Why podcasts are a good idea: When I see someone with earphones, I assume they are listening to music. I think it’s normal for someone from “Walkman” generation. However, music is not always the choice for teenagers. I’ve noticed recently that lots of young people are also listening to podcasts while walking, commuting, cooking, or…
I haven’t been posting any song lessons for a long time. I’ve prepared this for my 1-on-1 lesson. Hope you’ll like it 🙂 “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” WARM UP Can you apopologize easily? Why do you apopologize? Have you ever experienced a situation where saying sorry was difficult? When it is difficult…
After I listened to ”7 Types of Rest That Every Person Needs”, I decided to prepare a lesson on it. I tried to simplify it using Rewordify but it didn’t work. I tried to simpliy it a bit changing a few words and also I shortened the speech too. However, I used Rewordify to prepare…
Lyrics Training was a favourite site for me but for some time I have stopped using it in class. I was thinking to do a fun exercise with a class and my 16 year old daughter said ‘Why don’t you use Lyrics Training’ fot the lesson. I listened to her and visited the site to…
Welcome to the 33rd ELT carnival. The theme is Using Music and Songs in EFL Classes and today I’m happy to introduce a wonderful album to you. If you are ready grab a cup of coffee (hot or cold), put the record on and enjoy … Here we begin SIDE 1 From Vicky Loras’s Blog by…
image credit #eltpics, @ij64 As a matter of fact I had forgotten this song until I listened to it again at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics and for a while I kept hearing it in my mind and then I realized I can use it in the class as well. When I listened to…
Materials: Prepare small ingredient cards. (One ingredient on card/with pictures if you want or you can either bring food to the classroom) 1 computer for 2 students 😉 or you may supply them with some magazines even in L1 Level: Upper-int and above Watch a part from Ready Steady Cook. Tell them to…
I guess you all know that I love using songs in lessons. This week I’ll teach giving advice, talking about regrets. The target language is the modals for that. I decided to start with a song. When I prepare I will also share but after I tweeted ‘Dear PLN, can u suggest me a song…
1. Choose a poem to read with your students. 2. Write the title on the board and ask students to predict what the poem is about. 3. Divide the class in groups. 4. Give each group a copy of a word cloud you prepared previously. 5. Ask students to write a poem using the…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3x4HvXTyGQ&w=380&h=290] I was reading Vicky Saumell’s Eltchat summary on Teaching English through songs in the digital age (part 3 of 4): Specific songs and their uses, I came across with the suggestion of Lemon Tree by Fool’s Garden and I realised how versatile can this one song be. You can use the song 1. to review…
