ENGLISH TEACHING TIPS

1-Teach or review ways of giving advice. 2-Give each student a small piece of paper. 3-Tell the students to write short anonymous notes explaining a problem they have, real or imaginary, and asking for advice. The should also sign it with a nickname. 4-Collect the notes and read them one by one. 5-Ask your students to give advice to the person who wrote the note. For example: "(Nickname) should go home and get some rest."

1-Ask the students to take a small piece of paper and write the first name of 5 friends and/or family members on it. 2-Pair the students up and ask them to exchange the papers. 3-Have the students interview one another about the people on the paper with the following questions(write them on the board) : WHO`S----------? WHAT DOES S(HE) DO? WHERE`S S(HE) FROM? HOW OLD IS S(HE)? WHAT DOES S(HE) LOOK LIKE? WHAT`S S(HE) LIKE? 4- Have the students report what they learned about their partners' friends and relatives. For example: Pablo is my partner's brother. He is 25 years old. You may add, reduce or modify questions to suit the level of your students or to adapt the activity to the objectives of the lesson being taught.