Giving advice

This task can be modified in a number of ways:
- write the most creative advice
- write ill advice (вредные советы)
- write proper advice

So, here's the task for you:

I am in the middle of a crowded airport in a foreign country (and I don't speak their language!) and I need to change planes to get to my final destination. I am being late for my plane but the crowd is not moving. What should I do?! (be creative)


2. Please, write your thoughts about using such a task in your teaching.

Short story writing

This task is taken from this blog http://yullittalearnbylearning.blogspot.com/ by Yulia Maksakova.

Your task is:

1) Create a short story using the words in the picture.

2) Comment on how you could use this task in our teaching context.

Video task

You can post any video relevant to the topic you are teaching and then give questions for discussion. Opinions, for and against - anything you find appropriate.

Your task:

1) Answer the question: What is your opinion about this group participating in Eurovision contest?

2) Is such a task appropriate in your teaching context?

Brain Challenge

You can set a task which will make your students think. The only rule is no google! just your own thoughts!

There are plenty of such task. This is just an example:

You can either guess or ask 'Yes/No' questions.

You are standing outside a closed door. On the other side of the door is a room that has three light bulbs in it. The room is completely sealed off from the outside. It has no windows and nothing can get in or out except through the door. On the outside of the room there are three light switches that control each of the respective light bulbs on the other side of the door.

Your assignment is to determine which light switch controls which light bulb. You are allowed to enter the room only once, and once you come out, you must be able to state with 100% certainty which light switch controls which light bulb.

Your task:

- what's your answer to the riddle?
- could such task be used in your teaching situation?

What's your hobby?

I bet, everyone has given such a topic at least once! :) If not hobby, then 'Tell us about your favourite music/animal/game/toy/magazine/gadget'. When students write such essays, the works are usually seen only by their teacher. If they post their answers here on a blog, everyone will read them!

For example, my hobby is scrapbooking. That is making post cards, decorating photo albums... I've started recently, but I'm already a big fan. Scrapbooking is very popular in the USA and UK. They have lots of gorgeous shops with equipment for it.

Now, your task
- tell us about your hobby in a few sentences. You can post links to pictures (you can't insert a picture into a comment)
- can you justify the use of blog for this activity?

Give a title to the picture

Give a title to the picture.

And again, you can modify this task as you wish:
- all the words have to start with the same letter ;)
- you have to use at least one word of your active vocabulary
etc.

Now, your task:

- give a name to this picture
- comment on how such a task can be used in your teaching situation (if at all)

Comment on the picture

My favourite task: Comment on a picture.

It can be modified in the following way:
- Comment on a picture using your active vocabulary.
- Guess what it is.
- Describe a picture by adding one word to the previous sentence.

Now, your task:

1) Describe a picture by adding one word to my sentence:

"The cat is looking at the food."

2) comment on how this task can be used in your teaching situation (if at all)