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This is a practical activity that can be used for various real life situations.

Possible tasks:

Write a C.V. / resume for one of the candidates.
Match C.V.s with the picture.

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Compound Nouns

This activity is about word formation and compound nouns. It includes games to connect words in context and vocabulary building. Compound nouns can also be formed using the following combinations of words:- The two parts may be written in a number of ways:- 1. Sometimes the two words are joined together. Example: tooth + paste = toothpaste | bed + room = bedroom 2. Sometimes they are joined using a hyphen. Example: check-in 3. Sometimes they appear as two separate words. Example: full moon Task 1 Try to find as many word combinations in the exercise below. Use this Link to use it full screen. Task 2 Solve this Compound Noun Pairing Game Task 3 How many compound words can you find in your kitchen? Hexagons possible solution art paper wall car Water park Pop Folk Clip Colour Paint craft craft Clip Bag Flower Wall Waste back Colour P...

Misunderstood

Introduction This is an activity built on a listening task challenging students to imagine, visualise and describe a character. At the end of the activity students will personify a natural element or a man made object in as a written, audio, video or live presentation. Task 1 The story of any person's life may follow these footsteps. Can you give a practical example of how the situations described in the word cloud (right) affect a person's life? Task 2 Task 3 In pairs or groups answer these questions. Who would say something like this? In what situation? What did he do to annoy people? Why didn’t people like him? What did he get used to? Why does he feel better now? What job was he offered? Task 4 Create your own character by completing the following sentences: ( PDF Download ) I think I was always misunderstood because ..................................................... People didn’t seem to like me ...

Words Quotes

This is an activity using quotes to discuss the role, importance, power, value and inappropriate nature of words and vocabulary. Task 1 Hunt around this interactive image and choose your favourite quote. Task 2 Check the vocabulary in the word cloud below Task 3 Complete the Following Cloze Task

PARSNIPS

A Parsnip is a Vegetable but in the world of education it is an acronym for P olitics, A lcohol, R eligion, S ex, N arcotics, I sms (such as communism or atheism), and P ork. Teachers are warned to keep away from such subjects and they have become a taboo in most classrooms and textbooks. However I feel that teachers should be more focused on how to deal with such subjects rather than avoid them. The key lies in cultural awareness and accepting plurality. POLITICS 1 Give a definition of the term 'Politics' using the visual thesaurus below. 2 Compare and contrast your definition with the one below. Do you agree that politics is about the citizen and the city / region / country the citizen lives in? How does this relate to foreign policy between countries? Why can politics be such a sensitive topic between citizens of the same country or between formal relationships between different countries? In what way can politics be like sport? Alcohol 1 ...

Conditional Clinic

This is a grammar activity with the conventional approach to teaching the conditional tenses in English. Task 1 Check the following slides Task 2 Complete the following sentences 1. If I went abroad for my next holiday, .............................................................................. 2. If someone stole my car, .............................................................................................. 3. I wish I’d never ........................................................................................................... 4. If I decide to go out this weekend, ................................................................................. 5. English would be easier to learn if .................................................................................. 6. Most people would be happier if ..................................................................................... 7. If I could have any job in the world, ..................

Work Life Balance

Work–life balance is a concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) and "lifestyle" (health, pleasure, leisure, family and spiritual development/meditation). This is related to the idea of lifestyle choice. Task 1 Discuss the comments made by the pictures in the slide below. Task 2 Discuss the following aspects: Identity through work vs True Self Work Family Conflict Career Technology Mental Imbalance - Stress Lower Birth Rates Diversity - Sexual Orientation - Religion - Intersectionality Money Rich = Time Poor Dual Career Commuter Couples Death From Overwork Mompreneur On ramping or off ramping the workforce Personal life vs Social Role Leisure vs Necessity Presenteeism Peer Marriage Telecommuting and teleworking Time Bind (work is home and home is work) Total Worker Health and not only occupational safety Workaholic Work Life Interface - Interferences Task 3 Comp...

Names of Rivers and Mountains

A look into the origin and etymology of names in geography, namely rivers and mountains. Task 1 Complete the Following task. Task 2 Danube (2,860 km) : from Celtic Dānu , meaning "to flow" (same origin for the Rivers Don, Dnieper and Dniester in Russia). Rhine (1,320 km) : from Middle High German Rin , from the Proto-Indo-European root *reie- ("to flow, run"). Po (652 km) : from Latin Padus , related to the wild pine trees in valley. The former Greek name was Eridanus , and the Ligurian name was Bodincus, meaning "river without bottom" or "deep river". Oder (866 km) : from proto-Indo-European Adra , probably meaning "water vein". Can you think of ot...

What's in Your Ice Cream?

Pre-task Today we are going to take a closer look at what's in your ice cream. Take a look at some ice creams on offer on the menu below. Baskin Robbins What ingredients make up the ice cream you chose? What do all ice creams have in common? Task 1 So we have established that ice cream is a mix of molecules Task 2 So what is the relationship between ice cream and coffee? Task 3 Complete the task below to write a definition of a molecule. Task 4 Now write your definition of a molecule. Further resources below. Wikipedia What Is Thought Co

Great Speeches

A student as resource activity to create a discussion or debate. A teamwork activity solving a gap fill exercise, a guessing game and video comprehension. This will lead to a self study writing and presentation activity. Task 1 What are your responsibilities? what responsibilities do you have in common? Task 2 Answer the questions at the bottom of the poster below. Task 3 The words in the word cloud below come from one famous speech. Try to guess who the speaker was and in which situation. Task 4 Complete the Cloze Task below Task 5 Look at the Image above and try to guess: who made these speech. In which situation What was the outcome? Task 6 Find out who the speaker was here. Task 7 I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man – white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want...

A Typical Person

This is an activity exploring facts about the community we live in. Task 1 Define the word Typical Task 2 Draw a list of typical activities for Teenagers Parents with Young Kids Pensioners University Students Task 3 Are there any activities which are typical for all people around the world? Are the activities which may be common activities in your life any different? Are activities which are common to people today different in different countries or in different time periods? Common ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) include feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming, work, homemaking, cleaning oneself after defecating and leisure. Task 4 What is the population of your country / city? Which country has the largest population in Europe / Asia / the Americas/ the world? Check online resources. Task 5 Watch this video.

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