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 modifiy questions to suit the level of your students or to adapt the activity to the objectives of the lesson being taught.