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Karine Avetisyan

Nouns which are both countable and uncountable - 1 views

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    This activity can be practiced with pre-intermediate level students. It introduces the learners with nouns that are both countable and uncountable. It allows learners to notice both usages of the nouns in context which are both grammatically correct but one of the sentences sounds unusual or strange. Learners should find out which is more common in each pair.
Karine Avetisyan

Cohesive devices - 1 views

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    This activity can be helpful for intermediate and above level students who want to improve their knowledge of using correct cohesive devices. The activity provides typical errors in cohesion and helps students notice the errors and choose the best cohesive devices.
Karine Avetisyan

Family members - 2 views

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    This is an Audio concentration game or memory game for elementary level students. The game practices the names of family members. The player needs to click on each card, try to remember the word and find another card with the same word to pair them. The game trains concentration skills, at the same time helps students learn the words through repetition.
Karine Avetisyan

Simon Says - 0 views

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    Simon Says is a classic game that works really well as a fun ESL classroom activity. It's a simple, fast activity that is great for improving listening skills and is especially fun for younger students who love moving around.
Karine Avetisyan

Learn How to Talk about Vacations - English Language Video - 1 views

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    If you're planning a trip then you'll probably be excited and want to talk about it with friends and family, find out some good ways of doing it with this quick lesson. Learn important phrases such as 'be going to', 'to get ready' and 'I can't wait' while watching a range of situational conversations.
Karine Avetisyan

What makes you really happy? - 2 views

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    This intriguing lesson helps teach students to consider what makes them really happy in their lives. The students get to share the information with their classmates and examine their findings by looking at reasons for happiness and studying the most popular categories for happiness.
Karine Avetisyan

Modal Mania - 1 views

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    This speaking exercise is perfect for reviewing modal verbs. The teaching activity covers modal verbs of ability, obligation, prohibition and possibility.
Karine Avetisyan

Choose a city - 3 views

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    In this speaking activity students think about and discuss a city they would like to live in for a year. The activity is based on themes from the British Council OPENCities project.
Karine Avetisyan

What Is in the Card? - 1 views

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    They are flash cards for speaking activities. It can be used with a group or as pair work. The student is to describe what they see in the pictures in the flash card to the rest of the group until they can guess what is in the flash card. It is very engaging and the students will practise speaking with fun and excitement.
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