Hello Pablo, I was online,too when you posted the previous message,but I only saw it just now!
I was looking for conversational topics that may interest kids of all different English levels regardless of their fluency. They had a great time coming up with a list of questions about pets and animals first. Then I paired them up into 2 teams giving each team 5 minutes to guess another team members' pet using only 3 questions. If they guess one right,then can go on guessing another until the time is up. The best was one 9 year old boy's pet was a fish. When asked what colour is your pet?He said: blue. Can it swim?He said:yes. Does it have legs?He said:yes. Apparently he didn't know there are fins instead of legs.LOL Everyone felt cheated,but it was an innocent misconception of his because he didn't know the word or the function of 'fins'.;) That is the most challenging part of teaching kids because their range of vocabulary varies a lot. Sometimes if they don't even know how to call certain things in their mother tongue,how can I expect them to learn it in English?!:( I find these below useful: http://iteslj.org/questions/ http://bogglesworldesl.com/ And this unbelievably cute: "National Hugging Day?!" http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/01/national_hugging_day.html "Freethinkers Day?!" http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/01/freethinkers_day.html Thank you with the bottom of my heart,Pablo! I know I can always count on you!:) Wonderful Sunday! Pln P.S.Ali,Rignesh and Rui,have you finished your chain story?!:) On Jan 2, 2:27 am, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pln, > > Here there are more: > > http://iteslj.org/Lessons/http://iteslj.org/questions/ > > Although, I don't know if that is what you are looking for. I hope it > helps. > > Thank you, > > Pablo > > On Jan 1, 5:49 pm, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I want to add, what about lessons like these? (sister sites): > > >http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/http://www.newsenglishlessons.com/... > > > and this one: > > >http://www.myenglishimages.com/Conversation/Conversation.html > > > Regards, > > > Pablo > > > On Jan 1, 11:24 am, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Pln and all! > > > > A happy new year!! > > > > > Hey,Pablo,I was meaning to tell you that I have been having a > > > > conversation class with kids aged 9-15 of all levels(Beginner to Upper- > > > > intermediate) every Friday since November... > > > > > I have had a hard time choosing the right materials for them to all > > > > have a fruitful 45-minute lesson with me. > > > > Apparently,my manager or supervisor(a teacher herself)have no idea how > > > > impossible such a mission is even for an experienced teacher like > > > > me.:P > > > > > Any advice for me since you yourself have been guiding your Angela and > > > > her cousin for quite so many years. > > > > I did use to teach kids from 5-14 years old,but that was 11 years > > > > ago...my God!:( > > > > Ummh, so far I haven't been looking specifically for materials that > > > might be helpful for teachers. Anyhow, among the websites or pages > > > I've came across perhaps these might help: > > > >http://englishbanana.com/talkalot/index.html > > > > Well, there are lots of free materials: printables, worksheets to > > > download: > > > >http://www.englishbanana.com/downloads.html > > > > Or, what about this? > > > >http://bogglesworldesl.com/ > > > > Some days ago I came across that site, and I liked the flashcards a > > > lot. But now, I see there are lots of good materials for teachers, > > > also free: " You may use any resource, including photocopies, for the > > > purpose of teaching and distribution to your classes". > > > > Well, I stop practicing English to the cousin of my daughter because > > > he needs to reinforce his reading and math skills first, and it's a > > > long way to go! And about my daughter, she doesn't do English > > > activities unless I tell her and both her and my free time for her > > > English is not much either :( Well, little by little, no hurries. > > > > Pablo > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Happy New Year to you,Serdar,Rui,Rignesh,Dipal,Claire,Chaya and all > > > > your loved ones!!!:) > > > > Pln > > > > On Dec 31, 12:08 am, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The future has arrived: a new era in electronic dictionaries > > > > > >http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/med-magazine/August2009/54-Featu... > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Pablo > > > > > > On Dec 30, 6:05 pm, Pablo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi friends, > > > > > > > I come across this two nice dictionaries for English learners, both > > > > > > practically new for me: > > > > > > > 1. Macmillan > > > > > > >http://www.macmillandictionary.com > > > > > > > 2. Wordsmyth > > > > > > > -http://new.wordsmyth.net/ > > > > > > > -http://wordwizard.scholastic.com/dictionary/ > > > > > > > Enjoy! > > > > > > > Pablo- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions
