Creative Sue

Literature (and any literary terms of course) is nowadays quite unpopular among students. Draw their attention to this quiz where they can find out (in Task 1) for example how many words the shortest poem in the world contains or what literary character had an obituary in the New York Times. Task 2 deals with categorizing of different types of literary terms or characters into proper categories (fiction, non-fiction /fairy tale, detective story, poetry, dictionary). In Task 3, they complete the

THIS IS A BRILLIANT GAME FOR VALENTINE'S DAY! Tried by many teachers in several countries and students simply love it :) I have played it a lot of times with students of different age categories and it was always great fun. The product includes 10 identity cards for five male and five female players. Each student is given one identity card with information. A teacher can also give students name badges with their new names. Students are given a couple of minutes for identifying with their new ide

This is a very funny way how to revise vocabulary of any kind. Students of any age simply love it. Either two students compete one against the other or one pair against the other one. There is a pile of cards in front of the players, who take turns in picking cards from it (one card per round). The players cannot see what is written on the card before they pick it. There are various categories written on the cards, easy (colours, pets…) or difficult ones (diseases, types of trees…). The problem

Unfortunately, bullying is nowadays a serious problem at many schools. This is a fictional story of Ann who was bullied by her classmate Mike. There are many characters in the story (Ann's parents, sister, friends, Mike's parents…) who are more or less responsible for the bullying because of their acts/lack of acts. After students read the article, there are several activities prepared for them, especially topics for further thinking and discussion. Answers cannot be stated clearly, students are

From my teaching experience, discussions are the most effective (as well as the most popular) ways how to learn a foreign language. That’s why I have prepared several handouts focused mainly on speaking, but also on vocabulary. In this handout about Education, different types of questions and tasks (imagine/create/find pros and cons/act out/agree or disagree…) are presented not only to improve students' eloquence and fluency, but also to develop their imagination, creativity and rational thinkin

From my teaching experience, discussions are the most effective (as well as the most popular) ways how to learn a foreign language. That’s why I have prepared several handouts focused mainly on speaking, but also on vocabulary. In this handout about Food, different types of questions and tasks are presented not only to improve students' eloquence and fluency, but also to develop their imagination, creativity and rational thinking. Vocabulary is extended through completing and explaining proverbs