TEFL Global Resources - Follow On Grammar Activities from Podcast

Remember the British Council Podcast - a couple of blogs previous. Here are some follow up Grammar Activities based on the future verb formations - 'going to' and 'intend to'.

http://www.esl-galaxy.com/boardgames/future%20tense.pdf

A board game that students can play using the   'going to' and 'intend to' verb formations.  Time expressions are used in this game also.

If you are a teacher and have a class the following activities may be useful:-

http://www.langenscheidt-unterrichtsportal.de/_downloads/viz/compass_a1_unit12_partB.pdf

Find someone who ' is going to'  meet specific criteria noted in the table format provided (students to add names)-a class mingle type of activity.

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/download/spectrum/pdfs/book2/sp2_future.pdf

A role play dialogue class activity

TEFL Global Resources - Enhancing Vocabulary Knowledge

TEFL Global Resources - Kitchen and Bedroom Vocabulary following from Podcast

I would advise any student to keep a Vocabulary Journal whatever their level.  Treat yourself to a nice notebook so you will enjoy using it.  It is up to you how you organize your vocabulary. You could do it alphabetically.  I recommend that you do this at the front of the book (allow a couple of pages for A to Z) and then at the back add in pages for word families  (it doesn't matter what order these pages these are in just work in towards the centre).  

This week I would have a Bedroom and Kitchen Vocabulary page.  Jot the words down and start to scrapbook; add pictures of the words you have listed.  Cut pictures out from some of the worksheets I have provided on the TEFL Global Resources Vocabulary Page.  Or to draw simple sketches of your own.

Develop further words from the ones you enter if you can.  For example: cooker could be extended to electric cooker, gas cooker, split level cooker, built-in cooker, range cooker.  You can also add verbs to nouns to make phrases.  For example soup - simmer the soup, boil the soup etc. Always be willing to extend your knowledge.

And when you find a new word remember to make a note of it.

TEFL Global Resources - Elementary Podcasts from the British Council

Introducing TEFL Vocabulary, Grammar and Communicative Skills for Beginners.

If you are a beginner (A2 CEFR level) these British Council Podcasts are excellent for getting you started.  

Just, go to 

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts/series-01-episode-01

Find the audio link (MP3) right click and save it so you can listen to it whenever is convenient for you. The podcast comes with a support pack which is 22 pages long.  Use this link:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/learnenglish-podcasts-elementary-01-01-support-pack-transcript.pdf to download it.  There are transcripts and exercises to do.

Main Contents of Podcast

• phrases to introduce friends
• what famous person dead or alive would you like to meet and why?
• vocabulary quiz - kitchen and bedroom words
• Central Park, New York
• is it a good idea for celebrities to do work for charities- the arguments for and against
• dialogue of Carolina from Venezuela at immigration control
• telling/retelling a joke

There is a summary of the main language points. Try to get more practise with these language points during the week if you can:

1. use of 'going to' and 'intend' tense to talk about future plans (informal v formal)
2. use of the salutations 'goodnight' and 'good evening'
3. use of the term 'dear' to name somebody (usually from an older person to a younger person)
4. use of the phrase 'it depends'. Often followed by a preposition. For example - it depends if, it depends on etc

I will post follow up work.

Endangered Species - TEFL Global Resources

Endangered Species Resource - The Mountain Gorilla

Watch this short video from Explore and list some of the similarities between humans and gorillas?

http://explore.org/videos/player/986-human#ooid=I4YjRrMTo9KK5xGVC6gcATOZP0ReCaHG

If Mountain Gorilla's are of interest to you there are some further links on the TEFL Global Communication Resources Page.  There is also a formatted research sheet which you can download or print.

Support the Bamboo Challenge Grant! - Pandas - explore

Support the Bamboo Challenge Grant! - Pandas - explore

An Olympian Slideshow

Fantastic Resource - Check out this link!

