Rick Rosenberg
Handouts for APIRS APLISC APLIEPAR 2001: A Teaching Odyssey. (A plenary presentation at a conference for teachers from Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Parana), Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 2, 2001. All rights reserved.
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Riddle Gap: Exercise A
Find the answers to the riddles or the riddles to the answers by exchanging information orally with other teachers.
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What is worse than raining cats and dogs? |
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What part of grammar is popular around Christmas? |
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What word is always spelled wrong? |
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What is the longest word in the English language? |
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Can a word become shorter if you add a syllable to it? |
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Age, grow older |
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The letter "t" |
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A newspaper |
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Five (dogs) after one (cat) |
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May (only 3 letters) |
Grid exercise: follow or give directions and place X or fill in the appropriate box.
Scenario Example
The scene is one of varying concerns and desires. The players: teenage girl around 13 years old, concerned mother, concerned father, new friend. The boy, who the parents have heard has a bad reputation, is coming over to try to take the girl out to a very late night dance. The daughter needs to first ask the parents and prepare them for the arrival of the boy. Students can work on the roles in small groups and switch roles after discussing outcomes.
Language Practice
Use of modals: may, can, should, could, have to, must, ought to.
Brainstorm useful vocabulary and expressions of volition.
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Use of the language of conflict resolution: |
Let me see if I understood what you just said.... |
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We/I see the situation in this way, how do you see it? |
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Are you feeling ________ because you need ________ |
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Help me understand your needs. What will this (your suggestion) achieve for you? |
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How would you solve this problem? |
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URL References
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TESL-L Filelist: |
To join TESL-L Send letter to listserv@ cunyvm.cuny.edu with a blank subject line. In body of message write: SUB TESL-L firstname lastname (Example: SUB TESL-L Bento Goncalvez) Be sure to save and read Welcome File carefully. |
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TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links Links of Interest to Students & Teachers of English as a Second Language |
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/ESL3.html |
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SL-Lists (Latrobe University) A List of International EFL/ESL Email Student Discussion Lists |
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/education/sl/sl.html |
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Non-Violent Communication Site —online book chapter |
http://www.cnvc.org/bookchap.htm |
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SchMOOze University website |
http://schmooze.hunter.cuny.edu:8888/ |
Text References
Getting Past No (1991), William Ury, Editora Best Seller.
Lessons from Nothing--Activities for language teaching with limited time and resources (1998), Bruce Marsland, CUP.
New Ways in Using Authentic Materials in the Classroom, Ruth E. Larimer and Leigh Schleicher, Editors, TESOL.
The Internet and the Language Classroom--A practical guide for teachers (2000), Gavin Dudeney, CUP.
The Cambridge Guide to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (2001), Ronald Carter and David Nunan, Editors.
Ways of Doing--Students explore their everyday and classroom processes (1998), Paul Davis, Barbara Garsisde, and Mario Rinvolucri, CUP.