesson plan typhoon or no typhoon?

4. Typhoon = lose all points.No Typhoon = no problem. Ask TEAM Bquestion 2. Repeat process.

NB: You can have rockets (1 team choosesanother to lose all pts) & good classes canprepare their own questions to extend thisactivity by > 15 minutes.Can use for nearly all grammar tenses

Simon says / teacher says for YL (Activity 9)

1. Good for actions, adjectives (be happy), jobs (be a doctor) Preparation = none2. Students all stand. Activity = 10 mins3. Teacher plays Simon says/teacher says.4. When a student gets caught out, they sit down.5. Last person standing is the winner

Singing from books for YL (Activity 10)1. Left side of class = student A Preparation = none2. Right side of class = student B Activity = 10 mins3. Students compete against each other4. Student As sing one verse5. Student Bs sing the next verse

6. At the end of the song, teacher chooses which team sang best & issues point7. Repeat process- teams swap verses- can also do this line by line- try & incorporate actions

Lesson Plan

Comparatives Review1. Vietnam is bigger than England. T or F? TEAM A2. The Indian Ocean is larger than

the Pacific Ocean T or F? TEAM B3. The River Nile is longer than

the Mekong River T or F? TEAM C4. Cars are more dangerous than

motorbikes (+ 16 more questions) T or F? TEAM A

a b c d e f1 = typhoon23456


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Running Dictations for adults & teens (Activity 11) Preparation = writing (5 mins)Activity = 10 15 mins

1) Pairs A B2) Student A runs out the door, reads

the writing on the wall in the corridor,remembers a few words, comesback, tells student B.

3) Student B listens & writes4) When finished, join pairs to compare.5) Teacher in middle of room corrects

mistakes.6) Then give a copy of the writing to

students to check one final time.

Great activity because it incorporatesspeaking, listening, reading, writing &exercise.

The writing on the wall can include:

a) Questions from coursebookb) Instructions for a gamec) Directionsd) Furniture vocab student B draws a

plan based on the written informatione) Family tree info - student B can draw

a family tree.f) Directions

Door Whiteboard

Corridor

Writing

A

B

A

B

B

A

A

B

AB

B

A


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Running Dictations for YL (Activity 12)

Preparation = photocopyingActivity = 10 15 mins

1. Individually. 2. Good for Get Set Go books3. Make 1 photocopy (example above)4. Tippex/erase a few key speech bubbles5. Now make 1 copy for each student6. The erased speech bubbles should be retyped on

the computer and enlarged.

7. Randomly stick speech bubbles on corridor wall.8. Student runs out into corridor, remembers some words, returns to desk & gradually writes the speech

bubbles back in order, on their photocopy.9. After, students check with each other and their book.

Corridor

Writing

Door Whiteboard

A

A

A

A

A

A A A

A

A

A

A

A

Human Tape Player for kids (Activity 13) Preparation = photocopying +erasing phrases

1) Photocopy comic strip page from Get Set Go student book. Activity = 10 - 15 mins2) Tippex/erase all words in the speech bubbles3) Prepare copy for each student (like Activity 12).4) Using the CD player, teacher elicits play, stop, rewind.

5) Teacher reads the page. Students listen & write while giving the teacher instructions to play, stop,rewind.

Whiteboard= rewind

II = pause= play

AlternativeCan also do with drawing.For example, adjectives & animals.When student runs back to desks,instead of writing, they draw the picture.


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Boardslaps for kids / teens / adults (Activity 14) Preparation = virtually noneActivity = 10 15 mins

1) Good for adjectives but dozens of otheralternatives.

2) 3 teams A B C3) Teacher writes 15 adjectives and their

opposites on the board

4) Teacher says an adjective & the 1

st

studentin each team has to hit (circle or underline)the opposite word. 1 pt for 1

stperson to hit.

Whiteboard

A

A

A

A

B

B

B

B

C

C

C

C

A IIIII B IIIII C IIIIIHot Handsome Cold Loud Small

Beautiful Cheap Big Tall Difficult

Quiet Empty IntelligentEasy

StupidShort Full Expensive

On whiteboard

Stop the Bus for YL / teens / adults (Activity 15) Preparation = virtually noneActivity = 20 mins

1. 4 teams A B C D2. Teacher says letter of alphabet3. Students make 1 word for

each category beginning withthat letter

4. When team can answer, they shout stop the bus.5. Give 1 team member a marker pen. Correct answer = 1 point

Incorrect answer = lose point. Good for vocab review

Whiteboard

AA

A

B

B

B

C

C

C

D

D

D

Food When you can answer, shout stop the bus

CO

B

A B C D

IIIII IIIII IIIII IIIII

On whiteboard

Fruit Drink Unhealthyfood Breakfast

Cherry Coke Chips Cereal

Banana Beer Burger Bread

Orange Orange O OmeletStopthe Bus


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Football for kids / teens / adults (Activity 16) Preparation = 5 minsActivity = 15 20 mins

1. 2 teams (A B) line up facing whiteboard2. Draw on whiteboard3. Stick football photocopy in middle4. Student in Team A says 1 random verb

and chooses question, positiveornegative.

