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Download this fun and engaging PowerPoint template to play a HOT POTATO style game to review any vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, homework, or expressions that your students have recently learned. Adapt the slides for your particular needs in your classes. The presentation has upbeat music that hold the students' interest. Lesson Plan
What's the Game?If you're familiar with HOT POTATO, you can play this. You can look below at the types of slides that are on the template. All slides that have the rubber band ball are accompanied with fun game show-type music during the pass the ball time. The template can be adjusted to teach any lesson you want to teach. All you have to do is change out the photo slides for other photos or text. What the slides look like...Pro TipsSet time limits and sentence requirements for the game. (Ex. Student must speak for 15 seconds about the photo OR Student must say at least 3 sentences about the photo) The students might get too excited and start using their native language. Encourage English communication with a point or elimination system. Change the slides for fill-in-the blank questions or other exam review style content. Easter Egg Lessons:On-the-spot Thinking - Students will have to think instantly about the language they want to use Creativity - You can add extra points for more creative answers What else can you find?
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This is a guessing game where the students will see a part of a photograph, and they will have to guess what the picture is. Target Language: Sharing Opinions, Speculation Language, Descriptions Age and Level: Most ages and levels from lower intermediate Lesson Plan
ACTIVITY:(It depends on how many photos and how many expressions and vocabulary you teach) · Students work with a partner. (3 or fewer do it as a class) · Give students 1-2 minutes per photo. · Students have a two-way conversation about what they think. · Review vocabulary in the photos after the reveal. · Write any new words in their notebooks. 1-ON-1 LESSONS: · You are their partner. · Encourage them to involve you in the conversation · Teach useful expressions that you teach or say. · I write the words and expressions as well for future review. Easter Egg Lessons: Finding Details - Your students will have to look for clues in the detail of the photos. This usually gets their attention. Sharing Their Opinion - This can be difficult for some people to do, but this exercise often makes it a little easier. What else can you find? Good luck! Let me know how it works for you and if you have any special touches that I can try in my classes:
For this lesson, we are going to study Endangered Species just in time for Earth Day. In our summer camp, we're working on the topic of REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE, so we've collected a ton of plastic bottles, toilet paper rolls, milk cartons, egg cartons, and bottle caps. We are going to ultimately ask the students choose an endangered animal and create one using the given objects. (you can give the students any material you want, and see what their minds create). If you have a whiteboard with a projector, show the following exercise on the whiteboard, and ask students to write their answers in the spaces. Pre-teachWith a partner, discuss the following questions and write your answers. You can research the answers for questions 1 and 2 if you need to and write the answers IN YOUR OWN WORDS. 1. What makes a species endangered? 2. How many endangered animals can you list? 3. What are some reasons animals have gone extinct? 4. Is it our responsibility to responsibility to save endangered animals? Why? Expressions to AGREE or DISAGREE.Use these expressions to have a discussion about questions 3 and 4. Have a conversation with a partner or group sharing your opinion.
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Pre-TeachSurvey the students and open a discussion with the following questions: How often do you use a smart phone? How many hours in a day would you say you're on your smart phone? (Calculate estimates with WhatsApp timestamps) What do you typically use your phone for? Pre-teach certain vocabulary from the text. Along with the Vocabulary Match from the PDF, there are plenty of vocabulary words to review that will show up on the Kahoot! A bump A skull Decade Mostly To bend (our necks) To hunch (over) An angle An unnatural angle Kahoot!If you've never used Kahoot before: 1. Go here to play the Kahoot! with your students! 2. Have your kids take out their phones or classroom computers and go to Kahoot.it 3. Enter the game ID 4. Create a Name An Extra TouchBring a scale. Put things on the scale and review numbers and weights. Choose something in the class or bring something in that weighs 4.5 kg to show how much the head weighs. Time our how long some students can hold that in an unnatural position. (Ex. Hold a heavy book out to the side.) This will give a didactic touch to the article. Raise the StakesLet's face it, sometimes our classes can see a Kahoot lesson as a free class. (Especially teens) To keep your students honest and giving effort PLUS an extra reward for the winners, give a small assignment to everybody except the top three teams as a prize. Assignment Ideas:
Easter Egg Lessons:- Learn about some of the dangers of using mobile phones too much - What else can you find? Extra Material and LessonsIf you're interested in other classes like this or getting worksheets and PDFs to take to your classes, support Jesse on Patreon, and he will help you in the classroom.
