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Unit: First Week Activities
This theme centres around "Getting to know you" and "First Week" activites. One of the greatest challenges facing ESL students is the speaking class in which the most confident students dominate the discussion and the more reticent students quickly withdraw. These first week discussion starters helps balance the oral participation of all the students in the class, promoting an environment in which everyone has not only the opportunity but a real need to speak out.
What Type Of Student Are You
What Type Of Student Are You
Date added: 04/23/2009
What is a good student?  Work with your group to answer these questions and discuss what kind of student you are.  Answer these questions with yes, no or sometimes.  Ask your partner the questions.  For example, Do you like to study at the library?  Do you always do your homework? ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Let's Get To Know Each Other
Let's Get To Know Each Other
Date added: 04/23/2009
It is important to get to know your classmates and feel comfortable around them.  Ask some questions and write down the names of people who answer ‘yes’ to these questions.  Also, write five questions about things you want to know about! ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Invisible Ink
Invisible Ink
Date added: 04/23/2009
Print out this page and bring it to class. In class complete the following sentences. Do not look at your neighbor’s sentences! Once you have completed the sentences, you must now write these sentences on your partner’s back with your finger. Your partner must guess what you have wrote on his or her back. Switch roles. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Interview Homework
Interview Homework
Date added: 04/23/2009
This activity will help you practice speaking to other Korean speakers in English.  Ask ten questions to two different people.  The first five questions are written for you, you write the second five questions. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Good Group Bad Group
Good Group Bad Group
Date added: 04/23/2009
Work in groups of four. First, try the activity below (20 Questions) while acting like the bad group. Choose one of the characters for each group member. Try the activity below.  During the activity act like you character. This is a BAD GROUP! After you try the activity as a bad group, try it as the good group. Discuss the difference in the groups. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Goal Setting
Goal Setting
Date added: 04/23/2009
Goal setting is an important part of achieving results.  Goal setting is important for good students as well as other parts of life.  This activity will give you a chance to set some goals. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Follow Up Questions
Follow Up Questions
Date added: 04/23/2009
Remember to use follow-up questions in conversation!  Follow-up questions help to start or continue a conversation.  Common question words are when, what, who, how, and why.  Ask three people the question and the follow-up questions. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Favourite Things
Favourite Things
Date added: 04/23/2009
Make a list of your ten favorite things and write a sentence about why that thing is important to you.  Here are some examples.  Remember, these are only examples, you should think about what your ten favorite things are. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Do You Like?
Do You Like?
Date added: 04/23/2009
Ask and answer the following questions in groups: 1. Do you like Seo Tae-Ji? Why or why not? 2. Do you like going to nightclubs? Why or why not? 3. Do you like computer games? Why or why not? 4. What kind of music do you like? Why? 5. Do you like English? Why or why not? 6. What kind of kimchi do you like? Why? 7. Do you like S.N.U.T? Why or why not? 8. Do you like watching movies? Why or why not? 9. Do you like rainy days? Why or why not? 10.  Do you like to dance? Why or why not?  ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Conversation Starters
Conversation Starters
Date added: 04/23/2009
Look at the following expressions. Decide how each expression is used. Write the expression in the chart below. ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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Classroom Game
Classroom Game
Date added: 04/23/2009
Fun, free talking activity! ZIP file contains both PDF and Word documents for ease of reproduction and flexibility for editing, customizing and updating.
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