games and activiites for young learners
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Everyone knows that children learn by playing. However, finding fun activities which would help young learners to learn English is not always easy. At this seminar exploring the most popular topic of the season we will discuss what games are suitable for different age groups, from preschoolers to teenagers, ... and possibly have some fun!TRANSCRIPT
Games and activities for young learners
BKC-IH Moscow by Olga Goncharova
1. Authentic2. Fun3. Memory4. Motivation5. Personalisation6. Positive7. Practice8. Recycling9. Reward10. Routine www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker
Why play games in lessons?(quiz answers)
Stirrers
TPRMiming gamesBall gamesRole-playsRunning games
Coolers
Puzzles Crafts Board games Flashcard games Colouring/matching/
writing Songs/rhymes/chants
Answers: 1. c 7. c2. a 8. c3. c4. b5. b6. c
Quick Christmas Quiz
Touch the ________. Turn over the _____. Is it a _____? Take the _____. Please can I have the __________? True/False. Multiple choice. Teacher reads definitions, students
pick the right card. “Fruit (Christmas) salad” What’s missing? What it is? (guess) What is it ?(reveal the card gradually) Vocabulary scramble
Flashcards
I’m a little snowman, short and fat.Here’s my carrot-nose, here’s my hat.
When the sun comes out, I cannot play.Down, down, down, I melt away.(to the tune “I’m a little teapot.)
I’m a little snowman
Dear Santa,Thanks for ________________.I like it very much because it’s ________ and ________.I often ___________ with it.Tonight I’m going to _____________.I hope you are ____________ but not ___________.Love from ____________
Letter to Santa
www.film-english.comActivity: Watching a short film, completing the lyrics of a song, speaking and writingLanguage: Narrative tenses, prepositions, vocabulary related to Christmas
The Journey
Merry Christmas! and
Happy New Year!