Getting to know you posted on 9 august 20 by elena shvidko while preparing for the beginning of the new semester and planning my first teaching week, i thought it would be a good idea to share in my blog some gettingtoknowyou activities that can be implemented in a writing class. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about getting, to, know, you, getti. If you teach a class often enough to get to know your students you will be able to tailor the. I just started last week with my student teaching and the first day we had students i played games to get to know my students as well ad getting to know their names. After the last player shoots, its the first players turn again. I have over 40 students and it is very difficult to remember all of them. Enable esl files a tutorial at fallout 4 nexus mods. They havent met before, so i want them to use this questionnaire as an. Find this pin and more on beginning of the year by julie taylor. They are intended only for fun and to be helpful to me as i get to know my new students. Have fun with this getting to know you singing game at the beginning of the year.
Paper fight this get to know you activity is definitely active and can be bit hectic but if you and your students are keen it can be an activity they will remember for a long time. You now have both the mp3 audio file and the pdf transcript document on your computer. In the top lefthand corner of the card, write something you want to learn. Dialogues and conversations are a fundamental part of any listeningspeaking class. Great for students getting to know each other and can be a very short or very long activity.
You cannot copy, reproduce, redistribute, or disassemble any of the code, text, or audio files for any purpose for print or the web regardless if it is for educational or commercial use. Aim to practise giving and asking for personal information and getting to know other students in the class. If you are trying to copy the person before you and you miss the basket, the person whom you were copying gets to ask you a question to get to know you better. The formulas seemed familiar, but the word problems in the textbook looked. All lesson plans are available as downloadable pdf files.
You could if you scored between 30 and 60, you are a risktaker. In the upper righthand corner of the card, write something that is important to you. Aug 22, 2014 i loved that way of getting the students to know each other as well as you getting to know your students. Printables for newcomers basic worksheets jill moffitt. Esl icebreakers getting to know you games hubpages. We recommend updating yours to the latest version for the best experience. What workrelated skills would you like to learn more about. Language learning is a high risk activity in terms of losing face and the student surrounded by unfamiliar faces is likely to either withdraw or actout as a way of controlling the environment. Getting to know you worksheet esl worksheets englishclub. The game is played with children seated in a circle. Sometimes, it can be difficult to find or create a good dialogue. Using the listening lesson plans esllounge premium.
Getting to know your tutee corporation for national and. Each of the four levels have their own listening pages on esllounge premium. If you print this page or save as pdf, these notes and all headers and footers will be stripped out. Getting to know english language learners cultural linguistic.
May 05, 2010 my favorite firstdayofschool activities arent particularly unique or creative. When teaching online, you must also remember that your students might not have a great internet connection. A part of conversation questions for the esl classroom. Speaking esl and english with getting to know you questions. All you need to do is type in the number of attendees at the meeting and their average hourly wage, and start the clock. Getting to know english language learners a 7thgrade student on her.
Getting to know you activities first of all, pay more than lipservice to the getting to know you activities. Whole class activities getting to know a new group of classmates provides a truly authentic scenario for language learning. Getting to know you with question tags teachingenglish. Sep 09, 2019 with two great starters for any subject or for english ks3 and 4, students will do a fun getting to know you task, then brainstorm adjectives, then do a project about peace and harmony to display on the wall. In this lesson plan, the teacher will begin to get to know hisher ell students. I would highly appreciate your feedback regards, cindy kuhne. The classroom, the teacher, the students, the languageeverything was new to her. Complete the sentences with information that you think is true, e. American english is a resource center for teaching and learning about.
Students interview each other, and perhaps teacher. Just choose whichever icebreaker questions or speaking activities you think will work best. Esl conversation questions getting to know each other i. Icebreakers are not normally related to the subject matter, where as openers are related to the subject matter that is to be discussed. Aug 12, 2018 great activity for getting to know each other and avoiding embarrassing moments when speaking in front of the whole class. Getting to know you challenge 1 connecting classrooms 2 learning objectives. Esl library may not function properly in older browsers. A gap filling exercise that encourages students to ask questions and give answers. Getting to know you esl activities games worksheets. Dialogues and conversations for esl teachers and students. I made this worksheet to help my students get to know each other. For those teachers who have recently had to make the switch to online teaching due to the covid. Free english lesson plans for online teaching eflesl. On these pages, you will find the lesson plans related to listening.
