Four Skills

Introductions Creative Thinking Lotus Blossom

By saradavila  |  2012/03/18 03:47 Posted in Basic Conversations, Beginner, Creative Thinking, Four Skills, Intermediate, Role Play, Speaking  |  Comments (0)

This is a series of classroom activities designed to improve communication while developing creative thinking. Creative thinking techniques encourage students to think in new and interesting ways to solve problems and address a variety of situations. These creative thinking techniques can help your learners find new ways in which to use or review language. This [...]

EPIK Spring 2012 First day of Class

By saradavila  |  2012/03/01 08:26 Posted in Assessment, Basic Conversations, Foundation, Four Skills  |  Comments (0)

Are you teaching tomorrow? Are you worried about what to teach? Here are the lessons I teach on the first day of class.I keep mentioning these plans. As you get ready for your first classes, take a look at how I set myself up for success with these lessons. They are some of my favorite [...]

The Original EPIK Lesson Plan Template

By saradavila  |  2012/02/23 00:08 Posted in For Teachers, Four Skills, Lesson Plan  |  Comments (0)

Hello Teachers, Here is the lesson plan template used by EPIK and the Korean MOE since 2006 when I developed it for Korea. This lesson plan template is in doc format. It is designed around the PPP (Present, Practice, Produce) language teaching framework. It can be easily adapted to teach ESA (Engage Study Activate) PPU [...]

My Alibi Past Continous Info Gap and Interview

By saradavila  |  2011/08/08 23:42 Posted in Beginner, Four Skills, Grammar, Information Gap, Intermediate, Interview, Speaking  |  Comments (0)

This is an information gap and interview activity designed for beginner or intermediate EFL/ESL students. With some adjustments it would also be suitable for more advanced classes with languages learners. This communicative activity focuses on using the past continuous tense. In the activity begin by introducing students to the grammar form with some discussion of [...]

Interview for Story Reading

By saradavila  |  2011/06/21 16:30 Posted in Advanced, Four Skills, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, TBL Activities  |  Comments (0)

This is an interview activity designed for less controlled practice for  intermediate or advanced EFL/ESL learners. This is a general interview to discuss reading materials presented in the class. For teachers using extended or extensive reading practices with advanced learners this interview activity can help provide structure for deeper discussion of written texts. For these [...]

Animal Habitat Reading Jigsaw

By saradavila  |  2011/06/11 16:09 Posted in English for Specific Purpose, Four Skills, Global Awareness, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Science, TBL Activities  |  Comments (0)

This is a jigsaw reading activity for intermediate or upper-intermediate EFL/ESL students. This is an English for Specific Purposes activity focused on understanding the environment and endangered species. In this activity the teacher begins with at least 4 groups. It is possible to have 8 groups with where four have interaction. Each group receives a [...]

Ways to Conserve Habitat

By saradavila  |  2011/06/11 16:09 Posted in English for Specific Purpose, Four Skills, Global Awareness, Intermediate, Science, TBL Activities  |  Comments (0)

This is an English for Specific Purposes activity designed for pre-intermediate or intermediate EFL/ESL learners. This activity asks students to consider content related to endangered species and is appropriate for a biology classroom, or a classroom where students are learning geography. In this activity students are presented with a number of animal and animal types [...]

The Hamburger is from Germany Reading Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/17 14:16 Posted in Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Reading Dictation  |  Comments (0)

These activities are designed to help EFL/ESL learners in the classroom improve reading and reading comprehension while using all four language skills. This activity provides students with a short paragraphs about the origins of different popular foods. This is a reading dictation activity. In this activity, with a group of four students, one student takes [...]

I Need Shoes Reading Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/17 14:13 Posted in Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Reading Dictation  |  Comments (0)

These activities are designed to help EFL/ESL learners in the classroom improve reading and reading comprehension while using all four language skills. This activity provides students with a short story about a student who is shopping. The vocabulary used in this reading dictation is related to shopping and the use of cardinal numbers. This activity [...]

Jobs Riddles Reading Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/17 14:08 Posted in Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Reading Dictation, Riddles  |  Comments (0)

These activities are designed to help EFL/ESL learners in the classroom improve reading and reading comprehension while using all four language skills. This activity provides students with short riddles. Once students have all the information, the group must work together to use the clues to figure out which job the riddle is describing. This is [...]

