May 27 2011
I was inspired by Magpie Moments “Using Tickets – an Unplugged Approach” lesson to try and adapt this lesson using authentic tickets. The idea for using tickets came from Sandy Millin’s very inspiring (Almost) Infinite ELT ideas blog. I thought this would be suitable for a beginning of the year activity, when the students are [...]
Apr 29 2011
Today I was finally able to begin using the first of the computer lessons I prepared over the vacation “Use Your Senses with the Second Conditional” (The link takes you to the lesson I posted 10 days ago, explanation and download-link). From previous experience I knew that my students learn the technical side, the form [...]
Mar 23 2011
I had my first chance to try Mike Harrison’s Reverse Reading Comprehension Strategy today, with “a twist” and it was a big hit! The first period of the day gave me the perfect opportunity to try it. Three students were taking a test, three were absent and the remaining two are pretty much on the [...]
Jan 13 2011
No, not Sign -Language -SIGNS! Since my success with cardboard signs that say “TEST” (which the kids place on their desk when they take an exam) I’ve been trying to replicate the effect with other kinds of signs. These signs worked really well because they are in use in context. Most of the kids rememebr [...]
Dec 25 2010
Here’s how it works in my class: If you imagine two 10th grade students, Karen is the tutor and Tom is being tutored. Karen is a weak, struggling student and Tom is on 10th grade level and has just begun working on “connectors”. We have a designated table at the corner of the English room [...]
Dec 23 2010
This method has had an INCREDIBLY positive impact on acquisition of vocabulary in my classroom this year! And the beauty of it is that it is versatile and can be adapted to the needs of different learners and classroom settings! I heard a lecture about the system and read about it here: http://www.yalp.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=71 With the [...]
Dec 14 2010
Many pupils have dificulties in remembering or even accepting the fact that a word has more than meaning. With deaf students it is often a bigger problem, especially in a foreign language! The word “save” is an example of a problem that I haven’t found a solution for. They all know, or rather KNOW that [...]
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