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Not Just Another Grammar Exercise “Beyond the Book” Grammar Activities Presented by Marcia Luptak Find Your Voice IACEA 33 rd Annual Statewide Conference March 8. 2012

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This is an updated version of the presentation I gave last year at TESOL. This was presented at the spring 2012 IACEA Conference in Springfield.

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  • 1.Find Your VoiceIACEA 33rd Annual Statewide ConferenceMarch 8. 2012

2. Flashcard and Picture Activities Complete the Sentence Sorting and Matching Picture Stories Picture Descriptions High Town/ Big Town 3. SurveysTable SurveysAsk and Write Surveys 4. Games Board Races Dominoes Jeopardy 5. Games Board Games with pictures Board Games Guess Who Sentence Auction Alibi 6. Activities The Odd One Out Making Predictions Comparisons Sentence Transformation Conversation cards 7. Activities Communication Dictations Ratings Dear Abby Sentence Frames 8. Questions? 9. Complete the Sentence: When/ While Cards While Jimmy wasWhile Albert was swimming lying on the beach While we wereWhile you were washing the dishes cleaning thewindows While Mr. and Mrs. While Dr. White Johnson were dancing was playing thepiano While I was writingWhile my sister some letters was preparingdinner Back 10. Beginning Adjective and Noun Cards for presentation House BoxHardDryBoyStudent OldFastGirl SeriousNew SlowTable Amusing YoungSquare Women Clean Big Round MenDirty Small BeautifulBackCar FatTall Ugly 11. Back 12. http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/graphics/kitchen.gif 13. google imagesBackhttp://www.ukactivitybreaks.com/Adverts_pics/Image_1172_1.jpg 14. Back 15. Table Survey Personal InformationWhat is your _____________________?Its ______________________________. First Last Phone Address City State Zip code namename number Back 16. Find someone whoCan you__________________? Drive a truck Use a calculator TypeRead a map Use a computerRepair machinesUse hand toolsUse power tools Use a cash register Change a tireRepair sinks andFix carstoilets Cut hairLift heavy thingsTake care of plants CookWrite sentences about your classmates: Example: Kavita can drive a truck. HuSen canuse a calculator._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Next 17. Class Survey Short answers Are you able toDo you like to take Do you want toCan you fix electric work withcare of sickwork in healthproblems? numbers? people? care? Can you drive? Do you want toAre you able to use Do you have goodwork in an office?a computer? people skills? Are you usuallyAre you usually Would you ratherWould you rather punctual?dependable? work day shift or work alone or withnight shift?others?Write about your classmates answers.Example: Steve is able to work with numbers. Carmen likes to take care of sick people.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Back 18. The Odd One Out GameWhich of the following doesnt belong. Please state your reason. After youhave made your reasons,the class will compare their reasons and if you have a unique reason, yourgroup will get 1 point.(1) walk playlistenTVReason:(2) housequickly bicycle carReason: Back 19. What would happen if . . .With your partner decide what would happen if these events happened? Alsodecide whether or not you think its a good idea or a bad idea.What would happen if the price of gasoline was raised 300%?What would happen if the polar ice cap melted?What would happen if the drinking age was lowered to 14?What would happen if there was no rain for five years? Back 20. Back 21. Now change eagle to eagles making all of the necessary changes.Back 22. What are youWhat are you What do you doWhat do youwearing today? doing right now?every Sunday? drink everymorning?What is theWhat time do you What do youWhat do you do teacher doing usually go to bed? usually do after every day?right now? class? What do you What do youWhat do youWhat is theusually do every usually watch on usually do onteacher wearingnight? TV?Friday?today? Back 23. 1. Chinese people usually celebrates the New Year in February.2. Do elephants lives in groups, or do they live alone?3. The male lion is very lazy, and sleep for about twenty hours aday.4. Babies doesnt have tears when they cry until they are severalweeks old. Back 24. September at8 pm onMonday in1992 atmidnight on January 1st in winterat the museumonFebruary 11thinsummer at the theater onMay 15th inSpainat half past six onSaturday night in the morning on Back 25. Who What When Where How100 100100100 100200 200200200 200300 300300300 300400 400400400 400500 500500500 500Back 26. Back 27. IT Board GameBack 28. Back