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A lesson plan for ESL teachers.

I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary much better when they see it in a context or a picture. These videos are perfect to conduct a picture quiz and learn new words and structures at the same time. How? It's very simple.

1. Divide your class into groups.
2. Students have to be observant or sometimes use their intuition and guess what's in the picture
(they get a point for each correct guess).
3. Students have to use only English while consulting in groups
If they don't comply they lose a point.

4. Play the video and pause it where necesarry so students could have enough time
to read all options and come up with an answer
(but not too much time, remember this is supposed to be a fast paced game)

5. At the end of each video read the whole text (with gaps) aloud with students
to check if they remember everything.

Hope it will be fun!!!

Let me know how it went!!!

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A lesson plan for ESL teachers. I believe that students learn so much faster when they compete, play and generally have fun. I also believe that students remember vocabulary much better when they see it in a context or a picture.

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Advanced C1, C1 Reading, Exam Preparation Class, Reading Classes
It's nobody's favourite exam reading exercise! This is a slightly tweaked version of a very old lesson plan I use to help C1 students tackle the part 7 gapped reading task. Apologies for the rather ugly PowerPoint template! Download the PowerPoint and handout below:

This is my C2 version of a great activity I've seen on some other blogs. It's a great way of giving exam prep students an engaging way to do some practice for the use of English part 4 task.

1. Students work in pairs or groups of 4.

2. Each group gets 5 cards with 5 key word transformations on them.

3. They place their cards on the table to form a "ladder"

4. Student A goes first and attempts to complete the bottom "rung"

5. They flip the card over to check their answer.

6. If they're right they go up the ladder one rung and continue until they make a mistake.

7. When/if they make a mistake they must flip over all the cards and go back to the bottom.

8. Student B then has a go.

9. First to reach the top of the ladder wins.

10. The answer they give must be the exact words on the back of the card; no "más o menos"

11. They then swap cards and start again.

Download the cards below:
Advanced C1, Exam Preparation Class, Grammar Classes
This is my version of a great activity I've seen on some other blogs. It's a great way of giving exam prep students an engaging way to do some practice for the use of English part 4 task.

1. Students work in pairs or groups of 4.

2. Each group gets 5 cards with 5 key word transformations on them.

3. They place their cards on the table to form a "ladder"

4. Student A goes first and attempts to complete the bottom "rung"

5. They flip the card over to check their answer.

6. If they're right they go up the ladder one rung and continue until they make a mistake.

7. When/if they make a mistake they must flip over all the cards and go back to the bottom.

8. Student B then has a go.

9. First to reach the top of the ladder wins.

10. The answer they give must be the exact words on the back of the card; no "más o menos"

11. They then swap cards and start again.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the word given. You must use between 3 and 6 words, you must not change the word given.
Download the cards below:

A quick, simple worksheet I've created for my C1 Advanced class. They're in their second year of preparation for the exam and I just want to get an idea of their grasp of some of the typical advanced grammar points that come up in the syllabus so that I know where to focus our efforts in the coming weeks.

I'm tying it into chatting about travelling and holidays and getting them to complete an informal letter writing task. I've used this old worksheet that I made years ago for the homework task.

It also serves as some exam practice for part 4 of the reading and use of English paper. You could have students complete it in pairs or individually then check the answers in open class. Tell students not to worry too much if any of the structures are unfamiliar as future lessons will look at them in detail where necessary.

Download the worksheet below:

It took us 6 hours to walk up the mountain.

WALKING

When we arrived at the top of the mountain _____________________ 6 hours.

It was the first time I had seen such a beautiful sunset.

BEFORE

Never _____________________ a beautiful sunset.

You mustn't leave the vehicle while you're on safari.

CIRCUMSTANCES

Under ______________________ of the vehicle while you're on safari.

If I went there again, I'd definitely pack warmer clothes.

GO

Were ______________, I'd definitely pack warmer clothes.

The water was so clear that we could see all the fish at the bottom.

CLEAR

So _______________ could see all the fish at the bottom.

I enjoyed going on the roller coasters the most.

WAS

What ____________________ on the roller coasters.

We had no idea that there were man-eating sharks in the water!
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KNOW

Little _____________________ there were man-eating sharks in the water!

I didn't pack enough warm clothes because I didn't know the weather would be so cold.

