English for fun

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This article takes a look at blogging, which is becoming increasingly popular as a language learning tool. It gives an overview of blogging websites, suggests why you might want to use them, and gives some practical advice on setting up blogs for use with your own classes. What is a blog? Types of blogs used in language teaching Why blog? Where to start Tips for managing learner blog settings Keeping students interested Some ideas for activities Pitfalls to watch out for Advanced feature What is a blog? A blog (short for  weblog ) is a frequently updated website that often resembles an online journal. It's so easy to create and update a blog - it requires only basic access to the Internet, and a minimum of technical know-how. Because of this, it is one of the easiest ways to publish student writing on the WWW. It's almost as easy as sending an email. Nowadays, blogs can also display photos and some people are using them with audio ...

Using ICT in the English classroom There is no doubt that almost everything we do nowadays is somehow  connected with technology. Without technology, life would be more difficult than it already is, knowledge would be limited and more difficult to achieve. The incorporation of  ICT  at schools has changed the education a lot. Computers represent an inexhaustible source of material for teachers and pupils. Teachers, for example, can find all kind of valuable, beautiful and incredible material (flashcards, crosswords, pictures, bingos …) if they surf the Internet. This can help them to prepare the lessons better and to save time to devote to doing other things. Our pupils like working with  ICT , because it is very  motivating and enjoyable; we all know computers are a very useful support for teaching the curriculum, and the students also perceive this idea. In my opinion, those teachers involved in the innovative practices in both primary and secondary...

METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FROM BLOGGERS For some people, blogging is synonymous with writing, and I think we all can agree that  writing is art . It would be like asking an artist to pay money to hang their artwork in a museum so that people could marvel at it all day long. Doesn’t that seem backwards? Shouldn’t the  museum  pay the artist, in some form? And shouldn’t the  visitors  pay the museum, so the museum can support the artists? Some have mastered the art of blogging, but there are still people who deperately in need of a good piece of advice and needless to say a few recommendations from other more accomplished bloggers. Here are links on useful bloggers  - http://slavik20.blogspot.com/2016/05/methodological-support-from-bloggers.html - http://mashashblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/methodological-support-from-bloggers.html - https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teachingenglish-bloggers-0 - http://engg-expo.com/starting-a-blog-in-2018-the-method...

1. Brainstorm your ideas .                                                                        2.Choose the correct answer and explain your choice .                                                                        3. Read the text and answer the following questions . . 3.

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Topic - Sport        Name of the activity Procedure Purpose Timing Age 1.Ask and answer Students are divided into pairs according to the color.   Teacher ask them to name associations to the word sport. Warming up activity. Develop interaction, collaboration and communication. 5 min   6 th   form 2.Guess the word. Teacher cuts the cards   with different kinds of sport out and put them face down on the table. The students take turns picking a card and the rest of the group put questions, to find out what is in the card. The one to guess the word gets the card. Who gets more cards ?   Students will be able to distinguish names of sport activities. 5 min 6 th form 3.Interviewing Students are divided into pairs. They speak about attitude to sport , about seasonal sports, sport clubs , about advantages of being an athlete. ...

Topic - Food                                                    Name of the activity Procedure Purpose Timing Age 1.Ask and answer Students are divided into pairs according to the color. They ask a very simple question Do you….? , and tick on the right question. Warming up activity. Develop interaction, collaboration and communication. 7 min  5 th   form 2.Guess the word . Teacher cuts the cards  with food items out and put them face down on the table. The students take turns picking a card and the rest of the group put questions, to find out what is in the card. The one to guess the word gets the card. Who gets more cards ? ...