Saturday, September 28

What's the Question? (using pictures)

Using a photo (no photo included in this post) create some answers related to the photo (before class or learners in groups with their own):

1, France
2, Late afternoon
3, A house
4, Yes, on the right hand side
5, No
6, A young family
7, They are playing tennis
8, It might have been 1910
9, It could be Spring

Now decide what the questions could be for these answers by looking at the photo:
example 1, Where was the photo taken?

Friday, September 27

Excuses Excuses

Reasons why they didn't do the homework. A list.

I forgot
I was ill
I was absent
I had to study
My dog ate it
I had a headache
I didn't have time
I did the wrong page
I didn't understand it
I couldn't be bothered
I did the wrong exercise
I can't find my workbook
I left my workbook at home
I didn't come to the last class
I hurt my leg and was in hospital
I know it already so it's a waste of time
I left my bag in my grandparents house
I left my books in my grandparents house
Was there homework?


Drawing by Claudia

Drawing by Claudia

Thursday, September 26

Preference

A) Do you prefer ____ or _____?
B) ____
A) Why?
B) Because ____

Monday, September 23

Restlessness

Here are some forms of transport:

1, car | plane | UFO

2, camel | 
elephant | magic carpet

3, skateboard | 
train | horse

Choose one group of three words and answer the questions:

1, Which ones have things in common?
2, Which is the (___est / most ___) 
3, If the ___ could speak, what would it say?
4, What advice would the ____  give to its children?
5, Can you create a new transport using two words?
(example magic camel (include a brief explanation))

Thursday, September 19

Respect

1, Here are some reasons you might get into trouble at school:

Not doing homework
Using a mobile phone when you shouldn't
Punching another student in the playground
Insulting another student in the playground
Speaking to friends in class

Can you rank them in order of the one that gets you into the MOST trouble to the one that gets you into the LEAST trouble. 
Compare and justify your answers.

2, Here are some alternative ideas from The Philosophy Man. A bit more thinking involved. Rank them.

Hitting someone
Hitting someone back
Stealing food from the school canteen
Stealing someone’s lunch
Calling another pupil a bad name
Calling a teacher a a bad name