Proverbs

1. Prepare individual copies of a list of well-known proverbs using the present simple. 2. Read through the list of proverbs with the class,...

How often do we do it?

1. Put these lists upon the board: buy - a magazine, a book, a lipstick, a pair of shoes, hi-fi equipment; borrow – money, pens, ideas, clot...

Associations

1. Prepare a pile of smallish pictures depicting objects, animals, scenes. You can use simple drawings; but color photographs cut out of mag...

Whose is this?

1. The teacher asks up to 10 students to lend him something: a scarf, a pair of gloves, 2 books, a bag, pen, shoe, etc. He then chooses 1 or...

Find the pair

1. Prepare some two-line dialogues with each line on a separate card. 2. Distribute the cards. 3. First student reads the line on his card. ...

Oh!

1. Give the students a series of exclamations ('Oh!', 'Ah!', 'Great!', etc.), and ask them what they think has just ...

Adjectives and nouns

1. Students suggest adjective-noun phrases, for example, 'a black cat', 'an expert doctor', etc. Contribute some yourself. A...