Warmers, Coolers and Lesson-Planning for Teenagers Dave Spencer

Warmer: The Three Letter Game

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train north Tip!!! Think about word formation!!!!!

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Warmer: Alphabet Cards

Warmer: Alphabet Cards 1) Class spelling

Warmer: Alphabet Cards 1) Class spelling 2) Category scramble

Warmer: Running dictation

What is a warmer?

What is a warmer?
Typical qualities:

What is a warmer?
Typical qualities: 1) Short Against the clock

What is a warmer?
Typical qualities: 1) Short Against the clock 2) Interactive?

What is a warmer?
Typical qualities: 1) Short Against the clock 2) Interactive? 3) Competitive?

What is a warmer?
Typical qualities: 1) Short Against the clock 2) Interactive? 3) Competitive? 4) Fun

What is a warmer?
Typical qualities: 1) Short Against the clock 2) Interactive? 3) Competitive? 4) Fun 5) Gets students thinking in English

What is a warmer?
Typical qualities: 1) Short Against the clock 2) Interactive? 3) Competitive? 4) Fun 5) Gets students thinking in English 6) Probably gets students speaking (noise!)

What is a warmer?
Typical qualities: 1) Short Against the clock 2) Interactive? 3) Competitive? 4) Fun 5) Gets students thinking in English 6) Probably gets students speaking (noise!) 7) May raise energy-levels (movement!)

What is a cooler?

What is a cooler?
Typical qualities:

What is a cooler?
Typical qualities: 1) Individual?

What is a cooler?
Typical qualities: 1) Individual? 2) Involves concentration

What is a cooler?
Typical qualities: 1) Individual? 2) Involves concentration 3) Gets students thinking in English

What is a cooler?
Typical qualities: 1) Individual? 2) Involves concentration 3) Gets students thinking in English 4) Perhaps practises listening and/or writing

What is a cooler?
Typical qualities: 1) Individual? 2) Involves concentration 3) Gets students thinking in English 4) Perhaps practises listening and/or writing 5) May be quiet or silent

What is a cooler?
Typical qualities: 1) Individual? 2) Involves concentration 3) Gets students thinking in English 4) Perhaps practises listening and/or writing 5) May be quiet or silent 6) Slow? Has a calming effect on students

Cooler: Opposites Dictation

Cooler: D-I-Y Word Searches

Cooler: D-I-Y Crosswords

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The Mushroom Salad Lesson Plan

The Mushroom Salad Lesson Plan

Background: Age of the students: Level: Number of students: Length of class:

13 A2 25 One hour

The Mushroom Salad Lesson Plan

Background: Age of the students: 13 Level: A2 Number of students: 25 Length of class: One hour When the teacher taught this lesson, she had lots of problems managing the class? Any ideas why?

Stage 1: Present eight new words for food Time: 10 minutes Interaction: T sts Stage 2: Students read instructions on how to make a mushroom salad. Read and put in the correct order. Time: 20 minutes Interaction: Sts individually Stage 3: Correct by reading aloud the instructions in the correct order. Time: 5 minutes Interaction: T Sts Stage 4: Students write similar instructions for a different type of salad using words and expressions from the mushroom salad text. Time: 25 minutes Interaction: Sts individually

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) Relevance to the students.

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Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) Relevance to the students. 2) Variety of skills work. E.g. Speaking versus Listening

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) Relevance to the students. 2) Variety of skills work. 3) Variety of interaction.

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) 2) 3) 4) Relevance to the students. Variety of skills work. Variety of interaction. Pace and timing.

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Relevance to the students. Variety of skills work. Variety of interaction. Pace and timing. Warmers and coolers.

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