5. Students in Team B makes a sentence.6. Sentence correct = teacher moves

football 1 circle to the left. Incorrect =move the opposite way.

7. Swap roles.8. Once football is in opponents net, give a

goal.9. If you are reviewing Present Simple,

students make Present Simplesentences. If reviewing the Past Simple,make Past Simple sentences etc.

10. Can add he/she/it/we/you/they/I to theboard to make it more difficult.

Team A 0 : 0 Team B

Draw on whiteboard

Verb

?

+_

NoteMake a football pitch (A3)

for each pair & they canplay in pairs. You can alsoadapt this by changing thesport (e.g. basketball)


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Grammar Pink Fish for teens / adults (Activity 17) Preparation = write 38 words on 38 cardsActivity = 20 25 mins1. Review grammar (Present Simple, Past

Simple, Present Perfect).2. 3 Teams A B C3. Give Student 1A, 1B & 1C board markers4. 1A, 1B & 1C run to the card piles at the

back of the classroom & each take one

subject card, one verb card & one ? - +5. With the cards, students run to whiteboard& write a sentence.

6. Repeat process until all verb cards havebeen used once.

7. Students give verb cards to teacher eachtime.

Whiteboard

1A 1B 1C

2A 2B 2C

3A 3B 3C

4A 4B 4C

6 cards

? - +

20 cards

differentverbs

12 cards

I, you, he,she, we,they, itx

He speaks She doesnt Do they goEnglish (+) read books (-) out (?)

Whiteboard

TEAM A TEAM B TEAM C

1A 1B 1C

Backs to the board for teens / adults (Activity 18) Preparation = noneActivity = 15 mins

1. 3 teams A B C2. Teacher holds up flashcard or writes word

on board3. 1A, 1B & 1C sit facing away from the

teacher/whiteboard & facing theirteammates

4. The other students, face theteacher/whiteboard & their respectivecaptain & describe the word without sayingit.

5. One point for first person to answer in team

Whiteboard

1A 1B 1C

A A

A

B

B

B

C

C

C

He

speak

+

She

read

-

They

go

?


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Betting game (grammar review) for teens / adults (Activity 19) Preparation = 20 questionsActivity = 15 20 mins

1. 3 teams A B C2. Teacher gives each team fake $1003. Draw on board

4. Teacher writes 20 incorrect sentences on lessonplan

5. Students have to bet some money (not $100) onwhether they think they can correct the sentence.

6. Teacher says/writes 1 incorrect sentence for eachteam.

7. Correct answer = win moneyIncorrect answer = lost money

Whiteboard

A

A

A

B

B

B

CC

C

D

D

D

TEAM A TEAM B TEAM C TEAM D$100 $100 $100 $100

Whiteboard

1. Yesterday I go to the cinema TEAM A2. Im will go to the

cinema tomorrow TEAM B3. Have you ever go

to the beach? TEAM C

Lesson Plan


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Reading Races for teens / adults (Activity 20) Preparation = write 10 questions (5 mins)Activity = 20 mins

1. Pairs A B2. Good for reading questions & encourages

scanning3. Each reading question goes in 1 numbered

envelope.4. Question number 1 goes in envelope number 1.

5. Student B writes numbers 1 10 on a blanksheet of paper.

6. Student A picks up an envelope, takes thequestion out of the envelope, reads the questionto student B.

7. Student B listens & writes the question & together A& B find the answer in the reading and write the

answer

8. Repeat process for all questions9. First pair to finish = winner10. When finished, students compare.

NB: Make sure students dont just write all the questions

before they start answering otherwise once they have

written all of them, they will probably answer thequestions by intensive reading & not by scanning.

Whiteboard

A

B

A

B

A

B A B

A

B

A

B

Stand up & change places if for YL / teens / adults (Activity 21)Preparation = noneActivity = 15 20 mins

1. Students sit in a circle2. Teacher in middle of circle.3. Good for a warmer + good for vocab such as

clothes.4. Teacher finishes the sentence stand up &

change places if you are wearing jeans.5. Students who have to stand up should change

places & at the same time, the teacher shouldquickly try & sit in a seat too.

6. The student who is left standing in the middle,now has to make a stand up & change placesif. statement.

7. Repeat process

Whiteboard

Stand up &change placesif you arewearing jeans


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Chapter Casino for teens / adults (Activity 23) Preparation = 5 minsActivity = 25 mins

1. 3 or 4 Teams A BC2. This example = New English File (Revise &

Check) but this can be adapted using Teenbooks too.

3. The New English File section is over 2 pages,including 5 rounds

4. Photocopy about 8 enlarged copies of eachround.

5. Give each team a fake $100.6. On whiteboard write

7. Take bets on the students getting all Round 1questions correct + write the bets on the board.

8. One they have finished answering, they writetheir team name on their copy, and pass theiranswers to another team to mark.

