English faculty II english language Teaching methodology department№2

MAGIC WAND WARMER

This activity helps them to learn about others’ desires and frustrations and to practice the use of the conditional form with “would”. You have just found a magic wand that allows you to change three work-related activities. You can change anything you want. How would you change yourself, your job, your boss, co-workers, an important project, etc.?”
Have your students discuss why it is important to make the change. Another variation is to have them discuss what they would change if they become the boss for a month or about things they would like to change about their school.

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   WISHES BALL
   

This is a warm-up activity to revise wishes and regrets and the conditional in the past. Write the beginning of the sentence “I wish…” and passes a ball or another object to a student who has to finish the sentence so that it can be true for him. When you practice the forms for the present you can say that now they have to think about the past (so they can use the Past Perfect Tense).

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   ADVICE LETTER TO FUTURE STUDENTS
   

You can use this activity as a closer at the end of a course. It is a valuable ending exercise in getting students to think about what was learned over the term and practice the language for giving advices. Have students write a letter to future students with advice for succeeding in the class. Go over language for advice as necessary: “You should—,” “It’s a good idea to—, “and “If I were you, I’d—“. Tell them to develop their ideas and give reasons for the advice.

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   WHAT SHOULD I DO?
   

This activity develops critical thinking skills and discussion skills and can serve as an introduction to a unit on ethics or moral choices. You can introduce this lesson by first discussing the word “dilemma” and its root and meaning: the beginning “di” suggests two, in this case, two choices, neither necessarily good or obviously the best. Give an example of such a dilemma: e.g.,The person sitting next to you in a bus dropped his wallet as he was getting off. There is $100 cash in it. What should you do? Have students brainstorm a list of options, such as try to follow the owner and return it, keep it, give it to the driver, etc. Together try to come to consensus on the best choice. As a follow-up activity, students can work in groups with a list of ethical dilemmas, working through them and coming up with best solutions.

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   DINNER PARTY
   

At the end of class, have students work together to plan a dinner party. Who would they invite? Why? Who should sit next to whom, and who shouldn’t sit together? Why? Have students work in groups to plan the guest list and seating arrangements.

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