Synopses & Reviews
This is a practical guide to communication activities in the language classroom, suitable for use with students from elementary to advanced level. Part I contains instructions for over 100 different exercises, including interviews, guessing games, jigsaw tasks, problem solving, values clarification techniques, mime, role play and story telling. For each activity, notes are also provided on the linguistic and educational aims, the level, organisation, time and preparation required. Part II contains the accompanying worksheets, which can be copied, making many of the activities instantly available for use in class. A comprehensive table of activities and an index are included for ease of reference.
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"...well-organized and easy to use...a useful resource book for teachers. The author's enthusiasm is contagious..." TESOL Adult Education Interest Section Newsletter
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'This book is invaluable and informative in the numerous suggested activities and approaches that can be used to make learning English more meaningful and interesting.' VATME Newsletter
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'This is a worthy addition to the Cambridge Handbooks series and should be on the shelf of every resources room.' EFL Gazette
Synopsis
This book is suitable for use with students from elementary to advanced level. It is divided into two parts. Part I contains instructions for over 100 different exercises, including interviews, guessing games, jigsaw tasks, problem solving, values clarification techniques, mime, role play and storytelling. For each activity, notes are also provided on the linguistic and educational aims, the level, organisation, time and preparation required. Part II contains the accompanying worksheets, which can be copied, making many of the activities instantly available for use in class. A comprehensive table of activities and an index are included for ease of reference.
Synopsis
This detailed practical guide to communication activities for language teachers contains instructions for more than 100 different exercises. They include interviews, guessing games, problem-solving activities, role-play, simulations and story-telling activities.
Synopsis
This practical book contains over 100 different speaking exercises, including interviews, guessing games, problem solving, role play and story telling with accompanying photocopiable worksheets.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements; Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. Questions and answers; 3. Discussions and decisions; 4. Stories and scenes; Solutions; Part II: Worksheets; Alphabetical table of activities; Index to language and level; Appendix; Bibliography.