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In a Minute provides students with practice forming questions that begin with wh- words: who, what, when, where, why, and how. First, players read and respond to the six ques­tions on a Picture This card. Then players race to write as many questions as they can in a set amount of time. This game works best in small groups.

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Jazz musician Kermit Ruffins performs along with a talented group of children in Breakfast Lunch and Dinner. In the song, listeners can hear two points of view about eating right: a group of children who claim that they only need sweets and other unhealthy foods, and the adult perspective of the need for balanced meals. Back-and-forth between Ruffins and the children in the song is accompanied by some typical jazz instruments: the trumpet, drums, and piano.

Ruffins, a jazz trumpeter, comes from New Orleans (Louisiana), home of the New Orleans style of jazz. These southern roots are reflected in Ruffins’s lyrics, as he encourages the children to eat “good soul food,” or traditional African American cuisine that is often associated with the southern states. Ruffins even sometimes cooks BBQ (barbeque) at his concerts!

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 In Guess Which Challenge, students create sentences that use one of the words on a Picture This card, and they say the sentence out loud, omitting the word from the card. One student tries to complete all six sentences with the correct word, and then he or she guesses the topic of the card based on the six words. This game works best in groups of 3-4 students.

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 In Name It!, players take turns using English to describe the items or ideas pictured on the Picture This cards. In turns, one player describes the items with as much detail as possible, while the remaining players try to guess what the student is describing. This game works well as a whole-class activity or as a competition among groups.

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The song Count your Sheep involves a partnership between Honolulu-born ukulele player and singer Daniel Ho and singer Bridgette Bryant. The song talks about counting your sheep, which is something many children in the USA and around the world are advised to do when they are having trouble letting go of the excitement of the day and going to sleep.

Bryant has a sweet, soulful voice that goes directly to the heart of her listeners. In this upbeat lullaby, which is a mixture of R&B and folk music, we hear Daniel Ho play the ukulele (an instrument native to Hawaii) accompanied by Bryant’s powerful and mellow voice. The use of the saxophone in part of the song only adds to the magic of the music Ho and Bryant have written together.

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This puzzle requires unscrambling the names of various boats and using designated letters to solve a riddle.

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This section presents three stand-alone English language-learning activities related to boats.

  1. “Going to School by Ferry boat,” for upper beginner and intermediate students, allows learners to practice listening to language about an everyday routine and to learn transportation vocabulary.
  2. “Classifying Boats,” for intermediate students, teaches learners about boat types and their features and helps them develop classifying skills and write a classifying essay.
  3. “Mapping the Mississippi River,“ for intermediate students, provides practice with vocabulary related to boats and rivers.
Authors: Carol Chapelle, Jooyoung Lee, Hye-won Lee, Moonyoung Park, Manman Qian, and Amy Walton Format: Text
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Boats are the subject of this feature article, which explores such topics as the age of steamboats, commercial boats, recreational boats, boating vocabulary, and the Mississippi River in American literature.

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Boats, Boats Everywhere
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This article discusses techniques for organizing large classes to allow smooth transitions from whole-class discussions to individual and group work. Topics discussed include how to form groups, keeping track of groups, using colors to organize students, setting expectations, and establishing consequences.

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Minimizing the Chaos through Cooperative Classroom Management
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Test-preparation classes that focus on skills will benefit students beyond the test by developing skills they can use at university. This article discusses the purposes of various tests and outlines how to design effective test-prep classes. Several practical activities are included, and an appendix provides information on common standardized tests of English.

Author: Deirdre Derrick Format: Text
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Teaching beyond the Test: A Method for Designing Test-Preparation Classes
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