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Discover innovative strategies for making your English classes more dynamic and enjoyable. Inara Couto shares creative techniques for engaging students through games such as "Twenty Questions," "Hot Potato," and "Back to the Board." These interactive activities enhance vocabulary fluency, encourage questioning, and foster polite disagreement. Ideal for educators seeking to invigorate their lessons, this approach focuses on practical communication skills within a supportive environment, ensuring that students not only learn but also remember and apply new language structures effectively.
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SPICING UP YOURCLASSES Inara Couto inara@cellep.com
ASKING • QUESTIONS
ALL ON BOARD 2005
VARIATIONS ON • TWENTYQUESTIONS
RUNNING • DICTATION
Patient: Doctor, Doctor, I’ve lost my memory! • Doctor: When did this happen? • Patient: When did what happen?
AGREEING AND ADDING INFORMATION DISAGREEING POLITELY AND CONTRASTING That’s true. Besides… That may be true, but… I agree with you 100%. Also,… OK, but… Absolutely. Also,.. I see your point. However,… I think so too. And… You have a point. On the other hand…
BACK TO • THE BOARD
AGAINST • THE CLOCK
a. Mary ______ (go) to school yesterday. b. Jim ______ (play, neg.) soccer last Sunday. c. Tom ______ (read) a book on the weekend. d. Pat _______ (stay) home last Saturday. e. Bill _______ (come, neg.) to class last week.
NAME DRAW PAULO SÉRGIO LAURA
a. Mary ______ (go) to school yesterday. b. Jim ______ (play, neg.) soccer last Sunday. c. Tom ______ (read) a book on the weekend. d. Pat _______ (stay) home last Saturday. e. Bill _______ (come, neg.) to class last week.
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