Warmup Discussion: Body Parts
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: Elementary – Advanced
Quick-think Vocabulary: Body Parts
Class contest.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage creative thinking.
Duration: 10-20 minutes.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
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On a Scale From 1-5: Body Parts
Individual opinion-sharing.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work.
Another fun activity.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Word Library: Body Parts
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
Grammar Practice: Body Parts
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
Figure Out The Word: Body Parts
Class contest.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage quick thinking.
Duration: 5-15 minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
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True/False: Body Parts
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
Conversation: Body Parts
Write a short conversation about the lesson topic.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Practice grammar, write short sentences, and do a bit of creative thinking.
Duration: 5-10 minutes
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
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Odd One Out: Body Parts
Individual challenge.
Teacher’s Key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Recognize words in context.
Find the word that doesn’t belong with the rest in the sentence.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
Choose a Column I: Body Parts
Where do I belong?
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students choose words from a word bank and add them to the correct column.
Duration: 5-8 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
What’s The Answer?: Body Parts
Class contest.
Students read a sentence and choose the answer from a word bank.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage quick thinking.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Get In Line: Body Parts
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students unscramble the words and then make a sentence with the words.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Choose a Column I: Body Parts
Where do I belong?
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Students choose words from a word bank and add them to the correct column.
Duration: 5-8 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
1-Minute Challenge: Body Parts
Speaking activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to talk about any topic for one minute or more.
Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
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Error Correction: Body Parts
Students read a sentence, identify the error, and rewrite and correct the sentence.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Students underline the error and correct the sentence.
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
News: Body Parts
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
Will & Won’t: Body Parts
Fun predictions & mini conversations.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Students use the “W” words to start mini conversations.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
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Fix The Spelling: Body Parts
Put the letters in the correct order.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Intermediate – Advanced
