Repetitions

Most language teachers find that there is a bit of dead time during class. This may occur at the beginning of class, as the students are arriving; at the end of class, as they are thinking about leaving; and right in the middle of class, when transitioning from one lesson to another. During this dead time, the best option is to spend five or ten minutes on a short, interesting activity, like Repetitions.


Set up

Find or type up a vocabulary list and make a copy for each student.


Activity

Call out one word at a time and have the students repeat. Explain the meaning of the word and go over any pronunciation difficulties.


Variation

• After repeating each word, have two or three students say it individually.
• Use for lists of expressions, verb conjugations, pronouns...

Useful for

just about any vocabulary or expressions.


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