Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
memory game
have a ball and students throw it... before that they have to say their names and the names of the students that had previous thrown the ball
let's label them
getting to know your students
have some stickers and ask students to write the sentence
My name is ....
and draw something that they like.
have some stickers and ask students to write the sentence
My name is ....
and draw something that they like.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
the first day
the first class
Easy activities are the best way to start. Make a ball using a piece of paper and put students in a circle. Students then have to throw the ball to each other saying their names. You start by saying "My name is..." and ask them to repeat and throw the ball. The added advantage of this game is that if you play for about 10 minutes you can easily learn the names of all the students in the group.
From the start make them understand what they don't understand. Say "Stand up/sit down everybody" simultaneously doing it yourself and encouraging them with your hands-they are likely to do it as well.Tell someone to open/shut the window - do it with a proper gesture.Say "Come here, Peter", again inviting the student with your hand.They will be proud to follow your instructions. After that, try asking them to repeat the commands and act them out. It is also in the first lesson that I teach them to recognise some classroom expressions so that we can hold most of the lesson in English. These tricks and a good syllabus are half of our success.
If you still have time, you can ask them what English words they know, they soon get the hang of it when you give them one or two eg jeans, chewing gum, hot-dog, tennis,etc. They are impressed to see how many they know. Finish the lesson by saying "goodbye" to each one individually and getting them to say "goodbye Cristina" and "see you next time."
Take a doll or something else the kids might like to be the class mascot! Ask the students to give it a name and take it with you to all lessons! If possible, leave it with the students.
Simon Says game. Replace the name and use the mascot's name. Give instructions to students: "Simon says: sit down!", "Simon says: stand up!", etc After repeating the main ones several times ( you can do this in different ways: slow, fast, etc), ask a student to take the mascot and give instructions to the others.
Stand up/ sit down game. Give instructions to the students to sit down or stand up. Children must follow! Sometimes, change the order so that they start paying more attention to what you say.
"Who's Max?" game. After teaching the structures "My name is..." and "what's your name?", blindfold a student or turn him against the blackboard, and tell him to say aloud "What's your name?". The teacher chooses one student from the group and he should answer "My name is Max" but disguising his voice. The first child tries to guess who said it.
try to show them some rules. Dramatise or take pictures of good and bad behaviours sts have to say what's right or wrong. and why not make them sign a pact lol
Easy activities are the best way to start. Make a ball using a piece of paper and put students in a circle. Students then have to throw the ball to each other saying their names. You start by saying "My name is..." and ask them to repeat and throw the ball. The added advantage of this game is that if you play for about 10 minutes you can easily learn the names of all the students in the group.
From the start make them understand what they don't understand. Say "Stand up/sit down everybody" simultaneously doing it yourself and encouraging them with your hands-they are likely to do it as well.Tell someone to open/shut the window - do it with a proper gesture.Say "Come here, Peter", again inviting the student with your hand.They will be proud to follow your instructions. After that, try asking them to repeat the commands and act them out. It is also in the first lesson that I teach them to recognise some classroom expressions so that we can hold most of the lesson in English. These tricks and a good syllabus are half of our success.
If you still have time, you can ask them what English words they know, they soon get the hang of it when you give them one or two eg jeans, chewing gum, hot-dog, tennis,etc. They are impressed to see how many they know. Finish the lesson by saying "goodbye" to each one individually and getting them to say "goodbye Cristina" and "see you next time."
Take a doll or something else the kids might like to be the class mascot! Ask the students to give it a name and take it with you to all lessons! If possible, leave it with the students.
Simon Says game. Replace the name and use the mascot's name. Give instructions to students: "Simon says: sit down!", "Simon says: stand up!", etc After repeating the main ones several times ( you can do this in different ways: slow, fast, etc), ask a student to take the mascot and give instructions to the others.
Stand up/ sit down game. Give instructions to the students to sit down or stand up. Children must follow! Sometimes, change the order so that they start paying more attention to what you say.
"Who's Max?" game. After teaching the structures "My name is..." and "what's your name?", blindfold a student or turn him against the blackboard, and tell him to say aloud "What's your name?". The teacher chooses one student from the group and he should answer "My name is Max" but disguising his voice. The first child tries to guess who said it.
try to show them some rules. Dramatise or take pictures of good and bad behaviours sts have to say what's right or wrong. and why not make them sign a pact lol
a colour dictation taken from the netprof website
just an idea
you can choose your own pics
p.s. just click the pics to see it in an acceptable size :)
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
International House (Lisbon)
Hello everyone,
And now the end is near, and so we face the final curtain…. The school year is drawing to a close and we’d like to thank everyone who has participated in our courses this year. Just to fill you in on our upcoming courses for the next academic year:
o IH Certificate in Advanced Methodology
For teachers with a couple of years’ experience who feel the need for input and development, but aren’t yet ready for DELTA. In addition, this course also serves as great preparation for DELTA.
Oct 11th 2007 – Mar 13th 2008, Thursdays 9.30 – 12.30 (10 sessions, fortnightly)
o International House Certificate in teaching Young Learners
The extensive course for teachers of young learners, who currently have young learner classes.
October 8th - Dec 10th 2007, Mondays 9.30 – 12.30 weekly
o Part-time CELTA
Cambridge University ESOL course for teaching English to adults (also running intensively every month).
January 7th – June 16th 2008, all day Mondays
o International House certificate in Business English Teaching
For teachers of Business English who are looking for development, input and ideas.
