Warmup Discussion: News
Discussion Questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student discussion. Easy questions to get students into the right mindset…
OR
Pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner – Advanced
Word Library: News
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: Elementary – Intermediate
Pronouns: News
Student Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun
Duration: 10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Pre-intermediate
Mixed Sentences: News
Students put the words in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Adverbs of Frequency: News
Individual activity. Students create a sentence using the adverb.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual work.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Grammar Practice: News
Student Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual task. Fill in the gaps and write some sentences.
Duration: 15+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Pre-intermediate
News: News
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: Elementary – Intermediate
Ask & Answer: News
Asking and answering questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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True/False: News
True or False discussion. Fun activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
The teacher reads the sentences; students decide whether they are True or False.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Your Teacher Says: News
Fun Activity/fun debate. The teacher reads a sentence to the students. The teacher says whether the sentence is True or False. Students argue Yes or No!
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Fix The Spelling: News
Students put the letters in the correct order.
Students then put the words in alphabetical order.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Putting the words in alphabetical order is not difficult, but you can turn it into a competition with a prize for the winner, like no homework, or the winner doesn’t have to write the next essay, etc.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
SpeakEasy: News
Easier Speaking Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to talk about any topic for half a minute.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Beginner – Upper-intermediate