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The Set-upBegin with a hangman game or another vocabulary game to see what airplane vocabulary they know. Pre-teach words you want to focus on in the lesson. This will vary depending on the level of your classes and the language focus you want to have for each lesson. Vocabulary Ideas
Design and Build.Give the students a set time to design and build their airplanes. 4-6 minutes is usually plenty unless the students are young and learning how to make paper airplanes. This will take a lot longer with a class of 9 or 10 year-olds. Pro Tip: Give students a set time to design and build. Time them with a stopwatch they can see to give them a sense of urgency. When everybody has their airplane, start the competition. Have a starting point and measure the flights. Have students record the distances of each player or group. We will use this later in the class. After Flying the PlanesCome back to their seats and make sure they have all of the flight records. Fill in the worksheet attached below and write comparative and superlative sentences based on the competition. Get creative as you want! 
Have Fun With ItEnjoy teaching the younger ones the important skill of building the perfect paper airplane, and watch them drive other teachers crazy! Let me know how it works for you and if you added any tricks to the lesson! If you're looking for a fun, engaging listening lesson that will teach your students vocabulary and enjoy a classic Disney film, this lesson is for you. I've Never Seen An Elephant Fly
Pre-Listening ExerciseI. DOUBLE MEANINGS: Write the various meanings for these words from the song. 1. Well, I seen a horse fly. I seen a dragonfly. I seen a house fly. Fly (v) - ______________________________________________________ Fly (n) - ______________________________________________________ 2. I’ve seen a peanut stand. Stand (v) - ____________________________________________________ Stand (n) – a kiosk 3. I heard a rubber band. Band (n) – an elastic string Band (n) – a musical group I seen a needle that winked its eye. Eye (n) - ____________________________________________________ Eye (n) - ____________________________________________________ I seen a front porch swing. Swing (n)(v) – type of music and dancing Swing (n) (v) - ____________________________________________________ I heard a diamond ring. Ring (n) - ____________________________________________________ Ring (v) - ____________________________________________________ I seen a polka-dot railroad tie Tie (n) - ____________________________________________________ Tie (n) - ____________________________________________________ I saw a clothes horse rear up and buck. Clothes horse (n) - ______________________________________________ Rear up and buck (v) – the aggressive or scared movements a horse makes I heard a fireside chat. Meaning one: subject + verb Meaning two: adjective + noun
How to teach the lessonLISTENING: (Make any modifications for your class)1. Listen one time and fill in the blanks. 2. Listen a second time and finish the exercise. 3. Review answers together. How To Write The Meanings?As the students fill out the worksheet before and after watching the video, encourage them to use whatever works best for them to learn the vocabulary.
Student WorksheetII. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. When I See An Elephant Fly Dumbo I seen a peanut (1) ____________, heard a rubber (2) _____________ I seen a needle that winked its (3) ____________ But I be done seen about everything When I see an (4) _____________________ (What'd you say, boy?) I said, when I see an elephant fly I seen a front porch (5) ___________, heard a diamond (6) ___________ I seen a polka-dot railroad (7) ___________ But I be done seen about everything When I see an elephant fly I saw a clothes horse rear up and buck And they tell me that a man made a vegetable (8) __________ I didn't see that, I only heard Just to be (9) ___________, I'll take your word I heard a fireside chat, I saw a baseball (10) ____________ And I just laughed till I thought I'd die But I be done seen about everything When I see an elephant fly But I be done seen about everything When I see an elephant fly When I see an elephant fly III. Superstitions: What is this? ____________________________________________ Dumbo thought the secret to flying was the feather in his nose. This was a superstition. In my country, people have some funny superstitions. Walking under a ladder is bad luck. If your palms itch, you will run into money. Breaking a mirror will give you seven years bad luck. Playing sports with lucky clothes. Routines while watching sports. (eating the same food, not washing jersey, etc.) What are some common superstitions in your country? Talk with your partner and create a list of superstitions. As many as you can create in 4 minutes.
Pro Tips:- Keep a list of new vocabulary words that come up, and write it on the side of the board. Use these words in class games and openers. - Each listening activity should have a goal for listening (comprehension, listening for rhythm, pronunciation, etc.) Good luck! Let me know how it works for you and if you have any special touches that I can try in my classes: Post Listening: SuperstitionsBreak up into 2 or 3 groups. - List superstitions in their country. - Each team gets 1 point for any superstition that the other groups don't have. (Teachers: Play Stevie Wonder Superstition during their discussion time.) Easter Egg LessonsSuperstitions - The students can think about superstitions in their and other countries. Cultural History - Look below at some of the cultural discussions you can lead with nature students. What else can you find? Extra Cultural LessonFor more advanced or mature learners, you can include a cultural lesson about this crows scene. Share with them that the crows were supposed to represent people hanging out "the hood" as demonstrated by their accents and style. They were essentially stereotypes (good word to write on the board) of black people in the United States. (Conversation starter options:)
How it works1. Introduce the lesson by writing a question on the board. (Take one from the rrrather.com or make up your own) 2. Ask students to take out their phones and go to rrrather.com. 3. Do a could as a class. Explain the language, make corrections, demonstrate what you want them to do. 4. Choose 5 questions to ask to a partner. 5. Ask a partner and write down his/her answers. 6. Present partner's answers to the class. Classroom Tips:
If you're looking for a useful, dynamic addition for your lesson materials, look into getting your hands on a set of these picture dice. Most toy stores will carry something like this, and they are as useful as you are creative. There are plenty of EFL speaking or writing activities you could create using these, so today, let's get you started with three basic ideas. 1. Group Story TellingUse the picture dice to tell a creative story in groups. Your small groups will work together as they create a story based on the pictures they roll. This activity might be difficult at first, but once they get one, it will be fun for your more advanced students. Try it in a variety of ways depending on your particular student. Some students are more creative, and some students are more ABC thinkers. Adjust the rules accordingly. This activity works great if you need to practice different past tenses.
