When I want to teach the coulors, I just ask my students to pretend the phone is ringing and they will answer:
Phone rings: "Green, green!"
They answer: "Yellow?"
They ask: "White?"
They hang up: "Pink!"
While teaching this use your hands pretending you are holding the phone.
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Phone rings: "Green, green!"
They answer: "Yellow?"
They ask: "White?"
They hang up: "Pink!"
While teaching this use your hands pretending you are holding the phone.
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Son: Dad, what is an idiot?
Dad: An idiot is a person who tries to explain his ideas in such a strange and long way that another person who is listening to him can't understand him. Do you understand me?
Son: No.
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Dad: An idiot is a person who tries to explain his ideas in such a strange and long way that another person who is listening to him can't understand him. Do you understand me?
Son: No.
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Once there were three turtles. One day they decided to go on a picnic. When they got there, they realized they had forgotten the soda. The youngest turtle said he would go home and get it if they wouldn't eat the sandwiches until he got back. A week went by, then a month, finally a year, when the two turtles said,"oh, come on, let's eat the sandwiches." Suddenly the little turtle popped up from behind a rock and said, "If you do, I won't go!"
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♥ For all of the support, the friend, and love you have given me, I thank you and love you, Mom.
♥ I am so thankful that God made you my mom.
♥ For all of the times I never said thank you because I thought you knew, I thank you now more than ever, mom.
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♥ I am so thankful that God made you my mom.
♥ For all of the times I never said thank you because I thought you knew, I thank you now more than ever, mom.
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♥ No one can take your place, mom, but you take the place of so many others and I am gracious.
♥ Mom, I don’t always take the time to tell you how much I am thankful for you and everything you have done. I love you.
♥ I don’t tell you how important and special you are in my life, but, Mom, I am forever grateful for all that you are and who you have taught me to be.
♥ Thank you, mom, for everything and I hope someday that I am at least half the person you are.
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♥ Mom, I don’t always take the time to tell you how much I am thankful for you and everything you have done. I love you.
♥ I don’t tell you how important and special you are in my life, but, Mom, I am forever grateful for all that you are and who you have taught me to be.
♥ Thank you, mom, for everything and I hope someday that I am at least half the person you are.
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♥ You are like no other, mom, for giving me life, nurturing me, and always being the first one I call for advice and just to say hello. Thank you.
♥ For all of those things you didn’t have to do for me, I thank you, Mom, for those and even for the ones you felt obligated to do.
♥ There are not enough words to even describe how important you are in my life, Mom, and you continue to influence how I live mine. I am forever grateful.
♥ The hands that held me first are still the ones that hold me when I feel lost and I am forever grateful for you, my mom.
♥ I am the luckiest egg you ever hatched, mom. Thank you for everything.
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♥ For all of those things you didn’t have to do for me, I thank you, Mom, for those and even for the ones you felt obligated to do.
♥ There are not enough words to even describe how important you are in my life, Mom, and you continue to influence how I live mine. I am forever grateful.
♥ The hands that held me first are still the ones that hold me when I feel lost and I am forever grateful for you, my mom.
♥ I am the luckiest egg you ever hatched, mom. Thank you for everything.
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♥ Dear Mom, I’m sorry for the worry that I have ever put you through as I learned my mistakes and you still helped carry me through. I love you and thank you.
♥ The gratitude I have for you, mom, can hardly be expressed by words and fill my heart with love and joy.
♥ I am so gracious for everything you have always been. You are amazing, strong, selfless, and loving and I’m such a lucky child to have a wonderful mom like you
♥ When I fell and cried, mom, you were always there to kiss it to make it go away. It is because of you, mom, that I am stronger. Thank you
♥ Even when I’m sitting in the dark, you still turn the light on for me. Thank you, mom. I don’t tell you that enough.
♥ I want to thank you for being my mother for I will never have another.
♥ As I’ve grown older, I realize all you give up for me and I thank you and I hope to do the same for you.
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♥ The gratitude I have for you, mom, can hardly be expressed by words and fill my heart with love and joy.
♥ I am so gracious for everything you have always been. You are amazing, strong, selfless, and loving and I’m such a lucky child to have a wonderful mom like you
♥ When I fell and cried, mom, you were always there to kiss it to make it go away. It is because of you, mom, that I am stronger. Thank you
♥ Even when I’m sitting in the dark, you still turn the light on for me. Thank you, mom. I don’t tell you that enough.
♥ I want to thank you for being my mother for I will never have another.
♥ As I’ve grown older, I realize all you give up for me and I thank you and I hope to do the same for you.
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Game time
Simon Says
This is an excellent game for young learners. Whether you’re waking them up on a Monday morning or sending them home on a Friday afternoon, this one is bound to get them excited and wanting more. The only danger I have found with this game is that students never want to stop playing it.
Why use it? Listening comprehension; Vocabulary; Warming up/winding down class
Who it's best for: Young learners
How to Play:
Stand in front of the class (you are Simon for the duration of this game).
Do an action and say Simon Says [action]. The students must copy what you do.
Repeat this process choosing different actions - you can be as silly as you like and the sillier you are the more the children will love you for it.
