Monthly Archives: March 2011
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Save the Tail: a Speaking Game
1March 31, 2011 by k. liz
Well, we are still preparing for our speaking final exams! I just finished a class using a new game. This …
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Skype – #3 of 10 Tech Things
Leave a commentMarch 30, 2011 by k. liz
What is it? Skype What do I use it for? Getting my students to talk with native speakers. How long …
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Speaking Lesson: Giving Advice
10March 29, 2011 by k. liz
I enjoy sharing speaking lesson plans, since my speaking classes don’t follow a book or curriculum, only a list of …
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Triptico – #2 of 10 Tech Things
5March 28, 2011 by k. liz
What is it? Triptico by David What I use it for: EVERYTHING!! I’ve used this for grouping students, I’ve used …
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Storify – #1 of 10 Tech Things
Leave a commentMarch 24, 2011 by k. liz
What is it? Storify – a site for creating stories composed of tweets, fb posts, google stories, flickr photos, and …
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Reflexive Speaking
2March 23, 2011 by k. liz
Our topic for speaking class this week is holidays and traveling. On Monday, our teaching staff had an optional professional …
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The Spending Maze
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2011 by k. liz
I found this wonderful speaking activity over at the BBC teachingenglish.org website. This will work well if you are doing …
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Apply . . .
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2011 by k. liz
So, I was teaching collocations today, not in depth, but pointing out to my students that there are words that …
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Short Stories for Reading Practice
2March 21, 2011 by k. liz
I’ve just uploaded a few short stories I use to help prep my beginner students for their final exam. You …
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Schmicks and Plopsydoe
2March 21, 2011 by k. liz
I used this activity when I was teaching guessing words in context. Leading up to the activity I did a …
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