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a stunning game/activity to impress
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aura+
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a stunning game/activity to impress
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Hello everyone! I was wondering if you could help me. I Need a great game/activity to really motivate one of my classes. They are in year 10 and they don �t like English. I �ve tried almost everything. They keep telling me English is very difficult, that they will never get good marks... I am very downhearted.
We �ve started the topic "the Mass Media" . Can you think of something that has really done wonders?
thanks
aura |
21 Jan 2010
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cagreis
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I can tell you what I �ve done some years ago on the topic "Youth culture". I asked my students to select some songs on the topic and present them in class. They had to prepare a listening sheet for the rest with tasks of their liking (gap-filling, ordering lines, etc.). Why not ask them to google songs about the influence of the media (there are some great songs about TV, for example). But I know what you are going through - the same is happening to me. Students are really hard to motivate and to get them start working. Just be patient - our effort will pay off eventually. Bye. |
21 Jan 2010
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a isabel
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Dear Aura,
I have been dealing with the same topic and there are 3 great mini videos about it on Youtube.
Lady Gaga, Cookie Jar, to which pupils ordered a sequenceof pictures (I downloaded last year
but the key is wrong), pm me if you decide to use I �llbe glad to send you the correct key.
and TV the drug of the nation- a song with a mini video.
There are 2 films about the topic which we have used in our school"Paparazzi" and/or "Crusader".
good luck!
aIsabel
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22 Jan 2010
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aftab57
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You might find something here.
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22 Jan 2010
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boydegg
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Hi Aura
How about getting them to make comics? It �s a project that always catches my students � interest. It allows them freedom to be creative with English, and it �s also possible for them to work at their own level.
Here �s my webquest with step-by-step instructions:
And here are some examples of comics by other students:
Hope it �s helpful.
Brian (Grammarman comic) |
22 Jan 2010
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