Games and activiites for young learners

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Games and activities for young learners BKC-IH Moscow by Olga Goncharova

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Everyone knows that children learn by playing. However, finding fun activities which would help young learners to learn English is not always easy. At this seminar exploring the most popular topic of the season we will discuss what games are suitable for different age groups, from preschoolers to teenagers, ... and possibly have some fun!

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Games and activities for young learners

BKC-IH Moscow by Olga Goncharova

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1. Authentic2. Fun3. Memory4. Motivation5. Personalisation6. Positive7. Practice8. Recycling9. Reward10. Routine www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker

Why play games in lessons?(quiz answers)

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Stirrers

TPRMiming gamesBall gamesRole-playsRunning games

Coolers

Puzzles Crafts Board games Flashcard games Colouring/matching/

writing Songs/rhymes/chants

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Answers: 1. c 7. c2. a 8. c3. c4. b5. b6. c

Quick Christmas Quiz

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Touch the ________. Turn over the _____. Is it a _____? Take the _____. Please can I have the __________? True/False. Multiple choice. Teacher reads definitions, students

pick the right card. “Fruit (Christmas) salad” What’s missing? What it is? (guess) What is it ?(reveal the card gradually) Vocabulary scramble

Flashcards

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I’m a little snowman, short and fat.Here’s my carrot-nose, here’s my hat.

When the sun comes out, I cannot play.Down, down, down, I melt away.(to the tune “I’m a little teapot.)

I’m a little snowman

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Dear Santa,Thanks for ________________.I like it very much because it’s ________ and ________.I often ___________ with it.Tonight I’m going to _____________.I hope you are ____________ but not ___________.Love from ____________

Letter to Santa

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www.film-english.comActivity: Watching a short film, completing the lyrics of a song, speaking and writingLanguage: Narrative tenses, prepositions, vocabulary related to Christmas

The Journey

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Merry Christmas! and

Happy New Year!