My Accident Reading Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/17 14:06 Posted in Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Reading Dictation  |  Comments (0)

These activities are designed to help EFL/ESL learners in the classroom improve reading and reading comprehension while using all four language skills. This activity provides students with a short story about a student who has an emergency after getting into an accident. This activity is constructed around vocabulary related to emergency situations. This is a [...]

Comic Books Conversations

By saradavila  |  2011/05/14 13:23 Posted in Advanced, Comic Style, Creative Writing, Four Skills, Role Play, Writing  |  Comments (0)

These are conversation practice worksheets designed for all levels of EFL/ESL learner. The worksheets use a comic book style presentation to help students think about dialogue interactions and patterns. Generally I would have two students or a group of four create the conversation based on the story the pictures are telling. Once finished students create [...]

Follow the Rules Foundation Activity

By saradavila  |  2011/05/13 19:57 Posted in Advanced, Foundation, Four Skills, Reading Comprehension, Running Dictation, TBL Activities  |  Comments (0)

These activities are designed to help EFL/ESL learners in the classroom understand the rules and appropriate behavior in the classroom. This activity is designed for advanced students. I consider this material part of my foundation collection, as understanding appropriate and acceptable behavior is an important foundation stone for any classroom. This activity provides students with [...]

Good Behavior Reading Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/13 19:43 Posted in Beginner, Foundation, Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Dictation, TBL Activities  |  Comments (0)

These activities are designed to help EFL/ESL learners in the classroom understand the rules and appropriate behavior in the classroom. This activity is designed at two levels. This can be used in leveled classes, or  differentiated in a single class. However this is appropriate for most levels of ELL learner where classroom behavior is a [...]

Jupiter Riddle Running Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/12 17:43 Posted in Beginner, English for Specific Purpose, Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Riddles, Running Dictation, Science  |  Comments (0)

This is a running dictation activity for beginner or  pre-intermediate  EFL/ESL learners. This is an English for Specific Purposes activity (ESP) focused on language related to science and astronomy. This is a great four skills activity that incorporates reading comprehension with a task activity that has kinesthetic movement and interpersonal communication at the core. Cut [...]

Trees Riddle Running Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/12 17:34 Posted in Beginner, English for Specific Purpose, Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Riddles, Running Dictation, Science  |  Comments (0)

This is a running dictation activity for beginner or  pre-intermediate  EFL/ESL learners. This is an English for Specific Purposes activity (ESP) focused on language related to biology or science. This is a great four skills activity that incorporates reading comprehension with a task activity that has kinesthetic movement and interpersonal communication at the core. Cut [...]

Movies Riddle Running Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/12 17:22 Posted in Beginner, Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Riddles, Running Dictation  |  Comments (0)

This is a running dictation activity for beginner or  pre-intermediate  EFL/ESL learners. This is a great four skills activity that incorporates reading comprehension with a task activity that has kinesthetic movement and interpersonal communication at the core. Cut the sentences out as strips and place on the wall. Pair up students and have students go [...]

Books and Reading Riddle Running Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/12 16:59 Posted in Beginner, Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Riddles, Running Dictation  |  Comments (0)

This is a running dictation activity for beginner or  pre-intermediate  EFL/ESL learners. This is a great four skills activity that incorporates reading comprehension with a task activity that has kinesthetic movement and interpersonal communication at the core. Cut the sentences out as strips and place on the wall. Pair up students and have students go [...]

Pyramids in Egypt Running Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/12 16:57 Posted in English for Specific Purpose, Four Skills, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Running Dictation, Science  |  Comments (0)

This is a running dictation activity for pre-intermediate or upper intermediate EFL/ESL learners. This activity uses English for Specific Purposes (ESP) specifically in social studies content related to the great pyramids in Egypt. This is a great four skills activity that incorporates reading comprehension with a task activity that has kinesthetic movement and interpersonal communication [...]

Poverty Running Dictation

By saradavila  |  2011/05/12 16:40 Posted in English for Specific Purpose, Four Skills, Global Awareness, Intermediate, Reading Comprehension, Running Dictation  |  Comments (0)

This is a running dictation activity for pre-intermediate or upper intermediate EFL/ESL learners. This activity uses English for Specific Purposes (ESP) specifically in the area of global awareness. This is a great four skills activity that incorporates reading comprehension with a task activity that has kinesthetic movement and interpersonal communication at the core. In this [...]