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English Class Week 6. Section 1:Part 1 Talk about teaching. Schedule . Welcome/housekeeping English warm up Crossword Puzzle Activity Battleship game . Schedule . Presentation on Chatting in English. Presentation 5-7 minutes Presentation should include:
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English Class Week 6 Section 1:Part 1 Talk about teaching
Schedule • Welcome/housekeeping • English warm up • Crossword Puzzle Activity • Battleship game
Presentation on Chatting in English • Presentation 5-7 minutes • Presentation should include: • Nationality, gender, and approximate age of conversation partner • Method(s) of communicating with each other • How often and how much did you chat? • What did you learn from each other? • Do you feel your English improved? In what way? Did you study any of your transcripts? • You will be graded on: • Content 30 points • Preparedness 10 points • Q&A 10 points
Conversation Details • minimum 1 month, once a week • Start and end whenever you like, but must equal at least one month • communicate any way you like (email, Skype, messenger, mail)
Saudi Arabia: Teach us English without teaching us its culture • New debate within TESOL • Can one divide a language and its culture?
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Baseball related Idioms • “Ballpark figure, estimate, etc.” • “Out of the ballpark,” “Hit a home run,” “Grand slam” etc. • “Batting a thousand” • Big leagues “You’re in the big leagues now”
Baseball Idioms • (Brand) new ball game • Cover one’s bases • To throw a curve ball • First base, second base, third base, homerun…
Baseball Idioms • Play hardball • Heavy hitter • Hit or miss • “___ really came out of left field” • Rain-check
Baseball Idioms • Right off the bat • Step up to the plate • Strike out • Touch base
Letter to Jeanne Due Week 6
Crossword Puzzle Activity • Get to know each other! • I made a crossword puzzle with everyone’s info from email • Ask questions to fill out your crossword puzzle Don’t ask “Which # is yours?” • After finding the answer, chat about it a bit • Find out one more piece of information about that person • Say good bye and find the news person
How to make a crossword puzzle • Choose content (definition + answer) • Students can help with content • Students can be the content! • Put into online crossword puzzle generator • Copy and paste onto a worksheet and print!
Battleship Game • Hard to explain but easy to recycle in class • Good for controlled speaking practice • Choose your content (grammar and/or vocabulary) • Test the game to see if the English works in all situations • Introduce to students