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Author: Richelle Hewin
Roll the dice to find out which question word to use.
Materials: Several dice (1 per pair / group of three works well)
Procedure
Elicit question words from the class (e.g. 'What', 'How long', etc)
Show the dice to the class to elicit what it is, and how many sides ...
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Keywords: adults, children, dice, elementary, game, idea, speculating, wh- questions
This is another version of a well known task based on the idea that there are two people/groups. One of which always lies whereas the other always tell the truth. All you need to do is read to your students the following story and give them some time to come ...
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Keywords: game, idea, lie, questions, quiz, speculating, trivia, truth
Shared by marcoscmendonca
A short speaking and movie comprehension activity. First learners are asked to answer three questions regarding living in the city vs. living in the countryside. Next, students watch movie excerpts and answer questions somewhat related to the movie. Some of the quetions are personalized, some of the questions ...
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Posted in ESL worksheets
Keywords: answering-questions, comprehension, intermediate, into-the-wild, movie, personalization, speaking, speculating, writing
Shared by gabr.lopez
This is a beautiful MsPowerpoint slideshow showing pictures of places, people, objects, etc. which students have to associate with the countries. Some of them are quite obvious, some of them aren't.
Questions to ask
First try to elicit from your students what the picture shows. Make them describe the picture.
Then ...
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Posted in ESL worksheets
Keywords: countries, nationalities, pictures, places, speculating, tourism
Shared by Anonymous
Excerpt
You now have the capital you need. The manufacturer makes our wallpaper, and it looks very good. People seem interested in it, and want to see your price list. You have to decide how much you’re going to sell your wallpaper for. What are you going to do?
a ...
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Posted in ESL worksheets
Keywords: adults, career, group-work, reading, speculating
Shared by Adam
Tasks
Read the four stories to your students and ask them to invent plausible explanations.
As simple as that :) If you know any other "lateral thinking" situations drop them here at www.eslhandouts.com.
The Plane Crash
Susan watched her husband get on the 8.15 p.m. flight from Toronto to Chicago. She ...
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Posted in ESL teaching ideas
Keywords: advanced, fun, lateral-thinking, listening, speculating
Shared by Anonymous
Excerpt
The Amish live in Pennsylvania, USA. They came from Switzerland and Germany in the eighteenth century and live together on farms. Although they live just 240 kilometers from New York City, their lifestyle hasn't really changed in the last 250 years. They've turned their backs on modern materialism: ...
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Keywords: amish, can, can't adults, elementary, reading, speculating, true / false, use
Shared by Adam
Ss are presented with a set of questions (brain teasers). They work in pairs or groups and come up with most plausible explanations. Then present them with explanations sent to one of the newspapers.
Teasers
Why is it that one person yawning often makes another person yawn?
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Posted in ESL worksheets
Keywords: advanced, reading, riddle, speculating, young-learners