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Getting the most out of your coursebook
Elena Merino
LISTENING
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What not to do! Open up your books, page 12, listening exercise 3. Read the instructions in silence, listen carefully and do the questions
Invest your students…
…in the listening activity
Using the transcript
Which words do you know?
Explain / Define / Put it in a sentence
Find 10 verbs / nouns
Find the words: find a month, find a country
What’s the listening about?
Ask questions: what can a robot do?
Word Clouds [L#1]
Word Grab [L#2]
In groups, pick up the words you hear
Watch out for distractors!
Homophones
Similar words
#2 Put the words in orderAlternatives:
#1 Splat or point out the word
Vote with your feet! [L#3]
AB
C
A B C
Help, but not too much
1st hearing
Watch out for distractors!
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SPEAKING
Speaking in the ESL classroom
My worst week
USING VIDEOS [S#1]
OPTION 1
Dubbing Use vocab and expressions
OPTION 2
USING READINGS [S#2]Memorize one ideaMemorize one idea
Group A Group B
USING WRITINGS [S #3]
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Student A
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Student B
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Giving advice
I’m attracted to my girlfriend’s
mum, what should I do?
I lent my friend 50 euros months ago,
but he hasn’t paid me back and has never
spoken about it. What should I do?
I think you are confused. If I were you, I’d forget about
her
In all probability, he’s is ashamed because he cannot pay you back
USING SPEAKINGS[S#4]
OR
I’m a
n ex
pert
in…
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Are you talented? What can you do?
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I can cook sushi
I’m very good at dancing
Expand your questions!
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What’s reading like in your classes?
The text
The target [R#1]
SPORTS
Word formation [R#2]
Word formation
Student A Student B
Kiteboarding
Mud running
Sprint cycling Water polo
Kickboxing
Synchronised swimming
Whilst
Charades [R#4]
mud
karate
wetsuit
helmetgymnastics
tiring
Spot the difference [R#5]
Exam
ple
The Interview [R#6]
Pick a sportsman/woman you like.
Think of the following (real or fake):
- The sport that you do- How long you have practiced it- How it feels when you do it- The best / worst time in your
sports career- Recommend your sport! (benefits)
WRITING
What was the last thing you wrote?
Why did you write it?
Did you get a response?
What type of language did you use?
What language did you use?
Writing Today
A story
Writing Task #1
Tag it!
Typhoon
Typhoon
Typhoon
Read and mark your favourite story
Writing
The Writing Task #2
A customer review
PasswordExample: OYSTER
Fashionable
Nice
Wear
Money
Disappointed
ComfortableVideo game
Hairdryer
Running dictation
What products is each person reviewing?
Is each review generally positive or negative?
What are the
positive points
about the product?And negative ones?
Find an object you’d like to buy
Writing
So… What do you think?
Can you apply the previous activities to your classes?
Thank you!
Any Doubts?
Contact me!
Mail: [email protected]: @merino_helenFacebook: Elena MJBlog: http://eltlearningjourneys.com/
