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by david deubelbeiss

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about the author david deubelbeiss is a tesol professor and teacher trainer presently living in north bay ontario he has traveled and taught around the world a working man s teacher he enjoys red wine good food good conversation and just being here find out more about him through his google profile about this book flashcards bring language learning to life they really do how well they take the constructivist principle that we learn by doing and put it into action students learn cooperatively and by bringing the classroom down to a small delivery level ­ students learn much more effectively the barriers to effective learning are many but the greatest barrier is a student that just sits and listens language as a skill requires doing flashcards by their very manipulative nature make this happen find in these card sets a lot of ground work on my part hopefully it will pay off in your classroom click on a set and print them out get the students cutting and playing many of the activities i ve listed or just let them decide how to use the cards let them teach themselves your faith in your student s abilities will pay off in both their learning and your own development as a student centered teacher all these sets and more on efl classroom 2.0 have quizlet games that students may access freely and play the online games under each set s page should be part of your curriculum and will really fortify the learning of the language the purchase of this book helps support a new model of textbook delivery ­ teachers helping teachers it is supported by a large professional development community and an author that will respond to your needs your purchase supports all the activities to support practicing teachers through efl classsroom 2.0 thanks in advance enjoy the book any feedback and comments much appreciated david deubelbeiss © 2011 by i m press

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table of contents flashcards built on quizlet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 numbers ordinal numbers the alphabet school words school subjects 19 20 21 22 animals wild in a zoo sports i can lets the seven continents jobs careers places basic vocab 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 what are they doing 1 2 essential words food and drink all kinds fruit and vegetables meat and dairy products fast food the planets the apartment the kitchen meal time modern things emotions emoticons the beach on holiday the horoscope fantasy characters text messaging traffic signs superheroes transportation past tense verbs hotel complaints snacking mr x s amazing day basic personal questions the weather clothes telling the time the simpsons family sickness irregular

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using flashcards to teach languages why games are fun and motivational they increase student talk time production visuals add context to the language learning they are quick and easy to use they allow for repetition and proper scaffolding of the learning where flashcards are now freely available all over the internet just download and print see the sites i ve listed below or visit efl classroom s sharing area vocabulary power points can easily be printed [file ­ print preview ­ x slides/page ­ print and cut up by students for use if you have the time print an empty bingo card and have the students draw/label their own cards you can also just photocopy from books then cut these pictures up which use flashcards in the l2 either without a label or with a label on the back if you print and they don t have labels ­ get your students to label them when anytime they can be used to assess student ability/knowledge as a review or formative tool as an study part of the lesson to practice language in a controlled fashion or just as a fun activating part of a lesson.

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tips laminate your good card sets keep in labeled envelops or zip lock bags set up your classroom so it is easy for students to be grouped or spread out have a strict set of signs and signals to manage students model the game in front of the whole class with a few students go slow get students to invent their own games how there are literally a zillion ways to use flashcards to teach here are a few of them lumped into some main categories 1 memory this is probably the most simple and repetitive type of game there are many variations but they are of two sorts a recall one student shows the students a flashcard and the others try to make a sentence or simply state the name of the card the student teacher checks on the back label and if correct puts in a correct pile if incorrect it is set aside for review later b memory story one student picks up a card and makes a statement using some target language for example yesterday i went shopping and bought the next student turns up a card and continues yesterday i went shopping and bought a and a c concentration there are two sets of flashcards either picture/picture or picture word students attempt to turn over and match from both sets if they do so they may continue the student with the most pairs at the end wins here s an online example http tiny.cc/mzwhy d snap the cards are face up on the table the teacher says a sentence and the first student to snap or slap the right card gets to keep it the most cards at the end wins you can play this full class by putting large flashcards on the board and having students run up to the blackboard and slap the correct flashcard.

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2 grammar these games use some target language which the teacher models and puts in the board students play the game using the flashcards and the designated language structure many times the language can be a closed question answer ex did you last night ­ yes i did no i didn t some example grammar structures do you like do you usually do you have have you ever will you tomorrow did you yesterday a go fish use two sets students in groups of 3 or 4 ask each other questions using the target language if the student asked has that card they must give it and that student collects a pair they may continue until they don t collect if a student runs out of cards they pick up some more cards to continue most pairs at the end wins b survey give each student a card they survey others around the class using their vocabulary flashcard ex have you ever report back to the group or the class using the structure ­ all most some few none of us c conversation prompt there is one pile of cards in the middle one student turns over a card and using the flashcard as a prompt ­ asks another student a question that student responds with one sentence the other students in the group must ask one follow up question each some example prompts when did you last have you ever if someone what would you do do you prefer or what do you think about d find your match copy some flashcards in different numbers 6 of one 5 of one 4 of one 3 of one etc give one card to each student using the target language on the board the students must go around the classroom and find other students with a similar card if they find a match they link arms and continue trying to find others with a similar card ex i love what about you oh i love bye alternatively ­

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students can choose their own response from the items brainstormed on the blackboard have them use a post it to create their own flashcard e the you can game a person in a group turns over a flashcard they must make a statement/sentence using can ex you can or an a can continue around the group awarding a point for each statement f guessing game create some sets of flashcards with common people places things one learner picks up a flashcard and describes it using it is a thing that it is a place where it is a person who the first student to correctly guess it wins the card most cards when time is up wins 3 classroom action games these games use flashcards to get students moving around the classroom and competing a charades bring a student to the front of the class show them a flashcard they must act out the object action the other students guess or a team guesses as many as possible in one minute the next team tries to beat them make sure they use full sentences ex he is an elephant after a whole class demonstration get students doing this in small groups b pictionary same as charades only this time instead of acting out the flashcard they must draw it you can also have multiple teams drawing on the board ­ first team to guess the correct word wins c telephone whisper put your students in rows show the last person in the row a flashcard they must make a sentence with an adjective ex it is a huge elephant and whisper it to the next person continue until it gets to the front of the class that student writes the phrase on the board if it is a the same as the flashcard ­ a point is awarded 4 open ended games these games are for higher level students and give them an opportunity to use language in a meaningful and fuller manner a story dominoes one stack of cards in the middle a student picks up a card and starts a story stating one sentence the next student picks up a card and continues the

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story and so on until the last card when the story concludes start again and see if the group can recall and repeat the story b liar liar pants on fire each student in the group gets 3 flashcards they must make a statement about each flashcard and their life one must be a lie the other students guess which one is the lie ex for animals i like crocodiles i have seen a giraffe in real life i have kissed a dog which is the lie c making connections use two sets of assorted flashcards spread them out into two groups students must make a sentence using a flashcard from both sides ex an elephant a doesn t like to swimb continue until all cards are matched d not like the others use a set of assorted flashcards students turn over 4 cards and put them face up in the middle students must make statements why one is different from the others using the phrase a/an is not like the others because a point awarded for all logical answers when students run out of statements start with a new set of four flashcards e discussions students turn over a card and state their opinion about the topic of the card go around the group with each student stating their opinion discuss web based flashcard resources eflclassroom 2.0 diigo http quizlet.com/user/eflclassroom efl classroom 2.0 esljunction esl flashcards mes english http eflclassroom.ning.com/resources http www.esljunction.com/esl-efl-flashcards http www.eslflashcards.com http www.mes-english.com/flashcards.php

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