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Mentoring an alien
Giving instructions can sometimes be tricky, and it becomes especially difficult when you’re trying to give instructions to an alien! The purpose of this exercise is to explain how everyday inventions work and how they are used. This exercise makes it easy to practice not only vocabulary but also, for example, the imperative and verb…
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Describe & draw
Learning objectives: Instructions for this exercise Kuvaile ja piirrä Erilaiset työskentelytavat tuovat tunneille mukavaa vaihtelua, ja tässä puhumista ja piirtämistä yhdistävässä tehtävässä oppijat pääsevät tarkistelemaan myös kuullun ymmärtämisen taitojaan. Harjoituksen alustamiseen kannattaa käyttää hieman aikaa, jotta oppijat ymmärtävät idean ja sen, että kuvien ei tarvitse olla kovin hienoja – tärkeintä on jollakin tavalla siirtää paperille…
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Speed friending
Especially at the beginning of a new course, it’s a good idea to spend time on team-building activities. In the speed friending exercise, language learners get to know each other. The exercise is quite fast-paced, and the goal is to have short conversation sessions with changing partners, so that everyone can meet as many people…
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Let’s go shopping!
The use of dialogue exercises ensures that each learner gets to speak in turn. With the help of dialogues, it is possible to simulate different situations in everyday life or, for example. practice pronunciation. In this exercise, the focus is on strengthening vocabulary and using it in various situations. The learners are not given a…
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Bingo
Have you tried bingo in your lessons? Bingo combines many great aspects: it activates, gets people moving, helps with group bonding… and of course, it encourages speaking! The example exercise is designed for getting to know each other and learning names. However, the activity template can be adapted in many ways, for example, for vocabulary…