Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake

1. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake Tom Paffett

2. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. A warm-up! • I want you to get into pairs or small groups. We are going to do an activity which I do with my Teens CPE classes • I’m going to play you ‘Rapper’s Delight’ by Sugarhill Gang. • I want you to do the sentence completion handout. Read the sentences and try to get a general idea of what the answers could be. • Don’t worry, I’m only going to play the first 1 and a half minutes of the song.

3. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. 1. Apart from himself and the groove, he wants _______________________to move their feet. 2. The first rapper is called________________________. 3. He mentions the colours red, white, black, brown _____________________________. 4. According to the first rapper, there are_____________________that are with him. 5. Hank, the second rapper, says that he is______________one inches. 6. Surprisingly, Hank claims he has more clothes than________________________________. 7. Not only does Hank have bodyguards, but he also has__________________________of which are large. 8. One of them is a sun-roofed________________________.

4. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. 1. Apart from himself and the groove, he wants _______his friends_________to move their feet. 2. The first rapper is called_____Wonder Mike_______________. 3. He mentions the colours red, white, black, brown ___purple and yellow______. 4. According to the first rapper, there are_____2 friends___________that are with him. 5. Hank, the second rapper, says that he is____6 foot_________one inches. 6. Surprisingly, Hank claims he has more clothes than____Muhammad Ali__________. 7. Not only does Hank have bodyguards, but he also has______2 cars____________of which are large. 8. One of them is a sun-roofed__Cadillac________________.

5. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Wear Sunscreen- Baz Luhrmann 1. The man claims that the benefits of wearing sunscreen has been proven by __________________. 2. He explains that we should enjoy ___________________ as well as the power of our youth. 3. He tells us we shouldn’t worry too much about the future because it is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by________________________. 4. The man advises us to keep our love letters, but _________________our bank statements if they are old. 5. Surprisingly, some ____________________year olds that he knows still don’t know what to do with their lives. 6. He expresses that it’s possible that we will dance _____________________ at our 75th wedding anniversary. 7. _____________________ is what he says to be the greatest instrument we will ever have as people. 8. He warns us that reading __________________ will only make us feel unattractive.

6. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. How to use it in class • Before or after doing a real part 2 listening. • It can be done individually or again in pairs as part of a competition. • You’ve got a lot of songs out there. I like to choose songs that they might not know too well. But you could start with more familiar songs, especially for FCE. • Just make sure you choose something where the lyrics are audible!

7. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. What are our objectives as Cambridge teen teachers? • Providing them with and helping them to retain the required language for their prospective exams. • Familiarising them with the various sections of the exam: • Use of English • Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking

8. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. The four areas I consider when teaching teens? • Motivation with the material. • Making my own material that complements what we already have. • That the boring stuff has to be covered. • Bargaining and Compromise.

9. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. How this is going to work • I’m going to show some more activities I use with my Cambridge Teen classes. • Each activity will cover a different part of the exam. • Most of these activities can be adapted to suit the FCE, CAE and CPE teens classes. • When I make these materials, I try to consider the 4 areas previously mentioned.

10. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Use of English: Revision quizzes • The plethora of language, which teens are expected to know and retain is daunting. • With quizzes, we can help students: • Revise the language in a more engaging way than just moving on after it’s been covered in the book. • Become more familiar with the exam parts, especially the Use of English. • I’m going to show you examples of how I do both of these things

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12. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Sports quiz • Name a sport that takes ________on a course? • What type of shot is this? • Name three sports that you: • Do • Play  • Go  • What do you call these and how do you write them in phonetics? 

13. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Use of English Revision quiz • Round 2 (FCE) • Well, it depends ___ the situation. • I really hate learning______ history at school. • Round 1 (CPE) • The council held a _________ meeting to discuss who would be in charge • A. Intimate • B. Clandestine • C. Confidential • D. Undercover • Round 4 (CAE) • You've got to think about how it's going to look if you say those things. • Account • If you say those things, you've got to __________________  how it's going to look. • Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us.WorthIt's______________________to come with us. Round 3 (CAE) • Clothes designers, ___________ and cooks, show people how they work during the street festival.  Craft  • Important firms around the world do not want _____________ recruits who don’t know what they are doing. Experience

14. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. How do I make and use these? • I will adapt the tasks based on what we have covered whether that’s in the previous lesson (the sports vocabulary) or the term (the Use of English quiz). • I might also use other rounds in the quiz like the song sentence completion to change it up. • As you are going over answers, focus on the errors.

15. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Reading: Teaching technique • This can be a tricky one for teens, as the reading exam requires concentration and thoroughness. • However, there is a way of focusing on technique that can be done without all of them doing the whole task individually. • We’re going to look at 2 parts of the reading exam which are in every Cambridge exam: Gapped text and Multiple Matching.

