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Posts Tagged ‘interviews’

Speaking: Circles Coursebook Topic Discussion

By Simon Thomas • Sep 28th, 2008 • Category: 3 - Pre-Intermediate, 4 - Intermediate, 5 - Upper-Intermediate, 6 - Advanced, Using Coursebooks Creatively

Note: I found a close relation to this activity in 700 Classroom Activities by David Seymour and Maria Popova (Oxford: Macmillan, 2005)
Suggested levels: pre-intermediate to advanced.
Aims: to revise vocabulary; to practise polite turn-taking and the structures of informal conversation in English; to practise summarising information and giving opinions succinctly.
Preparation: A coursebook topic title; some questions. [...]



Interview Lesson (50 minutes to 1 hour 30 mins)

By Simon Thomas • Sep 28th, 2008 • Category: 2 - Elementary, 3 - Pre-Intermediate, 4 - Intermediate, 5 - Upper-Intermediate, 6 - Advanced, Creating Lessons from Scratch

Note: this idea comes from Jackie Jays, courtesy of the smokers’ corner at St Giles London Central. It’s a really good one to use with new classes, or old classes with a new teacher.
Suggested levels: strong elementary to advanced.
Aims: to revise and practise the grammar of English question forms; to practise polite turn-taking and the [...]