Jan 8th – May 13th 2008, Tuesdays 10 – 12
o Teaching English in the 1º Ciclo
Short course for 1º Ciclo teachers.
Sep 24th – 27th 2007, 9.30 – 1.30
The Teachers’ Centre programme for 2008/9 will be on our website in early July.
Whether you’re teaching summer courses or on holiday, best wishes for a great summer!
From all at International House Lisbon, Teacher Training
http://www.ihlisbon.com/ttnewsletter.htm
And now the end is near, and so we face the final curtain…. The school year is drawing to a close and we’d like to thank everyone who has participated in our courses this year. Just to fill you in on our upcoming courses for the next academic year:
o IH Certificate in Advanced Methodology
For teachers with a couple of years’ experience who feel the need for input and development, but aren’t yet ready for DELTA. In addition, this course also serves as great preparation for DELTA.
Oct 11th 2007 – Mar 13th 2008, Thursdays 9.30 – 12.30 (10 sessions, fortnightly)
o International House Certificate in teaching Young Learners
The extensive course for teachers of young learners, who currently have young learner classes.
October 8th - Dec 10th 2007, Mondays 9.30 – 12.30 weekly
o Part-time CELTA
Cambridge University ESOL course for teaching English to adults (also running intensively every month).
January 7th – June 16th 2008, all day Mondays
o International House certificate in Business English Teaching
For teachers of Business English who are looking for development, input and ideas.
Jan 8th – May 13th 2008, Tuesdays 10 – 12
o Teaching English in the 1º Ciclo
Short course for 1º Ciclo teachers.
Sep 24th – 27th 2007, 9.30 – 1.30
The Teachers’ Centre programme for 2008/9 will be on our website in early July.
Whether you’re teaching summer courses or on holiday, best wishes for a great summer!
From all at International House Lisbon, Teacher Training
http://www.ihlisbon.com/ttnewsletter.htm
Monday, July 02, 2007
Useful links for teaching to teens...
Maybe I forgot to tell you but I also teach english to teens and adults...
here you have some useful links:
http://www.prof2000.pt/users/estante/ingles_txt.html
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/quizzes.shtml#grammar
http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/welcome.html#int
http://www.esec-nuno-alvares.rcts.pt/professores/ingles/ingles.htm
http://www.malhatlantica.pt/turma/ingles.htm
http://englishonline.no.sapo.pt/ensinorecorrente.htm
http://www.prof2000.pt/users/niacouto/index.htm
http://www.anossaescola.com/cr/testes_index.asp
http://www.onestopenglish.com/
http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/lev03.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/zeitformen.htm
Monday, June 25, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
introducing the british culture...
This week is the English week (EB1/JI Apelação)...we'll introduce English culture to our students and make a sum up of our school year... of course there'll be a party games, activities, music and a little snack with ice-tea and scones...
It is exhausting for me and my dear colleague FILIPA but it'll be rewarding and that's what matters...
i'll show some pics in a few days
The Royal guard 
The police officer
The bus 
Phone booth
introduce the royal family - find some face photos from them and let the children draw their bodies
introduce the English breakfast - let them make some drawings and label it
introduce the English weather
Friday, June 01, 2007
Children's Day
Articles from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Article 3
Adults should do what is best for you.
Article 6
You have the right to live.
Article 14
You have the right to think what you like and be whatever religion you want to be. Your parents should help you learn what is right and wrong.
Article 15
You have the right to make friends.
Article 17
You have the right to collect information from radios, newspapers, television, books etc., from all around the world.
Article 19
No one should hurt you in any way.
Article 24
You have a right to good health.
Article 27
You have the right to food, clothes, and a place to live.
Article 28
You have a right to education.
Article 30
You have the right to enjoy your own culture, practise your own religion and use your own language.
Article 31
You have the right to play.
Article 37
You should not be put in prison.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
A revision game - let's check what they can remember...
Make two collection of small paper squares with words. These words must be related to the topics you've been teaching. Then You say a theme and a St. from each team must to grab a paper with a word related to that theme using a straw...They've to blow it LolIf you don't have any material or don't want to spend money. Just draw a table in the BB, write a word in each square, call out a theme and the Sts. have to touch in a square with a word from that theme. (of course the class must be divided into teams)
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
EB1 da Amoreira sang to all the VIPs
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
Everyone repeat!
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
When you cross the street!
Look to the left, look to the right
Look to the left again
Keep on looking left and right
Thinking all the way
Is it safe to cross the street?
Is it safe to go? NO!
Find a place where you can see
Up and down the road
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
Everyone repeat!
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
When you cross the street!
Look to the left, look to the right
Look to the left again
Keep on looking left and right
Thinking all the way
Is it safe to cross the street?
Is it safe to go? NO!
Find a place where you can see
Up and down the road
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
Everyone repeat!
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
When you cross the street!
Look to the left, look to the right
Look to the left again
Keep on looking left and right
Thinking all the way
Everyone repeat!
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
When you cross the street!
Look to the left, look to the right
Look to the left again
Keep on looking left and right
Thinking all the way
Is it safe to cross the street?
Is it safe to go? NO!
Find a place where you can see
Up and down the road
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
Everyone repeat!
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
When you cross the street!
Look to the left, look to the right
Look to the left again
Keep on looking left and right
Thinking all the way
Is it safe to cross the street?
Is it safe to go? NO!
Find a place where you can see
Up and down the road
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
Everyone repeat!
Stop! Look! Listen! Think!
When you cross the street!
Look to the left, look to the right
Look to the left again
Keep on looking left and right
Thinking all the way
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