Terry Fox Terry Fox is one of the greatest Canadians of all time. He was an inspirational figure who raised money for cancer research while attempting to run across Canada despite his disability. He lost his leg to cancer and wore a prosthetic (not real) leg. He said that the beginning of each run was … Read More
We will learn what a snake oil salesman is and where the term comes from. Then, we will play a board game that requires you to sell a product to a special customer. You can find the board game on Amazon here. Snake Oil
Beautiful Garbage I like to share new Korean phrases and words that I hear. One thing about the Korean language is that they really know how to use portmanteaus to create language. A friend taught me 예쁜쓰레. It translates to beautiful garbage. She used it to talk about flowers as they are only pretty for … Read More
We will learn about English proverbs and how to teach them without translating. We will practice that skill as we explain our proverbs to each other. In the second class, we will discuss whether we agree with the proverb or not. Agree to Disagree ppt Agree to Disagree (printout) Proverb Cards
We will learn some expressions about gift giving. We will go magazine shopping and give gifts to each other while using the key phrases. Gift Giving Box Printout
We will discuss caput mundi. Then, each group will decide which city should be the capital of the world and come up with justification. Finally, we will look at the suggestions from ibx2cat. Caput Mundi
Say Anything is a board game where you have to guess what the judge will like. Everyone will vote on what they think the answer is. Then, the players get points if they guessed correctly. Say Anything (rules)
I Graduated From There! Today was the first class with a new group of trainees. As I have done many times before, I presented my introduction lesson. I am getting bored of it, so I was considering not using it this time, but I left it in and I am glad that I did. I … Read More
We will take a look at maps. We will discuss how they are always wrong, but how they can be a useful tool. We will play a game where each team has to explain what the map means. Explain the Map (ppt) Explain the Map (answers)
In this lesson we will talk about errands. You will choose some errands that you wish someone would do for you. Later in the lesson, we will learn about good salesmanship and do a role play trying to do errands for each other. Errands Cards
