Vocabulary
In this speaking activity, two or more learners act out a scenario
Role-play
Young people ____(leave) social media these days.
are leaving
You have to work for what you want
No pain, no gain.
Which scientist is famous for developing the theory of gravity?
Isaac Newton
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
This acronym describes teaching English in a country where it isn’t the main language
EFL
You look different! ________(change) your hair?
Have you changed
Stop working on something
Call it a day
Whose words are the following: "I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am"
René Descartes
What begins with T, ends with T, and has T inside it?
A teapot.
a large, structured, and principled collection of authentic texts stored electronically
A corpus
When I entered the room, the jewellery _____ (already, steal)
had already been stolen
It is very expensive
it costs an arm and a leg.
Which British author wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with sound. What am I?
An echo.
Learners acquire language best from this kind of input, slightly above their current level, often written as “i+1.”
Comprehensible input
If it ____ (be) up to me, I _______ (give) you 500 points
would give
Doing something poorly in order to save time or money
Cutting corners.
What is the official capital city of Australia?
Canberra
The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I?
Darkness.
Teachers give learners temporary support, like sentence starters or a model answer, then gradually remove it as they become independent.
Scaffolding
When you get off the train ___________ (wait) for you on the platform.
I will be waiting
To get something over with because it is inevitable.
Bite the bullet.
What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape?
The event horizon
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
A map.