Vocabulary Ideas

…and how to use them in the classroom

Many of the activities commonly used with the topic of describing people such as ranking personality words and picture dictations are totally unlike anything we do in real life. Although this doesn’t have to be a bad thing if these are the most effective and fun ways of practicing the language, there are several potential dangers: that students will be put off what can be a difficult language point by thinking it is trivial; that teachers will spend the majority of classroom time on the (more…)

1. Blind date quiz show
One person asks questions of 3 to 4 students, who should answer about the person on the photo they have. The person who asked the questions should then decide who would make the best date, and after being shown the photos (more…)

Words, words, words…so many to learn and it’s so hard to remember them all, let alone use them, right? Well, today I’ve got seven tips that should make learning & remembering new vocabulary easier, faster, more fun, and (more…)