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1. Classroom Activities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 4 Format(s): Text

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

2. The Lighter Side: "Fish Tanks"

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   In these two puzzles, readers use clues and logic to place fish in the appropriate tanks.

3. Teaching Students to Categorize TOEFL Essay Topics

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The author maintains that categorizing TOEFL iBT writing topics helps test takers because they will be more familiar with the topics and thus better able to write about them and because categorizing topics requires critical thinking about the topics. Using some of the 185 TOEFL prompt questions and 10 additional prompts, the article explores ways to code and analyze the prompts, illustrating the process with tables.

4. Seismic Sleuths

   Format(s): Text, Website, Image / Poster / Maps

   Have you ever wondered what causes earthquakes? The Federal Emergency Management Agency presents a six unit activity package that assesses student knowledge of earthquakes and provides information about preparedness and emergency management.

5. Word Bricks-Sentence Boundaries

   In: Activate: Games for Learning American English - Word Bricks Format(s): Text

   Use Word Bricks to help your students practice sentence patterns. In the game Sentence Boundaries, teams compete to complete five sentence patterns using the Word Bricks. Download Word Bricks and the instructions!

6. Poems About English and Access (1)

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Read poems written by learners from around the world. The theme of these poems is English and Access Programs. Download the poems or read them online..

7. Poems About English and Access (2)

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Part 2: English language learners from all over the world wrote poems about English and their Access programs. Download the poems or read them online.

8. Word Bricks-Sentence Challenge

   In: Activate: Games for Learning American English - Word Bricks Format(s): Text

   With the game Sentence Challenge, learners practice sentence structure in a fun, collaborative way. Teams work to create the longest sentence possible out of their Word Bricks. Then, the opposing teams ‘challenge’ a sentence if they believe there is an error.

9. Teacher's Corner: Conditionals

   Format(s): Text

   This month we’ll take a closer look at some of the ways conditionals function and how we can provide students meaningful (and fun!) ways to practice using these grammatical forms.

10. “What would happen if…?” Chain Stories

    In: Teacher's Corner: Conditionals Format(s): Text

    Students use oral or written conditionals to develop a series of related “cause and effect” events. The chain of events will create a short, often funny, story!

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