The first day of class can be fun and exciting, but it is also a good opportunity to get to know one another no matter what level you teach. They can be used as introductory listening exercises and gap fills, or as a basis for roleplays and can serve as models so students can create and personalize their own conversations. A person who has one of the same initials you have. Every esl teacher has to teach grammar, even if that is not one of your course names. It will only take 5 to 10 minutes, but you will come away with a wealth of information and insights into your students. Icebreakers icebreakers are structured activities that are designed to relax learners, introduce them to each other, and energize them in what is normally an unduly formal atmosphere or situation. Everything you need to help a child learn to read through phonics. This get to know you activity is definitely active and can be bit hectic but if you. You have a lot of selfconfidence, which means you can function effectively in english at work despite.
This blog post is available as a convenient and portable pdf that you can take anywhere. They listen to a question and if it applies to them, they get up and dance in the middle of the circle. Someone who has more than three brothers andor sisters. First, the class will share where they are from by creating a classroom bulletin board display. If you scored between 25 and 25, you are a fairly typical user of english, with some good strategies for getting involved. If the person before you missed, its your turn to invent a new challenge. The only time copying of the quizzes or scripts not sound files is allowed is for personal use or for a classroom activity, but they should not be mass copied and then given out as the text for a class. You now have the mp3 file and the transcript all you need is the listening lesson plan itself. Esl getting to know you lesson plans are a great way to build camaraderie and comfort in a new. Getting to know you even simple social tasks like inviting a person out to a restaurant can cause embarrassment and stress. Icebreakers are not normally related to the subject matter, where as. The numbers on the chalk board were the only recognizable feature. Many smaller communities offer esl classes that meet once a week for 1. A pdf version of the alt handbook is also available on the jet.
This start of school survey that i call the getting to know you questionnaire is a great first day or first week of school activity. This site lists the grammar rules of english alphabetically, and they are easily accessible. Find someone who fits the description and have them sign your sheet. Boonville elementary serves k6th grade students and and is part of yadkin county schools. Enable esl files a tutorial at fallout 4 nexus mods and. Then ask every student to go around and use the same format. All of my resources have been tested in class and will be updated. Esl getting to know you lesson plans are a great way to build camaraderie and comfort in a new class while imparting valuable english vocabulary and conversation skills. We learn that a proper introduction is necessary in order to continue to speaking people you do not know. For that reason, its best to use lightweight pdf files rather than jpeg images since jpeg files tend to be much larger and can slow down the lesson tempo. Erpac is available in pdf version under english as a second language. Fun pdf getting to know you esl activities, games and worksheets for the first day of class to help a1, a2, b1, b2 level students become acquainted. Not only that, they provide pdf files of lessons on these rules that you can use with your students. If you dont know what an esl file is, firstly you have to have your game at least 1.
Icebreaker questions and speaking activities esl conversation. Pick a random student to start and have them high five the student to their right and say good morning with the students name. Applicable for english classes but also other subjects. This is a simple pdf file with about 9 steps in it to enable or disable your esl files manually. Download a pdf version of this activity for classroom use with teacher notes. These are just some of the activities you can do with your students on the first day to get the getting to know you started. Want your esl students to get to know each other and work cooperatively. Available as a word file download so you can edit it for your needs. This lesson includes discussions of why such situations are difficult, as well as plenty of practice.
If you had to live on a desert island, what three objects would you take with you. Esl getting to know you game reading, writing, listening and speaking activity low intermediate b1 40 minutes in this free getting to know you activity, students play a game where they give true and false personal information and their classmates ask questions to help them decide if the information is true or false. Introducing worksheet learners find out about each other. Did you know you can download a clock from the internet to calculate the cost of your meetings. Getting to know you with question tags choose a person from your class that you dont know very well. It is important to be properly introduced to someone so that we can feel safe and trust that the person is someone we can have as a friend. English esl getting to know each other worksheets most. Click on the image or the link to download the printable pdf file. Casual questions to get to know someone if you didnt have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time. Whats your favorite piece of clothing you own owned. They can be used as introductory listening exercises and gap fills, or as a basis for role plays and can serve as models so students can create and personalize their own conversations.