The student completes a class at home (using video, listening or book) and brings the exercises into class. The teacher and student then discuss the more detailed points in class and correct the exercises. It improves productivity, creates a pro active opportunity and attitude and speeds up learning. (See attached lesson on “contractions” as example – Otis Redding)
Contractions in English: I can’t, I won’t, I wanna, etc… (SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY Written by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper Lyrics as recorded by Otis Redding December 7, 1967, just three days before his death in a plane crash outside Madison, Wisconsin. #1 for 4 weeks in 1968 Theory: Words in […]
Source: Guardian.com New car-sharing scheme that could put Paris streets ahead Les Bluecars are clean, green, chic and cheap. But Parisian pedestrians need to watch – and listen – out Vocab & Phrases: Do you know these words? Discuss their meaning. Put (something) streets ahead.. Chic Watch out ! Listen out ! zipping bemused […]
Toyota Camry 2012 Big Game : It’s Reinvented Toyota reinvents more than the Camry in this extended version of the blockbuster commercial that started it all. What would you like #reinvented? Toyota are trying to start a meme? What is a meme? How do you call the symbol # ? where is it […]
Rude Parrot – Christmas Joke Phrasal verbs & bird sounds: to ‘clean up’ fed up (to be fed up ) threw up (to throw up, 2 meanings) stepped out (To step out) spoke-up (to speak up) to yell (more human than bird) to squawk ( try saying the word in different tones) to […]
Nancy Sinatra – Bang Bang (A class with the famous song by Nancy Sinatra to practice verbs in the Past Simple) Who was Nancy Sinatra? Can you name any of her songs? What relationship is she to Frank Sinatra Ex 1: While listening to the song put the verbs in brackets into the past […]
