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Hi, I�m
teaching an intermediate level and we�re learning the perfect tense, however my
students don�t know the verbs in past participle. They know they have to learn
them otherwise the will fail the test, but just 3 of them care. I decided that
they were going to present a verb exam every class (we have class once a week
of three hours) but I�m tired of exams because they actually don�t care about
that. I need ideas to make this interesting for them. I don�t want them to
fail. What can I do????
In this case i would just let them use the list with the irregular verbs. Using the verbs over and over again will make them learn them by heart, in time.
I often play games with my students about irregular verbs. Competition often make the stud more interesting. Try to prepare cards, on each card there will be the infinitive of one of the verbs, each student can "Pass" or "Answer"
If he/she pass he has to decide to who make the answer. If he/she answer right he has a point. If the answer is wrong hthere is one point less. Attention. They can pass just once.
Have you considered working with songs? It would be interesting, they are always useful no matter the age. If your students are teenagers, they would enjoy working with "Somewhere I belong" by Linkin Park; however, if they are young adult students, you can use "I still haven �t found what I �m looking for" by U2.... These songs are popular among students depending on their age. I hope you succeed... Greetings from Pachuca
Hi! First you should know what they love and care for ... find out ...it can be a game or any activity and then you motivate them offering to do that after they accomplish the "boring" task successfully. Raise their self esteem by giving them smaller tasks first - everybody wants to be successful and once they realize they can do it it should be better. Music is great idea... gugaelt is right... and be patient and persistent...
I would try with games (as Copa said): board games, battleships , wordsearches, crosswords, songs they like, ... They won�t study? It happens . They would do without realizing it ( as Bare suggested).
