Game
Hot Potato
This game can get a little giggly, so be warned! Simply get any soft ball or rolled up socks and underhand-toss it to a child. Instruct them to under-hand toss it to someone else as quickly as possible. Each child repeats this. When does this game end? Who knows? Just get rid of it!
Variations – If you have enough children, play short segments of music while they toss the object, stop the music, and the last child to touch it when the music stops is out of the game. Repeat until there is only 1 child.
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Hot Potato
This game can get a little giggly, so be warned! Simply get any soft ball or rolled up socks and underhand-toss it to a child. Instruct them to under-hand toss it to someone else as quickly as possible. Each child repeats this. When does this game end? Who knows? Just get rid of it!
Variations – If you have enough children, play short segments of music while they toss the object, stop the music, and the last child to touch it when the music stops is out of the game. Repeat until there is only 1 child.
@Englishteacherideas1
Pictionary
This is another game that works well with any age group; children love it because they can get creative in the classroom, teenagers love it because it doesn’t feel like they’re learning, and adults love it because it’s a break from the monotony of learning a new language - even though they'll be learning as they play.
Pictionary can help students practice their vocabulary and it tests to see if they’re remembering the words you’ve been teaching.
Why use it? Vocabulary
Who it's best for: All ages; best with young learners
How to play:
Before the class starts, prepare a bunch of words and put them in a bag.
Split the class into teams of 2 and draw a line down the middle of the board.
Give one team member from each team a pen and ask them to choose a word from the bag.
Tell the students to draw the word as a picture on the board and encourage their team to guess the word.
The first team to shout the correct answer gets a point.
The student who has completed drawing should then nominate someone else to draw for their team.
Repeat this until all the words are gone - make sure you have enough words that each student gets to draw at least once!
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This is another game that works well with any age group; children love it because they can get creative in the classroom, teenagers love it because it doesn’t feel like they’re learning, and adults love it because it’s a break from the monotony of learning a new language - even though they'll be learning as they play.
Pictionary can help students practice their vocabulary and it tests to see if they’re remembering the words you’ve been teaching.
Why use it? Vocabulary
Who it's best for: All ages; best with young learners
How to play:
Before the class starts, prepare a bunch of words and put them in a bag.
Split the class into teams of 2 and draw a line down the middle of the board.
Give one team member from each team a pen and ask them to choose a word from the bag.
Tell the students to draw the word as a picture on the board and encourage their team to guess the word.
The first team to shout the correct answer gets a point.
The student who has completed drawing should then nominate someone else to draw for their team.
Repeat this until all the words are gone - make sure you have enough words that each student gets to draw at least once!
@Englishteacherideas1
Saying Apology
For small mistakes
Simply saying "sorry" is most common with small mistakes, like bumping into someone or saying someone’s name wrong.
Whoops! Sorry!
Oh! Sorry.
Sorry ‘bout that.
Oh, my bad.
My fault, bro.
More serious mistake:
For a more serious mistake, especially in customer service situations.
I’m so sorry.
I apologize.
Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry. I should have watched where I was going.
For incorrect information
If you cause a problem with communication, or give incorrect information.
My mistake.
I had that wrong.
I was wrong on that.
My apologies.
Sorry, my apologies. I had that wrong.
Making a formal or serious apology
If you make a serious mistake with a friend, loved one, or coworker, you shouldn’t use casual language to apologize.
I’d like to apologize.
I want to apologize.
I owe you an apology.
I wanted to tell you I’m sorry.
After these phrases, you can add "for (doing something/ how I… / what I…)":
I'd like to apologize for how I reacted yesterday.
If you want to, you can also say:
I hope you can forgive me.
That was wrong of me.
Writing a formal apology
We use the most formal English in writing.
I sincerely apologize.
I take full responsibility.
You may want to complete the sentence with one of these phrases:
...for any problems I may have caused.
...for my behavior.
...for my actions.
A simple apology
If it is a small problem you may just need to say sorry. You should see though that you need to think about whether you want to use but/that/for
I’m sorry but___
I’m sorry but I won’t be able to come to the part.
I’m sorry that _
I’m sorry that I broke you mug.
I’m sorry for_
I’m sorry for not having replied sooner.
A stronger apology
These are phrases that work when there is a bigger mistake
I do apologise for _
I do apologise for failing to meet you at the station.
I must apologise for _
I really must apologise for___
I sincerely apologise for _
I sincerely apologise for the trouble this has caused you.
More informal
If you are writing to a friend.
I’m ever so sorry_
I’m ever so sorry that we won’t see each other next week.
I’m really sorry _
I’m really sorry that I’ve lost that book you lent me.
More formal
I would like to apologise_
I would like to apologise for missing my appointment with you.
Please accept my apologies for___
Please accept my apologies for the disturbance caused.
Thinking about the consequences
Something else you may need to do is to apologise for any difficulty.
I’m sorry if this puts you out
I do apologise for any inconvenience caused
I hope that this does not cause you any problems
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For small mistakes
Simply saying "sorry" is most common with small mistakes, like bumping into someone or saying someone’s name wrong.
Whoops! Sorry!
Oh! Sorry.
Sorry ‘bout that.
Oh, my bad.
My fault, bro.
More serious mistake:
For a more serious mistake, especially in customer service situations.
I’m so sorry.
I apologize.
Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry. I should have watched where I was going.
For incorrect information
If you cause a problem with communication, or give incorrect information.
My mistake.
I had that wrong.
I was wrong on that.
My apologies.
Sorry, my apologies. I had that wrong.
Making a formal or serious apology
If you make a serious mistake with a friend, loved one, or coworker, you shouldn’t use casual language to apologize.
I’d like to apologize.
I want to apologize.
I owe you an apology.
I wanted to tell you I’m sorry.
After these phrases, you can add "for (doing something/ how I… / what I…)":
I'd like to apologize for how I reacted yesterday.
If you want to, you can also say:
I hope you can forgive me.
That was wrong of me.
Writing a formal apology
We use the most formal English in writing.
I sincerely apologize.
I take full responsibility.
You may want to complete the sentence with one of these phrases:
...for any problems I may have caused.
...for my behavior.
...for my actions.
A simple apology
If it is a small problem you may just need to say sorry. You should see though that you need to think about whether you want to use but/that/for
I’m sorry but___
I’m sorry but I won’t be able to come to the part.
I’m sorry that _
I’m sorry that I broke you mug.
I’m sorry for_
I’m sorry for not having replied sooner.
A stronger apology
These are phrases that work when there is a bigger mistake
I do apologise for _
I do apologise for failing to meet you at the station.
I must apologise for _
I really must apologise for___
I sincerely apologise for _
I sincerely apologise for the trouble this has caused you.
More informal
If you are writing to a friend.
I’m ever so sorry_
I’m ever so sorry that we won’t see each other next week.
I’m really sorry _
I’m really sorry that I’ve lost that book you lent me.
More formal
I would like to apologise_
I would like to apologise for missing my appointment with you.
Please accept my apologies for___
Please accept my apologies for the disturbance caused.
Thinking about the consequences
Something else you may need to do is to apologise for any difficulty.
I’m sorry if this puts you out
I do apologise for any inconvenience caused
I hope that this does not cause you any problems
@Englishteacherideas1