2. I Remember When...How It Works:1. Ask the student to choose a dice and roll it. 2. The student and their partner think of a memory that the give dice reminds them of. (You are the student's partner for 1-on-1 Lessons) - The 'memories' can be real or made up. 3. The student says their memory beginning with the expression, "I remember when..." or "I remember one time..." 4. The partner asks Student A questions about their memory to see if it's a real memory or a made-up story. Pro Tips:It's always a good idea for the teacher to go first to demonstrate the activity. It's always a good idea to set time limits for activities and show the student how much time is left in a given activity. Pre-teach certain words or expressions like "I remember one time..." and to make up something. Correct any language that the students need and make note of them for later. Work with this language, vocabulary, or expressions after the game. Easter Egg Lessons:Creativity - If we do this more than once, the students will get better and better at thinking of creative stories, questions, and answers. Community - They may learn new things about each other without even realizing it. 3. Follow-up Questions in Conversation
How it works:1. Ask the student to choose a picture dice. (If it's an online class, I do the rolling) 2. Roll the dice and each of us think of a question or conversation topic based on the picture. 3. The question should be INDIRECTLY related to the picture. (It's best if the other person has to ask how you related your question to the picture.) 4. Continue the conversation using follow-up questions based on the other person's answers 5. When the conversation naturally dies down, switch turns and begin a new conversation. Follow the video tutorial if you have any questions. Subscribe to the channel if you like it. Why it worksTeens and adults love this lesson because they decide where the conversation goes. This turns the typical English lesson dynamic on its head by guiding the student to lead a conversation. The student will get to practice leading a conversation that they get to create, and take it to wherever they want to take it. This is also REAL WORLD conversation practice because it builds more than just English language, but genuine conversation skills. Pro Tips:It's important to pre-teach or at least review the concept of follow-up questions and even practice with a basic example. A: What's your favorite food? B: I like pizza. A: What do you like to put on your pizza? B: I like ham and pineapple. A: We have a name for that kind of pizza in the US. Do you know what it is? B: Hawaiian A: It's my dream to visit Hawaii. What's your dream vacation? ETC. The teacher should go first (at least the first time you do this activity) as a demonstration of what you expect. This can be adapted to classes if the students are advanced enough. You will need to break them up into pairs. Give them a time limit for the conversation time. At the end of the given time, ask them where their conversation started and finished. (For example: -banana picture- The conversation started with "Have you ever seen a nature documentary?" and our conversation ended up talking about cars.) No dice?If you haven't bought any dice yet (or aren't interested in buying dice), I'm sure you could search "random picture generator" and see what comes up. Then do the same kind of activity based on that. Let me know how it goes!
Have you ever noticed... "... and sometimes it's because they just don't want to be there." and "... and sometimes it's just because they don't want to be there." ... mean different things. Pre-teach:It might be a good idea to pre-teach any expressions you'd like them to use (especially B1 or low B2 levels).
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How it works:1. Get a partner 2. Open Instagram or your Photo Gallery 3. Choose a photo 4. Describe the photo and your partner draws what you describe. This activity should last about 6-10 minutes depending on class size and how much you need to describe or demonstrate. Two OptionsPhoto On Screen Create a PowerPoint or use the one available for members to show the photos on the screen, and have the students break into pairs. One partner has their back to the screen and the other partner describes the photo. Students open their phones and follow the instructions above. Combine Lessons for a Full Speaking LessonFind a complete lesson plan combining this lesson with PRONUNCIATION CALL to create an entire speaking lesson for your classes. Pro Tips:Ask the students to hide their drawing as their partner is describing. This will help the flow of the description so the conversation isn't filled with, "No, the hair is longer than that." Two or three times each partner is enough. Any more than that, the students start getting bored. We want to keep them engaged. Easter Egg Lessons:Active Listening - Students will have to be engaged as they're drawing. They can even ask relevant questions while they are listening. Cooperation - Students will have to work together while they're drawing and sharing numbers during the pronunciation call. What else can you find?
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