Asking for and giving directions , a lesson plan

* Lesson : Asking and giving directions
*Type of activity : Listening & Speaking
*Objective : Recycle prepositions of  directions and place
*Mode of work : GROUP WORK
*Duration : 20 minutes

*Procedure

Lead-in 
1_Put students in  groups of four and give each group one handout
2_Students listen to the dialogue and identify the whereabouts of each place ( 5 mins )
3_ Make sure they have different handouts
4_ Take the handouts and swap them ,then give them back
Practice 
5_ Students listen again and correct each others' sheets
6_ Teacher asks students to listen and fill in the script ( gap-filling exercise ) with expressions to ask and give directions  they have learnt . ( 3 mins )
7- Give a scrambled  dialogue ( same theme ) and ask them to unscramble it ( 5 mins )
8- Whole class correction
8- Ask each group to role play the dialogue

( praise everyone who tries )

Production : Ask each group to write a dialogue ,where they ask for directions to a place in their hometown *

* Note : You can stick cartoons ( panels ) as names of  places ( eg: Grocery )  between rows in your class ( 3D map ;) )as an extension for real-like conversation .

     
That's it !

 Good luck

''Find someone Who '' a very popular and practical ESL game

*Lesson : Simple Present
*Type of activity : speaking
*Objective : to practice the Simple present = Affirmative 3rd Person singular ( Jenny plays Football ) and YES-NO questions

*Time : 15 MINUTES                    
*Materials : Handouts ( above)
*Type of interaction : Ss-Ss interaction & Group work

Procedure 

     The teacher should pre-teach  all the verbs in the handout for the activity to proceed smoothly . As for the procedure of the game " Find someone who '' , it is simple . Put students in groups of  four to five ,  distribute handouts and allocate a 10 minutes task -time . Note that students should interview each other ( students from other groups of course ) to complete their lists . A DEMO is placed below :

  S1 from Group A : Do you do the dishes at home ?
  S2 from Group B : No , I don't .
  S1 from Group A : Do you do your homework  everyday ?
  S2 from Group B : Yes , I do .

( S1  writes his first sentence in the list ( each sentence is worth 1 score )

    Final step : Each  group representative read the report produced

* Form feedback :  teacher asks each group to write 3 sentences on board and then form correction is emphasized .

    Try it ! Maybe it goes wow !

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT ''PICTURE STORIES ''??

     
     Have you heard about '' Picture stories ''? Well , if you haven't , then you are missing a lot ! Picture stories are imagination and production generators .They trigger and provoke students' curiosity and interest , creating the need to '' summon all the linguistic input in his or her background ...In fact I tried them and the result was fascinating ; students came up with surprising sentences and a meaningful chain of speech acts !

    Try them and see what you are missing !

THE DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_uFse0bi0d-bUJ5cXZpcFM5Q00/view 

Diagnostic Test for TEFL Language Centers - All levels

 

 If you are searching for a diagnostic test that inclusively covers almost all levels of proficiency in EFL , then you must be a TEFL language center  professional .In fact DIAGNOSTIC TESTS are an important tool for teachers in such centers as they disclose students ' levels in detail and therefore they us help manage both the curriculum a the class . Find attached a diagnostic which took  me many hours to compile into  2-page space . I hope you like it ! Again, don't forget to give me your opinion and feedback !

Download link

   https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_uFse0bi0d-LTZ0dVRDMTZvZEE/view

QUIZES for Elemetary ESL students

No doubts , continuous assessment is of paramount importance , especially when it is given special attention by the teacher .Here are my first and second term quizzes . You can download them in link below . I will be happy if you leave your feedback in a comment.

  Thank dear Virtual ESL colleagues

My quizzes download link ( pdf and doc format)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_uFse0bi0d-VXZ2SFZwRkh6T1U/view

 By  CH. Mouhcine