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Weird words activity

1. Divide your class in two teams. 2. Choose a student of a team and ask him to leave the room 3. His/her team chooses a weird word and each one decide what it is while the student is outside the room Example: Agastopia n. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body Studnet A will say: Agastopia is a small city in Africa Stidennt B will say: No, agastopia is an illness. You start vomiting and .... (trying to convence the student that was outside that he or she has the right definitiion) Student C will say: No, do not listen to them. Agastopia is an instrument used in a band to make a noise like a small bell. Student D will say: Nope! Agastopia is an admiration of a particular part of someone´s body. The outsider student should guess who is saying the truth. Weird words list: Agastopia n. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body Bibble v. – to drink often; to eat and/or drink noisily Cabotage n. – coastal navigation; the exclusive right...

Icebraker for big groups

Large Group Ice Breaker Games and Energizers Do you need some games to get people moving and raise the energy level in the room? Or an activity that helps to  break the ice  and get participants comfortable with talking to each other. Consider these exercises! Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament This is a fun and loud energizer game based on the well-known “Rock, Paper, Scissor” game. People play against each other in pairs until the first win. But instead of the losing players becoming eliminated from the tournament, they become a fan of the winner, and they cheer for them as the winner plays against a new opponent. You repeat the process until there are only two players left with a huge fan base cheering for them. The last two players have to play until one has won twice. As this activity tends to get loud, it’s best to play it somewhere outside. Doodling Together Doodling Together is a fun and creative icebreaker where the group gets to collaboratively draw postcards...

Icebrakers for small groups

Icebreakers for Small Groups (2 to 5 people) The following icebreakers are useful for small groups and teams of about  two to five people . In some cases, larger groups can subdivide and play as well. Just because you don’t have a lot of people doesn’t mean you can’t have a great time. Try them out and let us know which ones you think are the most fun! Art Effects   (Drawing) Beverage Pong   (Party) Botticelli   (Guessing) Candy Introductions   (Get-to-know-you) Catch the Ball   (Get-to-know-you) Collaborative Drawing   (Party, Teambuilding) Connecting Stories   (Get-to-know-you, Teambuilding) Crazy Job Interview   (Talking) Fabulous Flags   (Get-to-know-you) Fake Artist   (Stationary) Four Corners   (Get-to-know-you) Ghost Game   (Stationary, Talking) Hot Potato Camera   (Party) Icebreaker Questions   (Get-to-know-you, Teambuilding) Interview Game  (Get-to-know-you)   Late Arrivals...

TOOLS for teachers and students

TOOLS for teachers and students www.cambridge.org/us/esl/touchstone/audio/ http://www.cambridge.org/us/esl/venturesadulted/venturesarcade/index.html    https://sites.google.com/site/vanessalarsonesl/reading   http://a4esl.org/a/g.html    https://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/08/27/25-terrific-online-games-for-english-language-learners/    https://linguapress.com/puzzles/word-games-index.htm    https://www.eslgamesplus.com/   Connect Arcade for kids https://www.cambridge.org/elt/connect2e/connectarcade/   Songs worksheets look for the little square box and click so you can download the worksheet https://busyteacher.org/classroom_activities-listening/songs_and_lyrics/     Grammar with songs http://www.esl-lounge.com/songsil.php    http://www.isabelperez.com/songs.htm   http://www.richmond.com.br/filesrs/richmond/2017/eRichmond/09/SONG_EM_Cant_sto...