Levels: strong intermediate to advanced.
Ages: older teens; adults.
Type: competitive reading lesson using a decent internet connection.
Skills: reading; listening and speaking.
Language focus: vocab and grammar as they arise, especially vocab re city life/travel. Continue reading London webquest
This video about the silent way still makes me chuckle. Continue reading An oldie but a goodie
Levels: beginner to low pre-intermediate.
Ages: teens; adults.
Type: listening for gist and detail; speaking (sharing information).
Skills: listening; speaking; pronunciation (intonation patterns and individual sounds).
Language focus: vocab re family relationships & personal feelings; any other grammar and vocab that arises. Continue reading Holocaust Memorial Day lesson for lower-level learners
Levels: strong intermediate to advanced.
Ages: older teens; young adults.
Type: using a photo and class tableau to create stories inspired by a real event.
Skills: listening; speaking; writing; pronunciation (conveying atmosphere and emotion through pauses and intonation patterns).
Language focus: vocab and grammar as it arises. Continue reading Lesson for Holocaust Memorial Day (27 Jan)
Levels: beginner to low pre-intermediate. Teachers with higher level classes might want to use my friend Jackie’s interview lesson, which you can find here.
Ages: teens; adults
Type: conversational; “breaking the ice”
Skills: listening; speaking; pronunciation (intonation patterns and individual sounds).
Language focus: introductions; any grammar and vocab that arises. Continue reading First Lesson: Low Level Ice-Breaker
