Common concepts:
Language crawls
Instagram outings
Scavenger hunt
Using maps / google maps / gps / google earth
Worksheets which direct you somewhere
A field trip
A sports game / outside
A classroom / inside game
Attending an event
Outside-the-comfort-zone actions (pranks, challenges)
A tour
A drama, comedy, video project
An art project
How can these activities grab and hold our attention?
Keep us practising language skills?
Show us new things about the language we're learning?
Help us to communicate better with others?
Student responses
1. History Tour
Length: 70 min
Possible problems: weather
Reference materials / resources: headset, smartphone, notebook
General aims: Cultural / historical awareness
Specific sub aims: past tenses, history vocab
Specific sub aims: past tenses, history vocab
Language focus: Vocab / grammar: see sub aims
Skills: (listening, reading etc) listening, note taking, paired discussion
Teacher roles: guide, aswering student questions
Student roles: Asking questions, taking notes
Student roles: Asking questions, taking notes
Formats: group, individual, pair etc: all three formats
Follow up / reflection: Kahoot? Writing? Feedback session? Teams answer a Kahoot quiz
Outcomes: Knowing a city better, greater confidence and sense of orientation
2. Blind BBQ
(groups work separately to guide a blind cook)
Length: 75 min
Possible problems: burning, accidents
Reference materials / resources: ingredients, equipment for cooking, recipes, drinks etc, blindfolds
General aims: improve communication skills
Specific sub aims:
Specific sub aims:
Language focus: Vocab / grammar: imperative, senses, relating actions, realising ideas in concrete form
Skills: (listening, reading etc): clear pronunciation, clear communication, sympathetic, constructive instruction, being supportive. listening attentively
Teacher roles: support, vocab assistance
Student roles: task mangagement, group work
Student roles: task mangagement, group work
Formats: group, individual, pair etc: groups
Follow up / reflection: Kahoot? Writing? Feedback session? Reflection about experience - writing
Outcomes: Better communication skills, sense of achievement
3. Cycling Trip
(In which students have to do a short presentation about a place on the cycle route)
Length: 3 hours
Possible problems: weather, safety issues, traffic
Reference materials / resources: maps, gear, bicycles, mobile phones
General aims: Get to know the geography, and social history of the city
Specific sub aims: Make friends
Specific sub aims: Make friends
Language focus: Vocab / grammar: linking vocab with real places and experiences
Skills: (listening, reading etc) presenting a little story to the group
Teacher roles: time keeper, coordinator
Student roles: researchers, presenters
Student roles: researchers, presenters
Formats: group, individual, pair etc, pairs and groups
Follow up / reflection: Kahoot? Writing? Feedback session?, Feedback session in a cafe
Outcomes: Improved speaking and listening skills, greater knowledge of the city and each other.
4. Ultimate Frisbee
Length: 80 min
Possible problems: weather, field already being used
Reference materials / resources: rule sheet, frisbee, extra frisbee, field markers (cones), colours for teams
General aims: learn / teach a new game, articulate specific skills and techniques among a team
Specific sub aims: discussing strategies and tactics in a game
Specific sub aims: discussing strategies and tactics in a game
Language focus: Vocab / grammar, giving advice, encouraging others, commands, criticism
Skills: (listening, reading etc), teamwork, action-related language
Teacher roles: coordinator, timekeeper , additional language input
Student roles: players, roles in the team
Formats: group, individual, pair etc: groups
Follow up / reflection: Kahoot? Writing? Feedback session? Feedback session, reflection on performance of both teams
Outcomes: Bonding, confidence, sports and action language
5. Suggest a class yourself!
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Language focus: Vocab / grammar
Skills: (listening, reading etc)
Teacher roles:
Student roles:
Formats: group, individual, pair etc
Follow up / reflection: Kahoot? Writing? Feedback session?
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