Can you find what’s different? Describe your picture. Listen to your partner’s description. The difference is sometimes obvious, but often it is in the details. STUDENT B: click here Welcome to ESLdocs – a free teaching resource STUDENT A: click here
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Working with your partners, look at the pictures and rank them in each category. (Try to come to a consensus with your group.) Check the answers and read the explanations. Finally, use the questions to have a discussion with your partners.
Biggest. Baddest. Best.
Are the statements fact or fiction? Discuss. Answer the questions for further discussion. Finally, read the answers to see if you were right.
Fact or Fiction
How many steps are there in the Eiffel Tower? How many teeth does a great white shark have? Take some wild guesses and find out.
Take a Wild Guess
Watch a video while your partner is turned around. Then describe what happened in the video to your partner. Finally, quiz your partner to see how much was understood. Describing, clarifying, rephrasing and checking are used in this activity. Video #1 (1:21) Video #2 (1:22) Hand-out Print the quiz […]
Retelling 3: Fugu + Teamwork
A video retelling activity. Watch a video while your partner is turned around. Then describe what happened in the video to your partner. Finally, quiz your partner to see how much was understood. Describing, clarifying, rephrasing and checking are used in this activity. Video #1 (1:12) Video #2 (2:22)
Retelling 2: Acupuncture + Black Hole
A video retelling activity. Watch a video while your partner is turned around. Then describe what happened in the video to your partner. Finally, quiz your partner to see how much was understood. Describing, clarifying, rephrasing and checking are used in this activity. Video #1 (4:18) Video #2 (5:05)