After learning and practicing superlatives in World English 2, Unit 4: The Body, students complete Part 1 of this assignment in class. Students write a message for a birthday or anniversary card using as many superlatives as possible. The instructor goes around the room and checks their sentences, giving them feedback on their use of superlatives. Students do Part 2 as homework, and submit an actual greeting card. You will get some really creative work! […]
Tag: Intermediate
Vocabulary Practice Bingo
Spelling Word Bingo: This is a way to practice vocabulary (whether from a reading or any other vocabulary source). It can be used at almost any level as you would just use the vocabulary students are currently learning and could adapt box size, etc. to accommodate. I used it in an advanced ESL writing/reading class, after half the semester (they had a few vocab lists and had taken a few spelling quizzes already). The students […]
Role Play and Word Emphasis
I picked this up from one of my colleagues at UCD (sorry, I don’t remember who) and have often used these “scenarios” with different activities. In this activity, I have had advanced students change the stress in the sentence to change the meaning of the dialogue – asking them to perform the skit twice. In my lower levels, I may simply have students write out a skit and then the class tries to guess the […]
Intermediate Integrated Skills Course Syllabus
I put this syllabus together for my intermediate integrated skills class. It’s rather long since it has a number of different sections. In my syllabus, I include a diversity statement that we go over on the first day of class. I use it to set the tone for the semester and as something I can point to if there is any discrimination in my class, which does sometimes come up in a classroom with a […]
SPUNKI Form
SPUNKI Use this form for each reading assignment to enable students to interact personally with each writing. I generally have students write a complete sentence using the specific words; e.g., I was surprised that…It was surprising to me…., I was puzzled by….It puzzled me that…. Francesca Hulin