The New York Times offers quizzes where you can try to spot grammar mistakes that the Times’s Standards Editor has found in articles published in this newspaper. Just click on the word you think is wrong and you’ll know if … Continue reading Error correction for advanced students
An interview in which Kahoot’s CEO, Erik Harrell, raises interesting points about the key aspects of this student response system: https://cheddar.vhx.tv/cheddar-archive/videos/cheddar-cheddar-life-s19-e051017-i-full-mezz-hd-en-us Some of his statements are: One of the powerful things about the platform is its inclusiveness. Every student is … Continue reading Interview with Kahoot’s CEO, Erik Harrell
Running a Kahoot is dead easy. Basically, one just has to click on play and choose “Classic” (Individual) or “Team” mode. However, there are some options in the launch screen which are worth considering wisely, as the wrong choice can … Continue reading Kahoot Game Options explained
What is it like to play a Kahoot? This post includes the basic screens that students see: Game pin Nickname Waiting for the question Options Waiting for results Feedback Game Pin – The first screen. No possible confusion. Here students … Continue reading Kahoot as seen on the students’ phones
Socrative is very user-friendly, both for teachers and students. Nevertheless, it may be good to give students a short user guide so that they can concentrate on the exercise without having to worry about how the app or website works. … Continue reading Helping my English students to use Socrative
Spanish and Catalan speakers tend to overuse “for” when expressing purpose in English, especially before verbs. Awareness-raising and practice is needed in order to foster the correct use of the infinitive of purpose. The following video, by the charity Team … Continue reading Expressing purpose – A great video and activities
I used the following mystery picture with pre-intermediate students towards the middle of the course. We had been talking about homes and about country and city life, so I thought it would be a good way to see what they … Continue reading An experience with a mystery picture
Pictures can illustrate vocabulary very well. Sometimes we’re not sure whether the picture will elicit from students the words we have in mind. In this case, the aim was to elicit and teach more than a dozen adjectives to express … Continue reading Vocabulary presentation with sound