Then do an action but this time say only the action and omit ‘Simon Says’. Whoever does the action this time is out and must sit down.
The winner is the last student standing.
To make it harder, speed up the actions. Reward children for good behavior by allowing them to play the part of Simon
Simon Says
This is an excellent game for young learners. Whether you’re waking them up on a Monday morning or sending them home on a Friday afternoon, this one is bound to get them excited and wanting more. The only danger I have found with this game is that students never want to stop playing it.
Why use it? Listening comprehension; Vocabulary; Warming up/winding down class
Who it's best for: Young learners
How to Play:
Stand in front of the class (you are Simon for the duration of this game).
Do an action and say Simon Says [action]. The students must copy what you do.
Repeat this process choosing different actions - you can be as silly as you like and the sillier you are the more the children will love you for it.
Then do an action but this time say only the action and omit ‘Simon Says’. Whoever does the action this time is out and must sit down.
The winner is the last student standing.
To make it harder, speed up the actions. Reward children for good behavior by allowing them to play the part of Simon
Board Race
There isn’t an EFL teacher I know who doesn’t use this game in the classroom. Board Race is a fun game that is used for revising vocabulary, whether it be words from the lesson you’ve just taught or words from a lesson you taught last week. It can also be used at the start of the class to get students active. It is a great way of testing what your students already know about the subject you’re about to teach.
Why use it? Revising vocabulary; grammar
Who it's best for: Appropriate for all levels and ages
This is best played with 6 students or more - the more, the better. I’ve used it in classes ranging from 7-25 years of age and it’s worked well in all age groups. Here's a step by step explanation:
Split the class into two teams and give each team a colored marker.
If you have a very large class, it may be better to split the students into teams of 3 or 4.
Draw a line down the middle of the board and write a topic at the top.
The students must then write as many words as you require related to the topic in the form of a relay race.
Each team wins one point for each correct word. Any words that are unreadable or misspelled are not counted.
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There isn’t an EFL teacher I know who doesn’t use this game in the classroom. Board Race is a fun game that is used for revising vocabulary, whether it be words from the lesson you’ve just taught or words from a lesson you taught last week. It can also be used at the start of the class to get students active. It is a great way of testing what your students already know about the subject you’re about to teach.
Why use it? Revising vocabulary; grammar
Who it's best for: Appropriate for all levels and ages
This is best played with 6 students or more - the more, the better. I’ve used it in classes ranging from 7-25 years of age and it’s worked well in all age groups. Here's a step by step explanation:
Split the class into two teams and give each team a colored marker.
If you have a very large class, it may be better to split the students into teams of 3 or 4.
Draw a line down the middle of the board and write a topic at the top.
The students must then write as many words as you require related to the topic in the form of a relay race.
Each team wins one point for each correct word. Any words that are unreadable or misspelled are not counted.
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Call My Bluff / Two Truths and A Lie
Call My Bluff is a fun game which is perfect at the start of term as a ‘getting to know you’ kind of game. It is also a brilliant ice breaker between students if you teach classes who do not know one another -- and especially essential if you are teaching a small class size.
The game is excellent for practicing speaking skills, though make sure you save a time for after the game to comment on any mistakes students may have made during the game. (I generally like to reserve this for after the game, so you don't disrupt their fluency by correcting them as they speak).
With older groups you can have some real fun and you might be surprised what you’ll learn about some of your students when playing this particular EFL game.
Why use it? Ice-breaker; Speaking skills
Who it's best for: Appropriate for all levels and ages but best with older groups
How to play:
Write 3 statements about yourself on the board, two of which should be lies and one which should be true.
Allow your students to ask you questions about each statement and then guess which one is the truth. You might want to practice your poker face before starting this game!
If they guess correctly then they win.
Extension: Give students time to write their own two truths and one lie.
Pair them up and have them play again, this time with their list, with their new partner. If you want to really extend the game and give students even more time to practice their speaking/listening skills, rotate partners every five minutes.
Bring the whole class back together and have students announce one new thing they learned about another student as a recap.
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Call My Bluff is a fun game which is perfect at the start of term as a ‘getting to know you’ kind of game. It is also a brilliant ice breaker between students if you teach classes who do not know one another -- and especially essential if you are teaching a small class size.
The game is excellent for practicing speaking skills, though make sure you save a time for after the game to comment on any mistakes students may have made during the game. (I generally like to reserve this for after the game, so you don't disrupt their fluency by correcting them as they speak).
With older groups you can have some real fun and you might be surprised what you’ll learn about some of your students when playing this particular EFL game.
Why use it? Ice-breaker; Speaking skills
Who it's best for: Appropriate for all levels and ages but best with older groups
How to play:
Write 3 statements about yourself on the board, two of which should be lies and one which should be true.
Allow your students to ask you questions about each statement and then guess which one is the truth. You might want to practice your poker face before starting this game!
If they guess correctly then they win.
Extension: Give students time to write their own two truths and one lie.
Pair them up and have them play again, this time with their list, with their new partner. If you want to really extend the game and give students even more time to practice their speaking/listening skills, rotate partners every five minutes.
Bring the whole class back together and have students announce one new thing they learned about another student as a recap.
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