by Kara Parker | Jan 20, 2013 | City/Events, Games, Vocabulary Building
During winter break, I played some games with my niece and nephew. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Cheese Touch Game” had several parts to it. Here is one set of the original cards. Here’s a game I’ve adapted for class and I call it “Great... 
by Megan Smith | Apr 2, 2012 | 1 Planning, City/Events, Directions
We are in our HANGING OUT unit and my students are still learning how to give information about their plans. I’m really pushing them to try to give more details because that is one difference between novice and intermediate speakers. One of our goals is to... by Kara Parker | Apr 1, 2012 | City/Events
We have a super interactive unit called “Hanging Out” for level 1. The goal for this lesson is “I can invite someone to an event.” To give them the vocabulary, I show them as many authentic readings as possible and see if they can figure it... 
by Kara Parker | Mar 30, 2012 | City/Events, Directions, Listening, Speaking
If you want them to talk in the target language, then they need a purpose. Pair and information gap activities are my favorites to get them chatting. For the Around Town unit, there is an interpersonal goal about asking and telling where places are located. Previously... 
by Kara Parker | Feb 9, 2012 | City/Events, Games, Speaking
I’m always looking for a really lucky student to take to Vegas, so I brought in some games to test their skills. No really, I wanted to teach some basic prepositions of location and thought of a friendly little game we play at parties called LRC. Students learn...
