Kevin

23 Aug

The Stand Up / Sit Down Song

Here’s a fun little tune to use as a break in the middle of class. Students just listen to the words and follow the instructions. Make sure their chairs are a little bit away from their desks; otherwise it will...
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29 Feb

Phrasal Verb Polls

A poll is a survey in which you ask someone’s opinion about something. Polls are natural teaching tools, and they work great with particle verbs (the same as phrasal verbs) because – polls are fun and easy, – you can write the...
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29 Feb

45 Talking Questions

I know this activity from Aaron Carlson, a friend of mine. Use these questions to print up conversation cards. (1) When is the last time you had to pick someone up? Where were you going, and what were you going...
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29 Feb

The Neighbor’s Dog

Step1 Read the text. Can you guess what the missing words might be? Some of the missing verbs are particle verbs (many people call them phrasal verbs), so there may be more than one word missing per blank. Also try...
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12 Nov

Loop Listening

I like to use audio loops for listening activities. Students in small groups hear the words a lot of times until they recreate the text. ...
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30 Jul

Who’s Got What? Fruits

Hey! You may have seen a demonstration of Who’s Got What? at a conference. I’m putting these audios online for a limited time. I would love any comments, as these are pilots and I’m trying to perfect them before they...
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12 Jan

30 Countries With A Million English Speakers (And Where English Has Some Official Status)

Play this song or video in class to develop your students awareness of how many people speak English, where they speak it, and how deeply rooted English is in the corners of the globe. There are, according the David Crystal’s...
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5 Oct

10 Funky Adjectives Ending In “y”

It's a very Englishy thing to add a "Y" to a word and turn it into an adjective. Fish smell fishy. Woods smell woodsy. Cows can be beefy, and on and on. These words tend to...
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12 Mar

St. Patrick’s Day: If I Were A Leprechaun Song

Looking for a St. Patricks song with an EFL/ESL twist? Listen to the song “If I Were a Leprechaun.” The lyrics comes from Mary O’Flynn at songs4english.com. I recorded some music to...
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20 Jan

I’m a Dog

Below you’ll find two short and simple songs about dogs (41 seconds long). The first version is “I’m a Dog.” I’m a dog And I eat bones. I live in people’s homes. I like to chase the neighborhood cats. I...
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Author Archives: Kevin

The Stand Up / Sit Down Song

Phrasal Verb Polls

45 Talking Questions

The Neighbor’s Dog

Loop Listening

Who’s Got What? Fruits

30 Countries With A Million English Speakers (And Where English Has Some Official Status)

10 Funky Adjectives Ending In “y”

St. Patrick’s Day: If I Were A Leprechaun Song

I’m a Dog