Learn some basic facts about your classmate’s schedule and then tell the class what they really get up to in the week! An impromptu activity where students think up elaborate events for their friend’s schedule!
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Good News Everyone!
Be an anchorman and make up a news story on the spot from a picture stimulus. Fab fun for everyone!
A Little Riddle Fun
Ten Classic Riddles to get your students listening and stewing their brains! Great for everyone of all ages and fits all purposes!
Would You Rather…?
Inspired by John Burningham’s classic children’s story Would You Rather… , have you students answer some of these wacky questions. A fun warm-up to find out what students really think of zoom.
What’s new on the high street?
Choose one of these great shops to fill the vacant spot on your high street. This is a great descriptive and persuasive activity.
Description of a Theatre Review Writing Task in an Online University Classroom Setting
This is a paper I had published at the end of last year in Mask & Gavel, a speech, drama & debate journal for language teachers and students who are interested using drama methods in the EFL classroom. I wrote about my decision to have students view and review a production of the play Frankenstein by London’s National Theatre . If you have time, take a look.
5-a-side Olympic Legends
Pick your top 5 Olympic Legends for your all-star 5-a-side football team. This is a speech activity where you must make and justify your choices.
Back online!
On April 25th, Japan entered lockdown for the third time, which has meant university classes have temporarily gone online. So, this was the perfect opportunity for me to introduce the blue book to a performance class I teach at AGU.
Our ninety-minute session was divided into three sections – part one, plays 1-4, part two, plays 5-8, and part three, plays 9-12 – and in each section the class of 18 students were grouped in breakout rooms and instructed to read and report back on one of the plays. The session went smoothly, and we covered all the material; I was also able to shuffle the groups for each section of the class, so it was a great way for students to get know their classmates better.
One play I especially enjoyed hearing was ‘The Top’, the last play in the 12 Short Plays for the Language Classroom and Beyond! collection. The play explores fashion trends, peer pressure and the distance youngsters go just to fit in. It is also filled with slang words, which students had a great deal of fun using. This five-hander set in a popular clothing store is the perfect play for teenagers and young adults!
I was very happy with the reception of the material. Although we may be under lockdown for another session (or longer), this class is determined to enjoy themselves whether they are in-class or on-line!