Christmas
Aim: Students learn about Christmas traditions and words related to Christmas.
Vocabulary set: Rudolf, Santa Claus, Reindeer, Christmas Pudding, Star, Sleigh, Christmas Tree, Snowman, Stocking, Christmas Present, Chimney, Turkey
Activities: Vocab games, Writing a Christmas wish list, Making a Christmas card
Santa Claus
The teacher pretends to be Santa Claus and gives a presentation about their life followed by questions.
Then the students prepare presentations about their lives while pretending to be different characters.
(Characters: The Abominable Snowman, Buddy the Elf, Rudolph, Olaf the Snowman, The Grinch and Elsa)
Christmas Song
Aim: Students learn specific Christmas vocabulary so that they can complete a listening gap fill to a Christmas song.
Vocabulary set: Presents, Stocking, Christmas Tree, Santa, Reindeer, Toys, North pole, Fireplace, Lights, Sleigh, Mistletoe
Song: Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is you
There are three “side character” of staff roles, so that you can host an event with more than 12 guests. (However, these additional staff roles will not be suspects in the main storyline.) Also, there could be multiple staff members for each of the three categories, so your event could have more than 15 guests in theory.
In this resource:
-Hospitality Staff Booklet
-Security Guard Booklet
-Photographer Booklet
-ID badges that can be used as props for the staff
Aim: To develop student’s creative writing skills for storytelling and describing.
1- Characters - Using the theme of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
(TIPS: Show me don’t tell me, physical descriptions, clothing, the objects they carry, animal companions)
2- Setting - (TIPS: weather, seasons, environment, wildlife, senses, time period)
3- Short Stories - How to write a 4 paragraph short story.
(Includes: Hemingway inspired 6 word stories warm up, Main lesson focus on paragraph structure- introduction, problem, solution, conclusion )
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In this resource:
Red Herring Artwork (for wall)
Red Herring Fishing trip - Journal entry
Red Herring Newspaper Article “Art Festival”
Red Herring Newspaper Article “Restaurant”
Red Herring Soup Recipe
Extra Red Herrings
In this resource are images to print as props for the crime scene:
-Inspector Cloudeau ID Badge
-Antivemon Clinic phone directions
-Crime Scene Police Sign
-EpiPen label
-Mustang Musk Label (for pefume bottle)
-Sign for “Items found in the victim’s pockets”
In this resource:
-Sign for office door
-Art Prize Label for a trophy
-Famous Artist Quotes for wall
-Paris themed images for wall
-Monkey and Typewriter picture for wall
This resource is for hosts who wish to reduce the number of playable roles in their murder mystery party.
In this resource:
12 editable guest booklets
Gossip and Rumors Table (with information to assist in editing the booklets)
Reading Skills
Aim: Students read an article about a man who marries a robot.
In this lesson they:
Predict useful words from the title and pictures
Skim read
Scan read
Detail read
Discuss the topic
Reading skills 2 - (With handout Plumff and Jubulu)
Aim: Students practise using context to help understand unknown words.
In this lesson they:
-Discuss context clues
-Read a text including made up words and answer reading comprehension questions
-Read a text including very difficult vocabulary and match synonyms
Based on the boardgame “Masterpiece”
Aim: In this lesson students must buy and sell paintings in auctions.
They must use their sales skills to persuade other players to pay more money for their artwork.
The winner is the player with the most money at the end of the game.
Teacher preparation:
Must print out the game board and 21 painting cards + 21 secret value cards
You will need: counters (You can use coins), a die, 21 paper clips (optional)
Instructions for how to play are very clear in the PPT
Level: Upper Intermediate
Aim: to introduce students to different target setting strategies
Students write a to-do-list about their week, then they practise prioritising the items on their list using the urgent/important grid. After that, they will watch a 3 minute TED talk and read the transcript about drawing goals. Taking inspiration from the video they will then draw their goals and then create 3 SMART targets to help them set their targets appropriately.
Hitch-hike - Aim: Students learn all about hitch-hiking and discuss it in a debate
(Attached video - Hitch-hiking in China, social experiment)
Bucket list - Aim: Students share their lists of things they want to do before they die and things they recommend doing.
(Attached video - around the world in 360 degrees selfie)
World Wonders - Aim: Students learn about the world wonders (from ancient to modern) then they discuss the lists and create their own version.
Cheap Travel Tips - Aim: Students learn about different ways to save money on transport and accommodation when they travel. They debate which is better, going with a tour group or independent travel. Finally, they create a weekend itinerary for the local area (with the goal of spending as little money as possible).
ESL lessons to get students talking using numbers and charts.
1- Numbers - Aim: to practise using numbers and maths symbols with many pair discussion activities and games
2- Charts - Aim: students use pie charts, line graphs and Venn diagrams to talk about themselves with their partner
Aim: to practise speaking about the future and making predictions
(In this lesson students begin by discussing fortune telling in their country. Then they will read a story about a fortune teller and answer comprehension questions. Following that, they will pretend to read each other’s fortunes using basic tarrot cards and palm reading.)
Aim: Students act out 2 auctions. In the first they need to read about each item, to work out its true value, so that they can buy carefully to make a profit. In the second auction they must identify the common grammar mistakes in example sentences and buy correct sentences to win points.
Aim: to describe people’s facial features such as skin/eye color, hair style and length as well as other details like accessories and tattoos.
This lesson uses the context of a witness working with a police artist to practise describing people in a fun and creative way.