ELT Sandbox

= Second year =

Picture dictation
{{Activity|Listening comprehension ''Ask the students to take a sheet of paper and lay it lengthways. Check that they understand all the spatial terms in the dictation tha follows. Dictate sentence by sentence - they draw what they hear.''

The Quickest Way
Dray a line across your page from left to right - draw the line across the middle of the page. Above the line there are waves. In the top left-hand corner there is a sailing boat. Draw a man lying on the sand in the bottom left-hand corner. Top right-hand corner - there is a swimmer in the water. The swimmer is shouting, Help! Help! Make a dotted line from the swimmer to the nearest point on the shore. Draw a dotted line from the man on the sand to the swimmer. What's the quickest way for the man on the beach to reach the swimmer?

The quickest way for a typical person to reach the swimmer is to run to the nearest point on the shore and to swim from there. }}

= Fourth year =

Role play
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Customer
You have a lot of money to spend on clothes. Go to a shop that sells designer clothes and all the latest fashions. Ask the sales assistant for advice and buy a lot of expensive clothes.

Useful language

 * What size is it?
 * Can I try it on?
 * Where's the fitting room?
 * It doesn't fit me. It's too loose/tight.
 * Do you have this in another colour? in a small/medium/large size?
 * What do you think?
 * Can I pay in cash/by credit card?

Sales Assistant
You work in a clothes shop that sells very expensive designer clothes. A person with a lot of money comes into your shop. You work on commission - the more you sell, the more money you are paid. Try to sell as many clothes as possible to the customer.

Useful language
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 * Can I help you, sir/madam?
 * It's a bargain at only $1000.
 * It matches your... It goes with your... It doesn't go with your...
 * I think it really suits you!
 * Oh, it's definitely you!
 * You look (very attractive/elegant/absolutely fabulous) in it.

=The "Have you ever...?" Game=

{{Activity|

Student A
Ask your partner questions. Start your questions with: Have you ever...?

Find out if your partner has ever:
 * had an accident
 * killed an animal
 * asked someone to marry him/her
 * slept on a mountain
 * driven a very expensive car
 * got drunk and been sick
 * stolen from a hotel/restaurant
 * hitch-hiked alone
 * been robbed
 * broken a bone

Listen to your partner's story and decide if it's TRUE of FALSE If you are not sure, you can ask questions using the Past Simple, eg
 * 1) When did you...?
 * 2) What did you...?
 * 3) Why did you...?

Take turns asking and answering questions.

Remember that when your partner asks you a question, you must always answer "Yes, I have", and then describe what happened. }}