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/13/iconic-olympic-photography_n_1772754.html?utm_campaign=081412&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-uk-culture&utm_content=Photo#slide=more244349

Looking at this sent a cold tingle shuddering through me.  I am sure if you want to follow up after the summer holidays with students this will get them talking.  So much could be created from it and not just sport.  An excellent source of all round inspiration!

• Who were the students favourite sporting heroes and why?
• What was their favourite sport?
• Have they been inspired to try a new sport or something else new?
• Did they have a favourite British Band - new and old that they enjoyed at the opening or closing ceremony.
• Did they have a favourite dance or costume from either ceremony
• A project timeline of British Music - www.dipity.com is great for creating timelines.
• They could research British History and the evolution from an agricultural to an  industrial to a digital, globalised economy.  This could be made into a presentation collaboratively in chronological order.
• Favourite British Fashions - they could develop a montage/collage of different fashions from different era's by different fashion designers etc etc.  They could label their freezes.
• London's Landmarks and Icons (the black cab, the red telephone box, Buckingham Palacet etc etc)
• Discuss and create a video journal on what they think the legacy of the Olympic Games is after London?
• Discuss the next Olympics at Rio de Janerio.  What are they looking forward to? What do they think they will be doing?  Where will they be living? etc etc

Absolutely loads of activities could follow on from this amazing slideshow.

Memoirs of VJ Day - A TEFL Global Resource

TEFL Global Resources - Memoirs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ........and Victory in Japan...............

Hiroshima Castle as it looks in present times. Today is VJ Day according to http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/VJ-Day/.  I have compiled a TEFL Global reading comprehension resource which you can find on the TEFL Communicative Resources Page.  

Victory in Japan came at a huge cost to human life. Read and listen to the accounts from survivors of the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings occurred a month earlier after the Allies had delivered their first ultimatum. 

Listen to the voices of the Japanese people who paid for the war. These are the words that should and need to be heard: http://www.globalpeace.go.jp/en/sound/index.html

A Biographical TEFL Global Resource

A TEFL Biographical Resource from a Generation Passed 

The young lady on the left was a member of my family.

What relative do you think she was? Who do you think the other people in the photograph are?

• Read her biography at TEFL Vocabulary Resources or TEFL Communicative Resources
• Develop vocabulary and grammar associated with life stages, ceremonies and the past tense at TEFL Vocabulary Resources.
• Improve your reading skills with comprehension questions at TEFL Communicative Resources
• Engage in a structured, short or longer writing task about a ceremony or family relative. You can find other writing activities at TEFL Communicative Resources.

Finally, discuss members of your family and the roles they have played in society and your life.

Ice Breaking Timelines - TEFL Global Resources

Click here to access an excellent timeline resource. 

If your TEFL students have access to computers this is a slightly different way of preparing information on a new classmate. Get your new students to pair up and interview each other.  They can then project each others personal timelines onto a whiteboard and give a short introduction of each other to the class. The other students may ask questions. Photographs from mobiles could be uploaded.

An excellent ice breaking tool for when term starts in September!

Cathedral Photos -- National Geographic

Cathedral Photos -- National Geographic

Beautiful photographs of some well known cathedrals around the world. Browse through them and enjoy.

If you like choose your favourite photograph and try to describe it. Here are some links to help you with vocabulary.

http://www.buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/ch/index.html
http://www.english-for-students.com/Vocabulary-Church.html

TEFL Global Resources For When You Are On The Move

Continue Your English Learning Whilst Travelling

Check out these TEFL global resources from the British Council.  Go to TEFL Applications and Resources on TEFL Global Resources to find 20 new links to resources to practise vocabulary, sounds and pronunciation and grammar.

Letters of Note: To My Old Master

Letters of Note: To My Old Master

I recommend that you read this.  It says a lot about how life was for the slaves the US in the 1800's and that needs to be remembered.  It is an incredible piece of writing.  The master had obviously been left with nobody to work for him. I am not altogether surprised after the way he had treated his workers.  The writer's attitude is astonishing, she was so loyal and polite to even reply to him let alone think of going back to work for him.