Exercise for the whole group
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Health dominoes
Let’s play dominoes! Playing this game is an easy and fun way to memorize and review health-related vocabulary. You can use the same template to practice all kinds of vocabulary — just search for pictures (or draw them!), turn them into domino cards, and you’re ready to go! Cover image: Hertta SäkkinenImages of the cards:…
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Describe & draw
Different working methods bring a pleasant variety to lessons, and in this activity that combines speaking and drawing, learners also get to practice their listening comprehension skills. It’s worth spending a bit of time introducing the exercise so that learners understand the idea and know that the drawings don’t have to be very elaborate –…
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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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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…