Standard vs Slang
EFL learners have difficulty understanding and interacting with native speakers because the nature of native speakers language differ more or less from the artificial language that we, as EFL teachers, use in the classroom. That’s why, it would be a good idea to teach slang to EFL students to bridge the gap between the language of the books that we usually teach and the language of every day life that our learners would be forced to understand and use when facing authentic situations and interacting with native speakers.
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Third conditional sentence
This activity presents third conditional sentences. Students will be able to identify conditional sentence type three, its meaning and how it is formed. Read more…
Using songs
Songs are an effective way learn English because of many reasons: Read more…
Dictation machine
Dictation is one of the oldest activities. It is thought, unduly, to be an old fashioned, teacher-centered and uncommunicative activity. Nevertheless, it still has its place in ELT. The activity that I will present in this post is a variation of the traditional dictation. You can look for more variations in my previous post about why teachers should use dictation in English language teaching. Read more…
Advice
This activity teaches students expressions of advice (asking for and giving advice.) The materials needed are sheets of paper and pens or pencils. The activity takes about 50 minutes. Read more…
Brainstorming
Brainstorming is a tool that uses a relaxed, informal atmosphere combined with lateral thinking to solve problems. In spite of its importance in the generation of new ideas, many students do not have enough training to use it. This activity will teach students to brainstorm effectively. It can be carried out in a one-period session. No materials are required apart from a pen or pencil and sheets of paper. Read more…
Writing a persuasive essay
This activity teaches students to write persuasive essay. The activity takes about 2-3 session periods. Read more…
Grammar poem
This is an activity that helps students develop an awareness of both grammar and writing skills. It can be carried out in a one-period session. No materials are required apart from a pen or pencil and sheets of paper. Read more…
From alphabet to writing a story
By the end of this activity students will learn 26 new words and use them in sentences or to write a story. The materials required are a dictionary, paper, pen or pencil. The activity takes about one or two class periods Read more…
One-act play
This is an activity that teaches students writing skills. The students have to write a one-act play using process writing. It is done individually or in pairs and may be carried out over several weeks. No Materials are required. Read more…
