Your class of 25 learners, aged 14-15, act restless and inattentive while two students read a dialogue from the textbook aloud. What can you do to resolve this situation?
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Explain to your class in simple English two reasons for not underlining every word they do not know in a reading passage.
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You ask your class the following question about a text: Do you think Mrs Saunders will believe the police? No one understands you. What would you do next?
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thief
Give points!
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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lifesaver
Give 5 points!
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Learners are working individually on comprehending a reading passage. You want them to work cooperatively instead. What might you do to build teamwork?
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You want to motivate learners to read English more, using available resources in your area. Tell them three places they can find resources written in English.
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Your aim is to help your beginning-level learners skim reading passages before they read them more carefully. Explain to them what skimming is and why it is a useful strategy.
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Explain to your class five reasons for reading in English.
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Your class has just read a short autobiography about David Beckham, the famous football player. Suggest one possible post-reading activity for them.
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Your class is going to read a passage entitled 'Mistaken Identity'; how might you use the title to interest them in the passage?
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You want to make the classroom atmosphere where you are sitting now more relaxed and homelike to encourage learners to read English for pleasure during the last ten minutes of class. What could you do to change the ambience?
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You ask your intermediate-level learners to paraphrase a short reading they have just read. One learner does not understand paraphrase. Find another way to explain the term and its purpose.
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monster
Reset all scores!
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star
Double points!
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gift
Win 5 points!
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baam
Lose 10 points!
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The newspaper article you are going to read with your class is accompanied by a photograph of a large crowd of people, looking angry. How could you use this photo to motivate them to read?
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You want your high-beginning level learners to practise scanning. You hand them a copy of an English-language culture magazine, with listings of films, theatres, etc. What type of scanning task could you give them?