We will watch a couple videos about gift giving. We will also make wishlists and “buy” gifts for each other by cutting out magazines. Gift Giving
Gift Giving
Speaking – SIETTP 2021
Love Languages
First, we will take the 5 Love Languages test. We will compare our results and see how accurate they are. Then we will discuss some posts on r/datingadvice. 5 Love Languages r/datingadvice
Art Critic
In this lesson we talk about art. By the end, you will analyze a piece of art. We will also play A Fake Artist Goes to New York. The Museum of Bad Art A fake Artist Goes to New York Art for Analysis
Meaning-Based Questions
In this lesson, we analyze how to make meaning-based questions. We discuss the value of grammar-explicit and grammar-implicit teaching. In the second period I will present a sample lesson that demonstrates meaning-based education. Meaning-Based Questions Wolves Change Rivers Food Chain Printouts
Agree to Disagree – Proverbs
In the first half of this lesson we will study English proverbs. We will look at the difference between teaching and telling and then put that into action. Each person will get an English proverb to teach to the other trainees. In the second half of the lesson, we will use the proverbs in a … Read More
New Technology
In this lesson we take a look at some phone-based games that can be used to teach English. We will use Jackbox games (Drawful, Quiplash, Fibbage), Use Your Words, and SpaceTeam ESL. I am also posting some other ideas of apps and websites that you might use. Web-based Games Smartphones
Snake Oil
In this game, you will create a new product to sell to some odd customers. You will need to use creative language to sell your products to the other customers (players in the game). Snake Oil History 13 Most Powerful Words in Advertising
Bartering
In this lesson we learn about the red paperclip story. Then we will try repeating that challenge by trading with other teachers in the school. Bartering
Euphemisms (dirty words)
NSFW: Obviously I don’t use this PowerPoint in class but euphemisms are really important and used a lot when talking about genitals. Here is a self paced game where you guess the meaning of the word before revealing the answer. There is no actual nudity, but I made the pictures appear that way. if you … Read More
Taboo Words
What are some words that we can’t say? Why can’t we say these words? Today, we will take a look at taboo words and how they develop. Taboo Words
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