glossaries for THINK TEEN

think teen 1 glossary

Think Teen 2 unit 1 glossary 
 Think Teen 3 glossary

On the way!

This week the focus is on TRAVEL.
We will talk about what we need for a trip, where and how we travel.
We will explore other countries and start some interesting projects and activities:
The travel agency roleplay
The travel brochure
The travel ad
At the hotel
Whimsical travel ( on Alladin's carpet or Mary Poppin's umbrella etc)
Shipwrecked

We will study quotes about travelling.
We will tell stories and jokes that occur because we miscommunicate.
On second thought this week is not enough so it might take a little longer...

Back to school

September again!
This year I am using several ice-breakers and self awareness activities to help me learn the names of my students as fast as I can.
1) I write NADISEP on the board and tell them to decifer my name
2) I bring a bag with things that are important for me ( goggles, pencil, brush, ticket, photo) and they try to make true statements about me. They have to bring a bag about themselves the next day
3) We talk about dreams, feelings, expectations and consequences ( I break an egg to show them that sometimes we cannot repair things)
4) We talk about priorities and procrastination and we do the JAR experiment ( fill a jar with stones, pebbles and water in the correct order to show how everything can fit in)
5) We use a ball of yarn and hold a part of it to introduce ourselves and say what makes us unique
6) Establish a classroom contract
And we also have a lot of fun with the dividing line on the floor while I give them choices for ex cats or dogs, and they have to choose which side to go to!

A weather game that makes testing fun!

http://www.presentationhelpdesk.com/your-millionaire-game-10440.html

TRAVEL & MARVEL: An intercultural educational journey

A very rewarding team teaching experience that will be continued.

It blessed my life with new friends, new joys and dreams.

Weather Unit

http://www.presentationhelpdesk.com/your-millionaire-game-10440.html

For revising or testing weather knowledge and vocabulary!
Have fun!

Stranded on a Desert Island

IMAGINE that your students were on a cruise to some remote islands in the Pacific.

ASK them to tell you what they have packed for their holiday.

BUT THEN something terrible happens...

Your students find themselves shipwrecked after a terrible storm on a sandy shore. 

Their ship has hit a reef and it will probably sink in a couple of hours. 

Show them the photo for inspiration. 

Can they see a lifeboat in the background?

They don't know if somebody else lives on the island.

They have a few minutes to decide which objects they will need to take from the ship to help them survive and find a way back home.

Will they need any of the things they had packed in their suitcases?

 Students form groups of 4-5 and think about the use of the objects shown in the flashcards. Each team is allowed to take 5 objects.
They have to consider how to signal their presence on the island,
find shelter, water, food, light a fire etc.
Then the teacher presents them with different scenarios and they have to find ways to cope with the new situations:

a. They see a plane flying above the island.
b. A cargo ship passes in the horizon.
c. It starts to rain.
d. They hear a roar coming from the forest.
e. They find footprints on the shore.
f. They decide to explore the island.
g. Pirates arrive on the island to hide their treasure.
h. One of them gets sick.
i. They find a box on the shore.
j. They write a message in a bottle to tell the world where they are.
k. They discover another island a few miles on the north.