https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiM6uwG26rE
Here's the link for my talk.
And here are some of the activities I mentioned:
My cat / husband is a .................. cat/husband
Go round the class and each student needs to supply a different adjective to fill the gap. Do it alphabetically to add to the challenge.
Talk for 30 seconds on a topic
Encouraging students to not just stick to a true fact but to think and talk 'outside the box'.
Show a picture with people in it. Ask students to (a) describe what's happening (b) what do they think happened before this and (c) what is going to happen next
Drama / role plays e.g interview the person they have just read about in their course book
Gapped stories - give students a short story (based on the previous unit) and leave out the adjectives and adverbs. Students work in pairs and fill them in.
e.g.
Once upon a time there was a .................... girl who lived in a .................... village. Her mother and father were very .................. She liked to play in the ................... with her ..................... friend, who was called .......................
One day they found a ........................... and they took it to the police station. The policeman was very ......................... and told them they could keep it. They were very ..................................
I don’t like peoplewho can’t listenwho never read bookswho smoke while I’m still eatingand who gossip about others.I like peoplewho are energeticwho love childrenwho fight against stupidityand who care about the fate of our planet.
FROM: Writing Simple Poems, Holmes & Moulton, CUP
I don’t like peoplewho can’t ........who never .......who ...........................and ..................I like peoplewho are ..............who love ...................who fight against …………..and who care about .................
