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The Best Ice Breaker Games Every EFL Teacher Should Know
06/10/2021
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here again hope to see many of you guys today thanks so much for joining
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yeah today's topic i'm really excited about because it's something a little bit different than what i'm usually
talking about and today i'm going to share with you the the best icebreaker games that
every efl teacher should know so yeah i'm gonna be showing you guys
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TEFL Ice Breakers: What You Need to Know
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TEFL Ice Breakers: What You Need to Know
What are ice breakers and when and where do we use them? In this blog post, we will cover these issues and give actual examples of activities you can use with your classes.
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Teaching Approaches That Implement Music and Songs - TEFL Blog
Thu, 29 Aug 2019 Elizaveta Pachina
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Teaching Approaches That Implement Music and Songs
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Questions to Help You Start a Conversations - ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ITTT
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Questions to Help You Start a Conversations
What is your favorite way to start up a conversation?
Whether it's in the English classroom or at a dinner party, it can be very awkward to start talking to people you don't know. The following questions will help you start a conversation and break the ice!
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A conversation jar can help you get beyond small talk and start a fun, unusual conversation! It assures that you have a few conversation starters in your back pocket. To create a conversation jar:
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7 Best Get-to-Know Games for ESL Lessons - TEFL Blog
Thu, 03 Sep 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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7 Best Get-to-Know Games for ESL Lessons
First lessons are always a little bit overwhelming because the students and teacher don't know each other yet. That's why it's very important to break the ice and help your ESL learners to relax. Plus, for future planning, you need to learn more about your students and their likes and dislikes. Get-to-know games are great for these purposes and work best if you play them during the first 3-5 lessons.
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The Best Ice Breaker Games Every EFL Teacher Should Know
In this live session, TEFL expert Linda shares the best ice breaker games every EFL teacher should know. They can be applied to any level and any type of lesson.
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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENTDuring my time at teaching college, the topic of classroom management would usually come up. Being that most of us were just about to be given control of our own classes and students there was an overwhelming feeling of nervousness and foreboding among most of us. Our teachers tried their best to ease our worries by having other seasoned instructors come in and speak on how best to manage classes. However, the advice was varied and... [Read more]
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Zero Conditional Explanation
Conditionals are a fundamental part of English grammar that every teacher should know like the back of their hand. Let's take a look at the zero conditional below.
What is the Zero Conditional?
Zero conditionals are used for facts that are generally true and do not change. They refer to a general situation that always happen (for example in the rules of a game or laws of physics) if a condition is met. The condition always has the same result.
The zero conditional uses the present simple in the if clause and in the main clause.
Zero conditionals are also called "Type 0 conditionals" (general truth – general rule).
If + condition, result
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Ice breakers as the name implies are activities (often games) used to introduce the teacher to the students, to each other and vice-verca. These activities allow the group to get to know each other in a friendly, fun atmosphere as we will describe. Ice breakers can be used for all levels of ESL student.
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All About Me ESL Poster
This worksheet is the perfect ice-breaker for EFL-ESL students! This All About Me poster enables you to do a complete lesson on "getting to know" your students.
Print out this ice-breaker ESL sheet and ask your students to fill it out with their own details. You can ask them to present it to the class after they are done to get to know all other students.
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5 Engaging Games for Your English Conversation Class
Practicing conversational skills is often daunting for students. However, with these awesome activities, you'll engage your students in speaking quicker as they will like the tasks.
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Top 3 Important Classroom Management Strategies
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Five Fun ESL Activities Every Teacher Should Know
The following activities may be adapted for use as warmers, engage activities, structured practice or free practice style activities. They may also be adapted for level and age.
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Teaching children can be challenging. If you're teaching an adult, chances are, they're there because they want to learn. Most children, however, would much rather be watching their favorite TV show, so it's important to make the class fun and engaging. One of the best ways to do this is with a reward system. Plan a reward system with 4 to 6 rewards and give one to the student periodically throughout the class when they have done a good job. You can use this to reinforce good behavior and to encourage the student to try harder so that they get more rewards. All of my reward systems rely on a whiteboard the students can see. The rewards will be placed on the... [Read more]
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"About Me" ESL Board Game
Print out this fun "About Me" board game for your ESL students - or play it with them in your virtual classroom!
This "about me" board game is a great way to break the ice in your ESL classroom. Get to know your students by playing this board game and answering the questions accordingly. Be sure to bring a die or use a virtual die for the students to roll.
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