Just a small point on hangman: when I took guests from the neighbouring eco-lodge to the jungle school to observe my...


Just a small point on hangman: when I took guests from the neighbouring eco-lodge to the jungle school to observe my lessons and engage with my students on a one-to-one basis, I used to play hangman: the students needed to find out the country where the tourists came from. This was a warm up activity that focussed on a limited list of words and it meant that the guests were supplying simple Yes/No answers that the students were able to understand easily.

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  1. Claudie GNovember 8, 2017 at 3:08 AM

    I wish there were a "like" button!

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  2. Penny UrNovember 8, 2017 at 8:26 PM

    Claudie - good point. I also miss a list of 'smiley's and suchlike to choose form on this program!
    But anyway, to get back to Elizabeth's use of 'Hangman' - it's a good illustration of the 'never say never' principle! Here's a place where 'hangman' is a really good idea, because the aim is not to review the target words, but to establish rapport with the visitors and enjoy, within the limitations of the students' language... and it obviously worked well!

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  3. Anne HendlerNovember 10, 2017 at 3:21 PM

    That sounds like a really nice ice-breaker with unknown people. Was English a second/additional language to most of the visitors as well?

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  4. Elizabeth BekesNovember 10, 2017 at 4:28 PM

    Thank you, Anne. In actual fact, it was a good mix: the visitors came from Germany, Sweden, France, the States and Canada. So they were good models of various accents. Our first guest was a policeman from Hamburg, who later sent me some money to buy dictinaries for the students.
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Mhfx_6YPtVn7DyX460tofWQzVDYEnJcB4aSARheO5TFiC9eBEdt9CW7IN58-ZcfFWF_iIFNcEyyn8UeHA1oL7GPhmpleu1XMoC4=s0

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  5. Anne HendlerNovember 10, 2017 at 4:30 PM

    Elizabeth Bekes Wow! That's amazing. What a sweet person. And what a great experience for your students. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Elizabeth BekesNovember 10, 2017 at 4:36 PM

    Anne Hendler So we sent him some Xmas cards (photo of)...
    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/w3lZNU-ZnxqxSWHHRF3axfrccjs50l_UxG_uPIWHgytf8cP7uKDc58RUdYo3vZRq9wAGqyQIkXPP8YSHgSsr-1n_BFv39W1NZYo=s0

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  7. Anne HendlerNovember 11, 2017 at 5:32 AM

    Elizabeth Bekes And the goodness keeps on going! I love this story. Thank you!

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