https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs Practical lesson ideas for ACTIVATING prior knowledge of language and content - Source: Dale, van der Es and Tanner (2010, p. 27 - 35) en-us 2019-01-31 22:44:12 UTC 2025-12-23 17:11:56 UTC hello@padlet.com rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326513309 Guess the topic of the lesson and explain useful words]]> 2019-01-31 22:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326513309 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326513565 Quickly list a fixed number of words or produce as many as you can, related to the topic of the lesson]]> 2019-01-31 22:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326513565 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326514045 Write down ten questions about the lesson topic]]> 2019-01-31 22:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326514045 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326514216 Mix the words of a sentence about the topic and ask learners to re-create the original sentence.]]> 2019-01-31 22:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326514216 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326514629 Decide if statements about a topic are true or false]]> 2019-01-31 22:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326514629 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326514844 Ask questions about objects or pictures related to the lesson]]> 2019-01-31 22:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326514844 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326515157 Watch a short video clip related to the topic and answer questions.]]> 2019-01-31 22:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326515157 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326515283 Learners find information in the internet individually about a topic before the lesson and then sort all the information they have found into categories]]> 2019-01-31 22:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326515283 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326515508 Create a mind map of useful words of a topi]]> 2019-01-31 22:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326515508 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326515727 Learners list what they know, want to know and have learned about a topic.]]> 2019-01-31 22:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326515727 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326516230 Complete a Venn diagramme about a topic]]> 2019-01-31 23:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326516230 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326516372 Learners answer a question first individually, then in pairs and then share their answer with the whole class]]> 2019-01-31 23:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326516372 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326516543 Learners write ideas about a topic individually and then compare and combine their ideas]]> 2019-01-31 23:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326516543 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326516908 Present an event and ask learners to predict what they think is going to happen, then watch what actually happens and explain why they were right or wrong]]> 2019-01-31 23:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326516908 rettasil https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326517328 Learners complete a sentence about a topic]]> 2019-01-31 23:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rettasil/x8zhi6pmkpbs/wish/326517328