Hi all...I've never posted before so I apologize if the structure of this message is confusing. I just wanted to share some of the games and activities I have found to work well amongst my classes. I teach at an all girl's high school and the level of English varies dramatically amongst my classes. I am required to teach both the listening section and the speaking section of my book. The Korean teachers spend about 3 weeks on each chapter so my coworker and I have broke down our teaching into doing one week of listening, one week of speaking, and one week of activities not related to the book. So far, this has been working well and the students know that after two weeks of "boring" lessons, they will get to do something fun and exciting. I thought I would share some of my lesson plans from each of the three areas that I have outlined above. I realize that these lesson plans may not be applicable for some of you since some of my activities are derived solely from the content of my books, however, it may give you some new ideas.
In regards to teaching the listening section of my book (High School English - such an original book name), I have found that making worksheets to accompany the material works best with the students. It gives them something to do while they listen to the entertaining content and I always make sure to throw in some games and puzzles. I have attached some of these worksheets so that you can get an idea of what I'm talking about. Again, these worksheets were made to fit the content of my book so you would most likely have to edit them if you wish to use them.
The first attachment corresponds to Unit 2 (The Upside Down Mice) in my first year students books.
The second corresponds to Unit 1 (A Friend is a Present You Give Yourself) in my second year students books.
