This video clip took place in the context of a lesson learning the vocabulary for different colours in French. The activity involved the learners taking turns to listen to the spoken word which was a certain colour and decide whether the spoken word matched the flag that was pulled out of the hat. The learner … Continued
This video clip took place in the context of a lesson learning the vocabulary for different colours in French. The teacher had downloaded an electronic version of ‘Bingo’ called ‘Lingo Bingo’. One learner was chosen to release a ball and call out the colour to the rest of the class using the written text on … Continued
This activity took place in the context of learning the vocabulary for different items of clothing. This activity was the last activity of the lesson whereby the teacher had used an internet-based resource to play a monologue. The monologue included what the character liked to wear in different settings e.g. going to the park. The … Continued
This clip shows an activity about animals and endangered species. The learners (a young FCE group aged 13 years old) are initially shown a series of gapped sentences describing different animals and encouraged to predict what is hidden beneath the yellow block. Once the images are dragged from behind the block;the teacher prompts the learners … Continued
In this clip;the learners (a young FCE group aged 13 years old) are taking part in a series of stationwork activities. The learners at the board are practsing their reading skills by working through a number of questions that ascertain how big their carbon footprint is. In the activity;learners are using the board as stimulus … Continued
This clip shows the introduction of the topic on morality and the use of language for prediction with upper-intermediate intermediate learners (15-16). They have to use the still of the video clip and talk in groups to predict what they think is going to happen. They then watch the entire video clip;compare their predictions and … Continued
This clip shows the development of the topic on morality and encourages learners to use the grammatical function of modals to describe what they would do in certain certain situations. The exercise is designed for learners aged 15/16 studying for the Cambridge First Certificate to help them with the speaking part of the exam. Learners … Continued
This clip shows the IWB being used to display a series of case studies to generate discussion among learners as to which study describes the most anti-social situation. The learners (aged 15-16) are expected to use language for turn-taking to practice for part 3 of the Cambridge First Certificate speaking paper. Learners are then required … Continued
This clip shows the introduction of a writing & speaking activity where a table is displayed on the IWB to help learners think of situations where they would help someone in trouble or not help someone in trouble. The learners (aged between 15-16) make notes on paper and feedback is given to the teacher who … Continued
This activity took place in the context of a lesson on learning the vocabulary for different names of food. This clip shows the whole class listening to a conversation between two characters in Welsh discussing what food they have for breakfast;lunch and dinner. The teacher pauses the conversation at certain points to ensure the learners … Continued