Aim of the blog

The purpose of the blog is to post your favourite first day activities and pick up other ideas from other teachers on the blog. Hopefully, we can use this blog to keep on sharing ideas throughout the year.


Any good activities?

Any good activities?
Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta All levels. Mostrar todas las entradas
Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta All levels. Mostrar todas las entradas

martes, 30 de septiembre de 2008

Starter for 5

OK Here's an easy one with a new class:

Tell your students to find 5 differences and/or similarities between you and your partner. Then they explain the differences or similarities to the other person sitting next to them. This practises question forms, 2nd and 3rd person forms and you usually find out some interesting information about your students if you ask them to mention something unusual they have discovered about their partners.
You may need to tell them to avoid things like living in BCN, etc and focus on jobs, hobbies, tastes in music, films and the like.

lunes, 29 de septiembre de 2008

The use of the Linguassist: peer teaching

Welcome to the universe of the Linguassist

Work in pairs:

If you are familiar with the Linguassist, you will work with a student who isn’t familiar with the website. You have to show him/her:

  • How to enter into the Linguassist
  • How to use the learning path the teacher has assigned to the class
  • How to use the workbook: you will do the workbook exercises that correspond to the file you’re studying now
  • How to use the Grammar book: for example try to do an exercises on adverbs (remember to do an exercise of your level)
  • How to use the Vocabulary section: for example try to do a crossword on cinema
  • How to use the Dictionary. Look for a word you don’t know
  • How to use the Speak and listen section: have a look at the listening exercise (e.g. asking for flight information)
  • How to use the Forum: send an email to your partners through the forum
  • How to use the radio and the news channels: Listen to the BBC radio 1
  • How to use the Newspapers section: Read some article in Newsweek or The New York Times

If you have problems to access any area, ask your teacher

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Welcome to the universe of the Linguassist

Work in pairs:

If you are not familiar with the Linguassist, you will work with a student who is familiar with the website. He/she will have to show you:

  • How to enter into the Linguassist
  • How to use the learning path the teacher has assigned to the class
  • How to use the workbook: you will do the workbook exercises that correspond to the file you’re studying now
  • How to use the Grammar book: for example try to do an exercises on adverbs (remember to do an exercise of your level)
  • How to use the Vocabulary section: for example try to do a crossword on cinema
  • How to use the Dictionary. Look for a word you don’t know
  • How to use the Speak and listen section: have a look at the listening exercise (e.g. asking for flight information)
  • How to use the Forum: send an email to your partners through the forum
  • How to use the radio and the news channels: Listen to the BBC radio 1
  • How to use the Newspapers section: Read some article in Newsweek or The New York Times

If you have problems to access any area, ask your teacher