DAFT PUNK's TECH-LINGO

If you need a song for your technology-related vocabulary lesson, "Technologic" will certainly do. 

Below, one of the endless options of how to use it.

To have more fun with your students, you can 

- divide them into teams, 

- set the timer

- find out how fast each team can read the list of the words from one of the wordsnakes (ex.1) 

   [they can read one/or two/ word(s) per student 

   // they can read the list once/or twice - set rules]

- reward the winners.

If you want them to have nightmares, show them the video: ⏩Daft Punk - Technologic⏪  ;-)

(YL) MOZART AT YOUR SERVICE

English as His Majesty among the languages often employs various servants to spread its word and gain even greater fame. This time, I suggest to hire Mozart to that end!

How to benefit from Mozart? Use his "Turkish March" to teach/revise/practice vocabulary with your young learners.

Here is "the how":

Tell your pupils to get into pairs.
Explain them that some of them are going to turn into a pianist and some of them are going to turn into the piano.
One pupil lies down on a carpet and turns into a piano, the other sits beside him/her and turns into a pianist.
Play "Turkish March".
Every time you turn the volume down, you say a word. - If the word is (give them a category - e.g. an animal), they change roles; if it is a different word they continue "the concert".

Pupils really enjoy being Mozart and there are lots of giggles and fun.

(T) GIVE A SHORT TEST A NEW TWIST

Why not change the age-old feeling of loath and reluctance towards tests, at least towards the short tests?

... and I know what some may say: 'It's against the rules!', 'How outrageous!", "I can't believe it!", "Impossible!", etc. etc.

but my suggestion is very simple and it goes:

In what way can it be a prize, you're asking?

Let me make it clear to you.

At the beginning of a lesson / a task you should tell your students that they're going to be given a prize if they (here is the space for your reason). It may be self-discipline, a task they managed to do well, anything else you believe it's worth it.

The prize will be a short test but they will be provided with ALL the items that will appear on the short test (it may be 10 words you REALLY want them to learn,  a translation of 5 sentences you REALLY want them to know - which e.g. are very useful to communicate in English or are great examples of the grammar point you've just practiced, anything which you find necessary for your students to learn.) You shouldn't choose the items at random. 

For your students it will be a great opportunity to get a good mark and for you a great chance to ensure that the key points of what you teach during the lesson are mastered by them.

Remember to use it wisely, though. It should be an incentive, not a routine so

- present it to your students as a great deal;

- don't overuse it;

- inform students about the possibility of such a prize BEFORE the work they need to do to get the prize;

- make it clear what you expect from them.

Does it convince you? Have you ever tried it?