Hesitation Devices from Ronnie
If you are a beginner, sometimes you might experience loss of words, which might make you feel embarrassed or stupid.
But don't panic! Signal your partner that you need time to remember. Here is a video that shows how to do it.
How to Stop Translating And Start Thinking in English
If you wish to be fluent when you speak English and avoid silly mistakes that you keep making under the influence of your native language, you should start thinking in English.
Here are five easy and performable steps suggested by the brilliant Vicki Hollett and Jay Silber.
Start doing the right think NOW!
Communication Repair Techniques
Some people whose listening comprehension skills are not strong enough, or when people talk with people, whose accent is not familiar, might feel embarrassed if they do not understand what their communication partners are saying. This video shows you how you can ask for repetition.
A Conference Call in Real Life
Video conferences are a great solution if the participants are located at distance.
However, their effectiveness leaves much to be desired. Here is a great video to
teach DOs and DON'Ts at a video conference call.
If you like this video, you may also wish to watch Email in Real Life also from Tripp and Tyler.
Write in the comments how you plan to use or used this video in class.
Email in Real Life
Struggling to teach / learn cliché that are necessary to use in digital communication and also understand the pitfalls?
Find it boring?
Good news for you!
Tripp and Tyler created another video Email in Real Life. Enjoy!
You might also like to A Conference Call in Real Life.
It also gives you some ideas for discussion. How effective are we with this kind of communication and what can be done to improve it.
Vocabulary for Exercising
- In Vocabulary
I believe in content -based learning, when we give meaningful material, which can be incorporated into life or gives food for though.
Here is a great video how to do a full-body workout In 7 minutes.
Activities? Here we go!
1) Make a screenshot of the first frame and cut into into the pictures of the exercises.
2) Ask the students to take the cards one by one and....
... name the exercises
or
... spell out the exercises
or perform the exercises in the card and let others give the right name for it.
Write in the comments how this worked in your class and share your ideas too.
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