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 cbenglish
 
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							| Hey Everyone!  Just wanted to share a tip here for helping students speak more in class and practice using target language for a specific lesson. One day while I was teaching I used my hand as a microphone to help a shy student speak. It really worked and since then I have created colorful paper microphones that I cut out, laminate, and attach to the end of a flyswatter with velcro (which I use for other activities as well).  I initially used the microphones with my 3 to 5 year old learners, but I have found they work with all age students. Hope this can be a useful idea for you in your classroom.    What do you use to help students speak more in class?   Colorful Microphones Here  
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 pisiflor
 
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							| What a fun-tastic idea!!! THANKS!!! |  28 Sep 2017     
					
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 MarionG
 
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							| It is also a nice tool to remind kids they can only speak when it is their turn to speak....only the one holding the microphone is allowed to speak. Thanks! |  28 Sep 2017     
					
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 fatima24
 
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							| thank you so much.  It"s so useful     |  28 Sep 2017     
					
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 marsjavier
 
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							| Thank you! I will definitely use these mics! |  28 Sep 2017     
					
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 FrauSue
 
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							| I sometimes throw a soft toy or a ball around the classroom. Pupils are excited to catch the toy and then they have to answer a question! It �s especially good if you have a class sensible enough to throw the ball to each other too, as then thy can practise asking questions too. |  29 Sep 2017     
					
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 Antonio Oliver
 
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							| That �s a good idea, thank you.   Yes, it can be hard as nails to make them talk, so... I pay them! I �ve got these fake bank notes edited with my face  on it. You can scan them from any board game, i.e. Monopoly. I pay 1 euro (or dollar, or pound, or your own invented currency) for each Word uttered. For example:   Q: Did you have a good weekend, Fernando? A: Yes Fernando gets 1  euro  Q: Did you have a good weekend, Ana? A: Yes, I went to the cinema Ana gets 6 euros.   The next student you ask will probably try to break the record and say something like I wen to a restaurant with my family and we ate a lot of fries (you can help them a Little with connectors etc)   Regards,   P.S. I can email the fake notes if you are interested  |  30 Sep 2017     
					
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 clarinha
 
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							| Great idea.  Thanks for sharing.  |  1 Oct 2017     
					
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