Getting most out of your coursebook

Getting the most out of your coursebook

Elena Merino

LISTENING

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What not to do! Open up your books, page 12, listening exercise 3. Read the instructions in silence, listen carefully and do the questions

Invest your students…

…in the listening activity

Using the transcript

Which words do you know?

Explain / Define / Put it in a sentence

Find 10 verbs / nouns

Find the words: find a month, find a country

What’s the listening about?

Ask questions: what can a robot do?

Word Clouds [L#1]

Word Grab [L#2]

In groups, pick up the words you hear

Watch out for distractors!

Homophones

Similar words

#2 Put the words in orderAlternatives:

#1 Splat or point out the word

Vote with your feet! [L#3]

AB

C

A B C

Help, but not too much

1st hearing

Watch out for distractors!

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SPEAKING

Speaking in the ESL classroom

My worst week

USING VIDEOS [S#1]

OPTION 1

Dubbing Use vocab and expressions

OPTION 2

USING READINGS [S#2]Memorize one ideaMemorize one idea

Group A Group B

USING WRITINGS [S #3]

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Student A

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Student B

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Giving advice

I’m attracted to my girlfriend’s

mum, what should I do?

I lent my friend 50 euros months ago,

but he hasn’t paid me back and has never

spoken about it. What should I do?

I think you are confused. If I were you, I’d forget about

her

In all probability, he’s is ashamed because he cannot pay you back

USING SPEAKINGS[S#4]

OR

I’m a

n ex

pert

in…

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Are you talented? What can you do?

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I can cook sushi

I’m very good at dancing

Expand your questions!

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What’s reading like in your classes?

The text

The target [R#1]

SPORTS

Word formation [R#2]

Word formation

Student A Student B

Kiteboarding

Mud running

Sprint cycling Water polo

Kickboxing

Synchronised swimming

Whilst

Charades [R#4]

mud

karate

wetsuit

helmetgymnastics

tiring

Spot the difference [R#5]

Exam

ple

The Interview [R#6]

Pick a sportsman/woman you like.

Think of the following (real or fake):

- The sport that you do- How long you have practiced it- How it feels when you do it- The best / worst time in your

sports career- Recommend your sport! (benefits)

WRITING

What was the last thing you wrote?

Why did you write it?

Did you get a response?

What type of language did you use?

What language did you use?

Writing Today

A story

Writing Task #1

Tag it!

Typhoon

Typhoon

Typhoon

Read and mark your favourite story

Writing

The Writing Task #2

A customer review

PasswordExample: OYSTER

Fashionable

Nice

Wear

Money

Disappointed

ComfortableVideo game

Hairdryer

Running dictation

What products is each person reviewing?

Is each review generally positive or negative?

What are the

positive points

about the product?And negative ones?

Find an object you’d like to buy

Writing

So… What do you think?

Can you apply the previous activities to your classes?

Thank you!

Any Doubts?

Contact me!

Mail: [email protected]: @merino_helenFacebook: Elena MJBlog: http://eltlearningjourneys.com/