9. Do arithmetic on the board according to whetherthe teams have answered all questions correctlyor not.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Team A Team B Team CRound

Bet Bank Bet Bank Bet BankGrammar

$50 $100 $20 $100 $20 $100

Vocab X $50 $120 $120

Pron

Reading

Listening

Whiteboard

Role-plays for Teens + Adults (Activity 22) Preparation = 5 minsActivity = 20 mins

1. Elicit a dialogue + write on board (example above)2. Erase each line (starting from the top) after you have

modeled and drilled each line.3. Keep recapping erased lines.4. At the end, the teacher should have erased every line,

leaving just shop assistant & customer on the board.5. Students then practice in pairs.

6. Warmer for next lesson write dialogue back on board

Shop Assistant: Hello can I help you?Customer: Yes, Im looking for some blue

jeansShop Assistant: What size do you want?

Customer: A medium pleaseShop Assistant: Here you are.Customer: Thanks, where can I try them

on?Shop Assistant: The changing rooms are over

there.

Whiteboard


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Speaking for Teens / Adults (Activity 24) Preparation = 10 mins

Activity = 15 mins at least

From New English File

1. Adapting course book speakinglike this, allows students to talk to more than one person and record answers.

2. After recording 3 students answers, they can then speak to 1 more student they havent spoken to yet3. Tell the new student about the 3 old students, using their answers to help.4. Encourages use of third person that Vietnamese students always have problems pronouncing e.g.

Huong usually wakes up at 8:30.5. Adapting speaking exercises in this way makes them much longer and more useful than just using the

course book as it is.

What time doyouusually?

Student 1 Student 2 Student 3

wake up?

get up?

go towork/school?

start work/goto classes?

have lunch?

finishwork/classes?

go home?

have dinner?

go to bed?

Charades for Teens / Adults (Activity 25) Preparation =5 minsActivity = 15 mins at least

1. 3 Teams A B C facing away from the teacher /whiteboard.

2. Team captains (4A/4B/4C) face teacher /whiteboard.

3. Teacher holds up flashcard or writes sentence onthe board (e.g. present continuous, past simple)

4. Captains describe.5. Teams members guess.6. 1 point for correct answer.

1A 1B 1C

2A 2B 2C

3A 3B 3C

4A 4B 4C

Itsreallybig

Its an

animalIt hasbigears


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Alibi (teens & adults) (Activity 28) Preparation =NoneActivity = 25 mins at least

1. 3 groups of police2. 3 suspects outside in corridor.3. Suspects need to make a watertight

story because they are all friends.4. One of them is the murderer.5. Once suspects have their alibis ready,

they can come into the classroom readyto be questioned.

6. Police ask past simple and pastcontinuous questions to find gaps in theirstories.

7. Three suspects rotate among the 3groups of police, 3 times.

8. At the end, the suspects leave the roomand discuss the questions they wereasked and the answers they gave.

9. Police vote on who the murderer is.10. Bring the suspects in and police choose

who the murderer is.

WhiteboardDoor

Corridor

What questions willthey ask us? Whatwere we wearing?Where did we go?

What wereyou wearingyesterday?

Last night between 5:00 and 7:00 pm, a man wasmurdered outside Language Link. Somebodystabbed him with a knife. Who is the murderer?

Example Questions

1. What were you wearing?2. What did you do between 5:00 and 7:00 pm?3. Where did you go?4. Who did you see?5. What did ou do?

Whiteboard


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Written Homework (teens & adults) (Activity 29) Preparation =NoneActivity = 20 mins

1. Three teams A B C2. Stick all written homework on

the walls3. Divide board into 3 sections for each

team.4. Students with black board markers read each

others work (stuck on the wall)5. When they read an incorrect sentence, they

have to write it on the board under their teamname. Dont write correct sentences.

6. Once board is full, give red board markersand they have to underline another teamsmistakes.

7. One point for each identified mistake8. Go through feedback

Writtenhomeworkstuck on wall

Healwayreadbook

Team A Team B Team C

He alway read She hate Math He love footballbook

She sometime He never cook He go to bed earlyWatch TV dinner

Whiteboard

A B C

Change Seats for grammar review (teens & adults) (Activity 29) Preparation =NoneActivity = 15 mins

1. A = Present SimpleB = Past SimpleC = Present Perfect

2. Teacher says a sentence using 1 of the 3tenses. Think about - + ?

3. When teacher says a Present Simplesentence, all As stand up & change seats

4. When teacher says a Past Simplesentence, all Bs stand up & change seats& so on.

5. After a couple of examples, teacher canquickly sit in a seat leaving a studentstanding to then decide on a sentence tosay.

6. Extend activity by giving each student anopportunity to be each tense.

Whiteboard

A

B

C

A

B

A

C

B

B

C

C

A

He doesntspeak English

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