WOULD

Had _____________________ be so cold, I would have packed more warm clothes.

This is hopefully the first in a series of posts that accompany my recent talk, "Atomic Classroom Habits", that I gave at Innovate ELT. Follow this link to access the slides from my talk.

One of the ideas I talked about was a using a retrieval placemat that students find on their desks when they enter the class. The aim is to stimulate retrieval of content from the previous class. They should work in pairs to answer the various questions on the mat without looking at their notes. The idea is to push them to retrieve the information from their long-term memory.

I got the idea from Kate Jones's wonderful book "Retrieval Practice", which you can find by following this link. Most of her retrieval activities are aimed at teachers of other subjects such as history or politics, so I've tweaked her idea for the ESL classroom.

You can download the mat by right-clicking on the image in the post, or by following this link. If you want to edit the placemat, I made it using a simple template on Canva. Follow this link to use my version as an editable template.

Simply print out the placemat in nice bright colours and put it on your students' desks for when they arrive. Alternatively, you could just project it onto the board at the beginning of each class. Let me know how you get on!

Discussion:
Today's expression is...

"A bitter pill to swallow..."
Here's the Quizlet set of all the previous phrases of the day.
Introduce it with some examples:

Losing the cup final to a goal in the last minute was a bitter pill to swallow for the Tottenham fans.

The terrible sales figures for the final quarter of the year were a bitter pill to swallow for the company's directors.

Lead students to the meaning: a difficult fact to accept

Think of some difficult facts you've had to accept recently:

Your sports team

Your school/uni results

Something at work

Something in your personal life

Discussion:
Today's phrase is...
Here's the Quizlet set of all the previous phrases of the day.
To give a new lease of/on life

Introduce it with some examples:

The successful operation on his bad foot gave my dog a new lease of life.

The council gave the old theatre a new lease of life by converting it into a youth centre for local teenagers.

Lead students to the meaning: "Give a new lease of life" means to revitalize or rejuvenate something or someone, providing a fresh start or renewed energy after a period of decline or stagnation.

Can you think of a change that really helped someone you know feel better or discover a new energy?

Are there any areas of your city that renovated or rejuvenated recently?

Think of an old, run-down building or area in your city. Think of a proposal to transform or rejuvenate it. What would is be used for? How much work would be needed to give it a new lease of life?

I had the pleasure of speaking at the Innovate ELT conference at Oxford House Barcelona this past weekend. It was great to connect with so many other ELT professionals and see so many inspiring talks.

My talk was entitled "Atomic Classroom Habits" and its aim was to try to adapt the framework for habit formation outlined in James Clear's Atomic Habits to language learning.

Below you will find a PDF of my slides from the talk. Over the next few days I will be posting more of the materials I mentioned during the session.

As I mentioned during the talk, I feel like I'm only just beginning to explore the potential for applying habit formation techniques to the world of ELT and I'm keen to receive feedback or collaborate with likeminded people. So feel free to get in touch either through the comments or via Linkedin.

Discussion:
Today's phrase is...
Here's the Quizlet set of all the previous phrases of the day.
To give one's word

Here are some examples:

He gave her his word that he wouldn't tell anyone her secret.

I give you my word that everything I've told you is the truth.

Lead students to the meaning: to make a solemn promise.

How often do you make promises to your friends?

Do you always keep your promises?

How good are you at keeping secrets?

Which of your friends do you feel you can trust with your secrets?

Are you good at telling if someone is lying or being insincere when they make a promise?

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Come to Innovate ELT at Oxford House in Barcelona! It's always one of the best ELT conferences because of the combination of inspiring talks, a beautiful setting and a commitment to fostering a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for networking.

I'll be giving a talk on Saturday May 20th from 18:30-19:15 entitled "Atomic Classroom Habits". The aim of the talk is to examine how we can apply theories of habit formation from James Clear's bestselling book "Atomic Habits" to the ESL classroom.

There are loads of other great talks by a range of inspiring speakers such as Scott Thornbury, Teresa Bestwick, Geoff Jordan and many more!

Follow this link to find out more information about the conference and this one to buy your tickets!

You can also follow Oxford House and the Innovate ELT conference on all the socials. Have a click around to check out lots of videos about the theme of the conference and the various speakers:

Hopefully see you in the beautiful Oxford House garden!

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