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Key Phrase Bingo
Quick pre-listening task to ease students into a listening activity for upper intermediate to advanced levels. You can use a listening task from your coursebook or an actual exam practice task such as, listening part 4 from Cambridge English First. […]
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Use AI image generation to bring a short story writing task to life and turn it into an extended speaking and discussion activity. Start with a short story task, such as a Cambridge B1 Preliminary Writing Part 2 prompt, where […]
get the activityAI Art Class Gallery for Review Writing Practice
Use Google Arts & Culture to bring out your students’ creative side and turn it into a motivating lead-in to a review writing task. Start by choosing what you want learners to explore on the Explore section of Google Arts […]
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Use AI as a summary-checking tool to help learners reflect on how clearly they have written and if their format was accurate. Start by choosing an article on a topic that suits your class (for example: food, sport, or gaming). […]
get the activityChristmas fill the Board
Quick Elementary Christmas Vocabulary Review warm-up activity. It can take approx. 10 – 15 minutes. To be used after a Christmas vocabulary session once we have identified the following: Recycle and practice half-known or missing words, write the words in […]
get the activityJigsaw Reading
A good way to make a reading task more manageable for students. The amount of preparation is up to you! Here are some ideas: This task is easily adaptable for an online class: Move on to the comprehension questions which […]
get the activitySpot 3 words that describe you
You have probably seen loads of these on social media… they’re so much fun! I happen to think they’re perfect get-to-know icebreaker for the first week of a course. Display the slide for your students to see. Give students 3 […]
get the activityIf this is the answer… what is the question?
This activity is great all round grammar review activity. It can be used with all levels and any grammar point. It is also a great way for students to produce language in a fun way. Create a slide or write […]
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Word clouds are a very visual way of displaying keywords for pre-listening activities. There are many websites that offer word cloud creation or you can draw one. Compile a selection of 10 – 12 words from a text, and turn […]
get the activityThe four-letter word
Use the whiteboard. Display a 4-letter word like PEAR Split students into pairs. Each pair will take it in turns to change only one letter from the word to make it into a different word. Change the P for a […]
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