9 Mayıs 2010 Pazar

FOURTH TASK FOR B2 LEVEL

*We use http://www.listen-and-write.com to improve students' listening and writing skills.We prepare a listening exercise.They will listen it and write sentences or fill in the blanks.


Here is the listening exercise:
http://www.listen-and-write.com/audio/show/1027

30 Nisan 2010 Cuma

THIRD TASK FOR B1 LEVEL

We will use http://www.voxopop.com/ for this activity(speaking-writing-reading).Firstly,we want students to answer the questions below using the voxopop and recording their answers.

1)Do you always have nice dreams?
2)Do you always have bad dreams?
3)What is a bad dream for you?
4)What do you do when you have a bad dream?

http://www.voxopop.com/group/2460b26e-0d14-455c-9868-05843d31554b. We have an account in here and they will use this account.


After then,they will work in groups and make a list of the things that people might see in their nightmares.
Please share your list with other groups.What are 3 common things in all the lists?

Then discuss why people have nightmares.Please record this new discussion in voxopop.

Lastly,we give a text about this question's answer.
Now read the following text and check your answers.

Many people suffer from an occasional nightmare.They usually wake up from sleep suddenly with fear or terror often with a scream.They feel confused and it is very difficult to calm them down.Some common causes of nightmares can be listed as axtreme exhaustion,fever or illness,stress pr anxiety,bad sleep schedule,some medications,and alcohol or drugs.We can control nightmares to a certain extent.We should try to reduce stress by getting lots of fresh air and physical exercise and following a healthy diet.We should keep to a regular sleep schedule.If these do not help,we should get some professional help from a psychologist.

17 Nisan 2010 Cumartesi

SECOND TASK FOR A2 LEVEL

*We use http://www.bitstrips.com/ to create comics for A2 level students to improve their reading skills

That is here:
http://www.bitstrips.com/user/127281/read.php?comic_id=552144&subsection=1


*After students read the comics,we want them to fill in the chart below according to the comic.

Likes/loves Doesn't like

Super Sammy:



Super Sally:



Super Silly:



*After then we use http://www.readthewords.com/ to create exercises about the comic.They will listen to the characters and do the exercises.
Here is the first listening exercise:
http://www.readthewords.com/embed/52160_text32425AM.txt.mp3.html

__1)super Sammy loves helping bad people
__2)super Silly doesn't like jumping
__3)super silly has got pink hair and purple eyes
__4)super sammy can lift trucks and stop trains with his hands
__5)super sally can melt metals and freeze water
__6)super silly can fly but it doesn't like flying
__7)super sammy can fly and he loves flying
__8)super sally is strong and and she likes running fast
__9)super sammy has got brown hair and blue eyes
__10)super silly can fly and it likes flying


Second listening exercise:
Please listen to the text carefully and fill in the blanks
http://www.readthewords.com/embed/52160_text40641AM.txt.mp3.html

*Super sammy is very ______.He has got _____ ____ and _____eyes.He loves _____ good people. Super sally ____ running ____ ____.She ___ melt ____ and freeze ____.She loves _____.Super silly ___ ____ bad people.It has got ___ hair and ____ eyes.It can ___ very ___.




8 Nisan 2010 Perşembe

FIRST TASK FOR A1 LEVEL

For A1 level,we use http://www.storyjumper.com/ .Firstly,we create a very short story for learners and after they read that story,we want them to make up the rest of the story on their own.Thanks to this,we aim to enhance the students' writing,reading and thinking skills.
Here is the story
http://www.storyjumper.com/book/index/158452/LEE-and-ANIMALS

After learners do this activity,we ask questions about the story they read.
Please answer these questions below

1)How old is Lee?
a)5 years old
b)9 years old
c)6 years old

2)In his dream,where does Lee sit?

a)under the tree

b)at the sea

c)on an elephant


3)Where does Lee live?
a)in a farm
b)in a city
c)in a village


4)In his dream,which animals does Lee see?

a)cat,duck


b)chicken,horse



c)tiger,monkey
5)Does Lee like those animals?
After students answer these questions,we prepare an activity for them to find out the animals and fill in the blanks they see and read in the story.
Please fill in the blanks
1)A p______ lives in cold weather
2)A l___ is the king of the forest
3)An o____ is a small animal with brown fur, short legs, and a long tail.
4)A g___ has horn, and hair on his chin
5)An e______ has a long trunk

6)A b___ has wings
7)A c____ lives in the desert

13 Mart 2010 Cumartesi

**tools**

We will use these:
A1-->http://www.storyjumper.com/ to improve students' writing and reading skills.
A2-->http://www.bitstrips.com/ to improve students' reading skills and http://www.readthewords.com/ to ask questions about that comic they read with the help of this site(for listening skills).
B1-->http://www.voxopop.com/ to improve students' speaking,reading and writing skills.
B2-->http://www.listen-and-write.com/ to enhance listening and writing skills.

We may add new tools late,but now we have decided to use these.

11 Mart 2010 Perşembe

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