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17. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. What are the advantages of the computer-based exam over the written-based one?

18. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Gapped Text: Matching cut-outs • This is a vital part of the reading exam as it is worth the most points and is usually tough for students. • This activity is used to help to activate their visual and kinaesthetic skills which can only be done in the computer-based exam. • Instead of using a computer cut out the missing paragraphs.

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21. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Multiple Matching • This activity aims to help students to do this section quickly and effectively. • So, I split the class into groups of four and I give them one of the texts and all of the questions. • Students have to see if their texts correspond with any of the questions. • When they have finished, they compare with the rest of their group and try to agree on answers if there is any overlap.

22. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Writing: Improving an bad or adequate one • It can be a gruelling task to get students to practice their writing. This makes it even more vital that they get enough of it. • For the Cambridge writing tasks, certain criteria must be met and the students need to know about this. • I find these types of task, if done correctly, help to address these points.

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24. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. • I encouraged them to consider the criteria for this type of writing when they make their improvements. • I actually got them to write a full letter in class!

25. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Indiana Jones is an archaeologist who is clever and adventurous. His normal job is a professor at a university, but he also goes on adventures to find old relics and treasures. He always carries his useful whip that he uses in creative ways and wears his fashionable hat. In his first movie, he goes on an interesting journey to find the Ark of the Covenant, which is a strange item that is supposed to contain great power. On his journey he encounters many strange and scary foes, including the Nazis, who are also trying to find the Ark of the Covenant. But, in the end he manages to save the day and get rid of the horrible Nazis. • I have used this whilst preparing students for a CAE and CPE review or as a round in a quiz. • I encourage students to use higher-level adjectives as I find these are often underused. • Afterwards I will give some other possible suggestions and better collocations.

26. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Indiana Jones, a bright and adventurous archaeologist, combines his regular job as a professor at a university with epic journeys to seek out lost relics and treasures. He is always known for carrying his trusty whip, as well as, donning a rugged fedora. In his first outing, he sets out on an intrepid adventure to find the Ark of the Covenant, a mysterious item supposedly containing unimaginable power. On his journey, he encounters many peculiar and formidable foes, including the Nazis, who are also attempting to find it. Despite everything that is thrown at him, in the end he manages to save the day and defeat the abominable Nazis.

27. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Speaking: Ring of Fire!- Cambridge Style • This is a great speaking game that can be used at the end of term or as practice for the speaking exam. • From my experience, this game is good for about 45 minutes to an hour. • This version has been adapted for the FCE Cambridge speaking exam. However, I have managed to adapt this game for any level and age. • On the following slide I have presented it as I would write on the board. • You need a pack of cards and some part 2 and 3 materials, as well as, some part 1 and 4 questions, I got mine for the following example from: https://www.fceexamtips.com/

28. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Cards/number of points 2= 20 seconds 3= 30 seconds 4= 40 seconds 5= 50 seconds Colours Red= Your team chooses category Black= The team on your right chooses your category Categories -Daily life -School -Holidays -Free time -Family -The Future -Shopping -Tv and films -Cheese -Videogames -The environment -Cooking Here I will put any language that comes up during the game 10= 100 seconds Bonus Rounds (11 points) Jack=Part 2 (Monologue) Queen= Part 3 (Interactive) King= Part 2 (Monologue) Ace= Part 3 (Interactive)

29. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. How this game helps • Working together to win helps boost confidence, which is vital for this part of the exam. • In the real speaking exam, students are put under a lot of pressure and some can often dread this part. This task helps them practice what it’s like in this high pressure situation. • As a teacher you are facilitating the game, but also use it as an opportunity to work on improving their speaking. So, mark down any errors you hear and address them at the end of the round. • You should also suggest some higher level language and encourage them to use it next round.

30. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. And finally, TV Series • This seems to be a controversial issue between teachers. • Putting them on in a class, can come off as lazy teaching and not very productive. • However, as someone who is an avid supporter of using tv series in and out of the classroom, I’ve got something to say to the haters.

31. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. Wake up! • This is one way many teens get their English practice outside of the classroom. So, as we know it’s a sure way of engaging students, why shouldn’t we be using them in the classroom. • Yes, in my classes we often watch 10-15 minutes of a tv series as an incentive for my teens to finish their work, but it’s a great way to teach new vocabulary, especially if it’s repeated in context. • More importantly though, after watching an episode or a season, we can use what we watched and apply it to the exam.

32. Cambridge Teens- How to keep them awake. In the following weeks, I will be posting these materials in full on mine and Judy’s new website, TJ English Corner. I have already put the two song sentence completion exercises on there. https://tjenglishcorner.wordpress.com/

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