Samantha Lewis
March 5th 2014
One size fits all?
True or false? • Most brain development is completed by the age of 12.
• The teen brain learns best when both sides of the brain are actively engaged.
• Secondary education often emphasizes right-brain activities.
• Teens learn better when they move. • The teen brain rejects structure and organisation.
• The teen brain likes novelty. • Leonardo da Vinci and Einstein are claimed to have been ambidextrous.
True or false? • Most brain development is completed by the age of 12.
x
• The teen brain learns best when both sides of the brain are actively engaged.
• Secondary education often emphasizes right-brain activities.
x
• Teens learn better when they move.
• The teen brain rejects structure and organisation.
• The teen brain likes novelty.
x
• Leonardo da Vinci and Einstein are claimed to have been ambidextrous.
Photos from Interactive Student’s Books 1-3.
1 Imagine the dialogue 2 Look beyond the picture What can they see?
Photos from Interactive Student’s Books 1-3.
Memory game
Interactive Student’s Book 2.
What was in the picture? Tell your partner‌
HOTs questions Who has the most… interesting dangerous boring …job? Why?
Which job would you like to try? Why?
Interactive Student’s Book 2
Jigsaw reading pictures
a Read one text. Draw pictures and write numbers only to help you remember the content.
b Tell somone else about your text. Look at the pictures and numbers, not the text, to help you.
Interactive, Student’s Book 2. Cambridge.
A carousel of ideas
A carousel of ideas
A carousel of ideas
A carousel of ideas
Ideas continuum surfing barbecues
Melbourne
marsupials
Interactive Student’s Book 1
10…Right elbow to left knee 9.…Left elbow to right knee 8.…Right elbow to left knee etc
Interactive, Student’s Book 2
Peer vocabulary teaching Group A •easy-going -_______________________________
•generous - ________________________________ •honest - __________________________________ Group B
•patient - ____________________________________ •sensible - ___________________________________
•sensitive - ___________________________________ Group C •shy - ________________________________________
•sociable - ____________________________________ •talkative - ____________________________________
Peer vocabulary teaching
Interactive, Student’s Book 2
Group A •easy-going – is relaxed and doesn’t worry about things.
•generous – gives money, time or help to others. •honest – always tells the truth. Group B •patient – doesn’t mind waiting and is kind when others make mistakes.
•sensible – makes good decisions or shows good sense. •sensitive – listens to others and understands them. Group C •shy – feels uncomfortable with other people.
•sociable – likes to meet and spend time with other people. •talkative – talks a lot.
Interactive, Student’s Book 3
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Noun suffixes -
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Human grammar
Make groups of 6 - each choose a different colour
Remember your colour!
Adverbs of frequency
never
is school
for
late
Punctual Pete Remember your word(s)!
Punctual Pete is never late for school.
tells
always me
her
Katy secrets
Katy always tells me her secrets.
??? Questions ???
The Beatles
did Yesterday
When
first sing
When did the Beatles first sing Yesterday?
was Daniel Radcliffe
How old
Harry Potter
when
he became
How old was Daniel Radcliffe when he became Harry Potter?
Dictogloss
Interactive Student’s Book 1
Tweeting summaries – 20 word challenge
www.animoto.com
www.padlet.com
Thank you! www.cambridge.org/elt.interactive samantha.lewis@britishcouncil.es @_samanthalewis