Game of Tones

Good morning all,

After another glorious TESOL event I thought I'd throw out one of the more amusing activities from the land of STRIP I bring you. "You Had Me at Hello" This is a wonderfully quick activity which helps students understand the difference tone makes. With a great number of languages tone i absolutely vital so this concept is usually be very easily transmitted.

I start by asking the Ss what difference tone can make. I then arm them with two words. Hello and Really.  I  make sure they are aware the power these two words can wield and then I let them unleash that power on their partners.

For the first half of the activity I ask students to use one of the situations on the powerpoint (paper, boards) and speak to their partner in the tone of voice one would imagine a person in that situation would use. Their partner then has to guess which one they are trying to convey. If they get it wrong and feel their partner has misunderstood the phrase then they can show them how it should be done.

It always helps to model the first two or three situations just to get students up to speed with the task. Especially those who aren't as quick as your star students.

When the students get to the Really section, I get them to translate or simply share with the class what each phrase means. Then they get 5 minutes to practice with a partner and finally they are called upon at random to do the same action as before, however, this time to the whole class. He, (or she) who guesses correctly gets to choose who speaks next.

The funnier you make the situations the more fun the students will have doing mock, over the top tones of voice.

As always you can find the slide for this within the STRIP presentation just there ------>
in A even more materials.

I hope your students enjoy this task as much as mine.

hasta la proxima.

H

The Fix is in.

I'm not sure how many of your students love lists, but I have a whole bunch of them who absolutely love lists. I think it might have something to do with the Spanish exam mentality that makes them enjoy pouring over list after list of phrasal verbs and dependent propositions. for some of them, it obviously works.
It's for that reason that I decided to spend far too many hours of my time making this list of prefixes and suffixes. It's just a list. No extra exercises, just a big long list.
The downloadable worksheet is available from the link right up there ^ it's called Just a few materials.

Anyway, there is a little taster below but for the whole docume t you'll need to click above.

Verb-forming Suffixes	Meanings	Examples
-ate / -en / -fy -ise / -ize	make / become render (as) / treat (as)	Activate / Shorten / Purify Minimize / Crystallize / Idolize

Adverb-forming Suffixes	Meanings	Examples
-ally / -ly	in the manner of / with respect to	Emphatically / Musically / Nicely / Alternately

Speaking Part 1. Phrasal Verb Battle Ships

Below I've posted a quick outline of one of my most popular ever games. While at first it seems quite complex and does contain an awful lot of detail. It can be used as a reference and I almost always get my students to whip it out in class as a quick filler.

It's just a new take on battle ships. The Hasbro classic board game and of course multi million dollar box office flop starring Rhianna.

The full worksheet can be found here https://sites.google.com/site/sirhofthebomb84/other-materials. It contains the game board, a definition of each phrasal verb, an example sentence and a space for students to put their own example.

The game itself is then pretty easy. Students can use the board in class and when they're at home revise the 36 phrasal verbs. I also tend to get them to come in and tell me any other meanings they've found for any of the phrasal verbs and also whether they're seperable or inseperable.

While I realise this is by no means the ultimate list of PV's it is a useful tool to learn them and it also adds the bonus of practicing some of the popular part one questions from the Cambridge.

I hope your students enjoy it as much as mine did.

Take it easy, and if you're in Spain, enjoy the long weekend. 

Rules:

1) Draw your ships on anywhere your Grid.

2) Say a sentence using a phrasal verb to select a question.

3) If you HIT a ship Answer the Question if you MISS all ships it’s your partner’s turn to guess.

4) Win by sinking all your partner’s ships. 

 

	Get	Set	Turn	Take	Check	Call
In
Out
Up
On
Off
Back

	Get	Set	Turn	Take	Check	Call
In	Where are you from?	What do you like about living here?	Where was the last place you went on holiday? Did you enjoy it?	Would you rather eat in or eat out? Why?	Do you have much contact with your cousins?	Can you remember your first English lessons? What were they like?
Out	Do you normally go out with family or friends?	What’s your surname? Can you spell it?	How did you get here today?	How important is the Internet to you?	What is your fondest childhood memory?	How do you like to spend your evenings?
Up	Do you like using public transport?	Do you want to do the same job as your parents?	Why are you studying English?	Where do you plan to go for your next holiday?	What’s the longest journey you’ve ever been on?	If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? Why?
On	What don’t you like doing while you’re on holiday?	How much time do you spend on the internet?	Is it easy to meet new people where you live?	How long have you been studying English?	How often do you watch TV?	How expensive is it to go out in the evening where you live?
Off	What is the most popular sport in your country?	When was the last time you went to the cinema? What did you see?	What sports do you enjoy watching on TV?	Tell me about your favourite celebrity?	Do you think English is important for your future?	What did you do for your last birthday?
Back	Are you happier doing mental or physical work?	How do you find out what’s happening in the world?	What’s the difference between watching the news on TV and reading it in the newspaper?	Do you play any sports?	Which part of the day do you enjoy most? Why?	What do you do on an average weekend?