Tag Archives: upper intermediate

Cabal, Cataclysm and Engaging Students

When I walked into my upper-intermediate class of teenagers yesterday, there were two students already there. One of them (A) spoke up about something that was on his mind and that he wanted to tell me (G) and then the other (D) soon joined in. The exchange more or less went like this: A: I [...]

An Educational Game – Disaster Watch

Level: Intermediate + Location: Computer room Topic: Food shortage, flood and earthquake disasters Language focus: Writing Game: Disaster watch An Educational game commissioned by Christian Aid to raise awareness of the threat of Food shortages, flood and earthquakes in a Central American country. Pre-Play I started this activity in a connected classroom by dictating these [...]

Alan Wake – A Video worksheet

At the beginning of this review there is a warning about the video having a violence content so it is recommended you watch to assess whether this activity is appropriate for your learners.  There is a lot of shooting, scary voices and a dark foreboding atmosphere throughout. Level: Upper intermediate /advanced Location: Connected classroom Skills [...]

3rd World Farmer Note Taking Activity

Level: Upper-Intermediate Location: Connected classroom Skills focus: Note Taking Game: 3rd World Farmer SCREENSHOT Preparation Download a copy of the 3rd World Farmer Worksheet (which contains learner worksheet and teachers’ notes). Play Hand out a copy of the student worksheetUse the teacher’s notes to play the game.  The interesting thing about this game is that [...]

A Game With Teen Appeal

Level: Intermediate Location: Computer room Topic: Prepositions, describing things in a room Skills Focus: Live Listening Game: Obama Guantanamo Escape THE GAME Teenagers sometimes like to play games that have a slight rebellious nature and that pokes fun at authority figures.  The game referrences a few iconic film characters including (in order of appearance) Rambo, [...]

10 TEFL Activities for Samorost 2

Here’s a brief description of ten TEFL activities from the site 101 ways (and more) to use Samorost.  All these activities were chosen because they cover a range of levels, location (classroom, connected classroom, computer room and home), language and skills practice.  The links provided direct you to lesson plans, downloadable material and more. 1 [...]

Crime & Investigation – Topic Based Interactive Reader

A computer room reading activity for individual or pair work. Level: Upper Intermediate & above (adults) Topic: Crime (Solve a murder) Language Focus: Understanding Language in Context Time: Computer room + homework to finish (1 hour to complete) Game: Crime & Investigation Preparation A There is an in-game toolbar that you need to make learners [...]

Discussion Topics #3 – A New Life

Level: Advanced Topic: Border Country Speaking Focus: Expressing opinions Time: 30 – 45 minutes Game: Against all odds Preparation You also need to go through a few steps after entering the site before you can get to play the game. The steps are: 1) Click on Open in full screen. 2) Click on Play against [...]