lunes, 16 de junio de 2025

SPEED-CHATTING GAME

SPEED-CHATTING (ALSO CALLED SPEED-TALKING OR SPEED CONVERSATIONS) IS AN ESL CLASSROOM ACTIVITY BASED ON THE SPEED-DATING CONCEPT, WHERE STUDENTS HAVE BRIEF,TIMED CONVERSATIONS WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS.

HOW IT WORKS:
STUDENTS SIT IN TWO ROWS FACING EACH OTHER OR FORM INNER AND OUTER CIRCLES. EACH PAIR GETS A CONVERSATION TOPIC OR QUESTION. STUDENTS CHAT FOR 2.3 MINUTES, THEN ONE ROW OR CIRCLE ROTATES. PROCESS REPEATS WITH NEW PARTNERS AND TOPICS 


jueves, 5 de junio de 2025

CELEBRITY DEATH MYSTERIES

 

FAMOUS EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT HISTORY

MANY CELEBRITIES DEATH MYSTERIES HAVE CAPTURED PUBLIC ATTENTION. SOME INVOLVE MUSICIANS WHO DIED YOUNG,ACTORS WHO HAD ACCIDENTS OR WRITERS WHO DISAPPEARED. THESE CASES OFTEN HAVE COMMON ELEMENTS. SOME INVOLVE MUSICIANS WHO DIED YOUNG, ACTORS WHO HAD ACCIDENTS OR WRITERS WHO DISAPPEARED. THESE CASES OFTEN HAVE COMMON ELEMENTS: UNCLEAR EVIDENCE, CONFLICTING WITNESS STORIES AND QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN UNANSWERED EVEN DECADES LATER..




SONG TO SPEECH: The PROSE CHALLENGE

 


EXAMPLES AND MORE




martes, 27 de mayo de 2025

"BANANA" DICTATIONS

 A BANANA DICTATION IS A LISTENING EXERCISE WHERE THE TEACHER READS A TEXT ALOUD, BUT REPLACES CERTAIN KEY WORDS WITH THE WORD "BANANA." STUDENTS MUST LISTEN CAREFULLY, WRITE DOWN WHAT THEY HEAR, THEN USE CONTEXT CLUES AND LOGICAL REASONING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ORIGINAL MISSING WORDS SHOULD BE. IT COMBINES DICTATION PRACTICE WITH VOCABULARY INFERENCE SKILLS.




miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2025

CHAIN STORIES

 IN THESE COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS BUILD NARRATIVES TOGETHER BY ADDING SENTENCES OR ELEMENTS SEQUENTIALLY




lunes, 12 de mayo de 2025

MIXED-UP STORIES: READING

 AS USUAL, TEACHERS CAN PRINT AND HAND OUT, MIX THE STORIES... THE POSSIBILITIES OFFERED BY THE ACTIVITY ARE DIVERSE



martes, 6 de mayo de 2025

SCATTERGORIES GAME WITH TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT

HERE ARE TEN TOPICS THAT ARE EASY FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND BUT WILL ENCOURAGE THEIR CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION WHEN THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH ANSWERS STARTING WITH A SPECIFIC LETTER.

THESE TOPICS ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD ENOUGH THAT STUDENTS CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING ASKED, BUT OPEN.ENDED ENOUGH THAT IF THEY CAN'T THINK OF A "REAL"ANSWER FOR A PARTICULAR LETTER, THEY CAN INVENT SOMETHING CREATIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE LETTER IS"ZAND THE CATEGORY IS "REASONS TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL" A STUDENT MIGHT INVENT "ZOMBIE BLOCKED MY PATH" IR "ZEPPELIN CRASHED IN MY YARD"





domingo, 4 de mayo de 2025

PERSONAL QUESTIONNAIRES

USE THESE QUIZZES TO ENCOURAGE GUIDED CONVERSATION IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS CAN ADAPT THE ANSWERS AND EXPAND ON THE QUESTIONS.



martes, 22 de abril de 2025

WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT? ORAL ACTIVITY

People change their minds due to a combination of individual, social, environmental, cultural, and psychological factors

Do you think you change your mind often? What makes you change your mind? Do your friends change their minds? Do you think it is a good thing to change your mind?


 

lunes, 21 de abril de 2025

FUNNY MISTAKES

HOW WOULD YOU CORRECT THESE MISTAKES?  HOW CAN YOU MAKE THEM MORE APPROPRIATE?


CLICK ON THE IMAGE AND GET SOME FUN

domingo, 6 de abril de 2025

DESCRIBING YOUR CITY

Prepare an oral presentation about the city where you currently live, the city you moved from or your favourite city.


jueves, 20 de marzo de 2025

CAMBRIDGE C1 SPEAKING TEST CHATBOTS

 

Part 1:Interview

What's in Part 1?Conversation between the candidates and the interlocutor. The examiner asks questions and you may have to give information about your interests, studies, careers, etc.
What do I have to practise?Giving information about yourself and expressing your opinion about various topics.


CHATBOT 2

Part 2: Long Turn

Example task:
The examiner presents three photographs showing people in different learning situations and asks:


  • What could these people be thinking about?

  • In which situation might the person be feeling more comfortable?




TRY THIS FOR PART 2



Time:  A 2-minute discussion followed by a 1-minute decision-making task. The total time for Part 3 is 4 minutes.

Description: A two-way conversation between the candidates.

You will be provided with oral instructions and written prompts to form the foundation for the two tasks. You are required to discuss some or even all of the prompts related to a question, expressing and justifying opinions as well as speculating. Then, you will be asked another question which you will be asked to engage your fellow candidate in working towards a decision through negotiation.