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Coupe du Monde 2026
Read more: Coupe du Monde 2026This unit was written to be comprehensible and engaging. You will notice CI activities like Map Talk, the Marker game, circumlocution bingo, volleyball reading and Write and Discuss. Overall I tried for a unit that was less in-depth on the trivia about the World Cup favoring instead repetition of a set of vocabulary about soccer.…
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Les publicités: Authentic Resources for Novice Students
Read more: Les publicités: Authentic Resources for Novice StudentsWhen students only have a limited number of words to express themselves, it is still possible to use complex authentic materials if you modify the task. I offer my students commercials from France and other French-speaking countries as a view into the culture of the country. As they are Novice speakers, I know that I…
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Circumlocution Games
Read more: Circumlocution GamesCircumlocution is a learned skill. In my classroom I try to model the skill for the students and to build toward them using it for themselves. The first two games offer the students examples of how to circumlocute. In the final game, one student is actively circumlocuting while the others guess the answer. You can…
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Students show understanding through movement
Read more: Students show understanding through movementDuring the first months of language learning, before they are ready to produce language, students can show understanding through movement. Here are five different possible activities to do with students where they move around the classroom to show what they understand. Click on the links to see examples. Lève-toi si : Students stand to indicate…
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