Warmup: Hometown
Simple discussion questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner
Word Library: Hometown
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember at this level.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Beginner
Fix The Spelling: Hometown
Students put the letters in the correct order.
Students then put the words in alphabetical order.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner
Choose The Correct Answer: Hometown
Multiple choice. Vocabulary & general knowledge test.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity, or a teacher-student activity in a small class.
A general knowledge and vocabulary test.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Beginner
Underline The Correct Word: Hometown
Students choose the correct/incorrect word and stripe/underline it.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity OR a teacher-student activity in a small class.
A general knowledge and vocabulary test.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Level: Beginner
Match Them: Hometown
Draw a line from the word to the matching picture.
Quiz included with answers where necessary.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Students need to match the words with the correct picture.
An excellent activity for the expansion of vocabulary, a bit of creative thinking, and an easy/fun quiz.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner
Missing Letters & Odd One Out: Hometown
- Students fill in the missing letters.
- Students underline the word that doesn’t belong with the rest.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. It can also be a class competition.
Students see who can complete the list first.
Duration: 10-20 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
News: Hometown
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Beginner
Drawing: Hometown
Draw some pictures related to the target language.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual challenge.
Easy. Should be a fun activity.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Fill The Missing “W” Words: Hometown
Student Activity.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Fill in the missing “W” words. Some sentences have more than one answer.
Reading and pronunciation practice.
Duration: 10-15 minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Beginner
Can You Name 3: Hometown
Fun and creative thinking.
Fun activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
