Forum: ESL Games and Activities 
May 17th, 2007, 11:01 am
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Views: 11,248  Re: Slangy Slang Slang
Thanks for your thoughts on the topic! I guess I was really just interested to know how other people approached this. I had some success in the past teaching slang greetings and farewells as a first...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
May 13th, 2007, 09:30 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,248 Slangy Slang Slang
Hi! I'm trying to brainstorm ways to teach slang to my high schoolers, but am not coming up with any ideas that sound like any fun. :doh: Has anyone taught slang in their classes before and found a...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 13th, 2007, 09:26 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,991 Re: Diversity in English
I think the issue with the Miao language is a different story. As far as I'm aware, it's an entirely different language that survived in the pocket of Miao communities as Han culture closed in around...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Apr 13th, 2007, 07:23 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 72,035 Re: Kings – A grammar game!
Wow, Kings! I feel like there are a lot of drinking games that can be re-imagined as learning activities. Thanks for taking the time to share these rules-- I think my high schoolers will get a real...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Mar 22nd, 2007, 07:29 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,003 Re: An intermediate activity!
I was in a private class when we did this, so the groups were only 3 students each. It should be manageable up to 5 as long as everyone has a job or some sure way of participating. Just imagine when...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Feb 15th, 2007, 12:43 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,003  An intermediate activity!
Here's an activity that I tried with a private class of high schoolers last semester, that got them reading and taking notes, plus asking a lot of questions. It just seemed that they'd rather be on...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 10th, 2006, 10:17 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 17,835 Re: Show and Tell gets them talking
Agreed! It's really great for older students too, to ask them to bring in photographs of a vacation or something special. My students have always been very enthusiastic about describing the pictures...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 8th, 2006, 12:56 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 53,690 Re: Teaching the l and r sound
Just to add a few points, the reason that Japanese students can't hear the difference is because to them there is no difference. All the folks in Japan probably know this very well by now, but I just...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 7th, 2006, 01:11 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,756 Re: Intermediate Students
Hi! So I did a quick google search and found a bunch of websites with basic info about what the test is...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 3rd, 2006, 11:44 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 49,097 Re: Listening Activity for Adults
Hi Karen! Thanks so much for sharing your insights as a student. It's been too long since I've participated in any listening activity like this, so it never occurred how helpful it could be. Some...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 3rd, 2006, 11:31 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 132,268 Re: Games for adults?
Thanks, guys, for your suggestions! So far I've only had a chance to try the listening exercise and that turned out to be a fine lesson. Mostly what I've been doing with them until now has been to...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Oct 28th, 2006, 12:46 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,418 Re: ideas
How much do they already know about Christmas? Do any of them already celebrate it?
If they're interested in making conversation, they'll probably also be interested in seeing your pictures. If you...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Oct 28th, 2006, 12:27 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 132,268 Games for adults?
Hi! One of my classes is an adult class of about 30 students that meets three times a week for 2-3 hours. Their English ability varies from those who can converse with ease, to those who have trouble...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Oct 27th, 2006, 11:19 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 14,955 Re: Tips for teaching pronunciation?
Absolutely! I had a group of 8th graders for a one-week summer "camp" last year, and one day I took out a chunk of time just to deal with pronunciation. Basically, I'd been taking notes the whole...
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