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Business Card Role Play

Click HERE to download both the teacher's instructions and the PowerPoint. Underneath  you can PREVIEW the Business Card PowerPoint   Instructions Purpose: students role-play a business card exchange. They learn how to be polite by commenting on the card that is given to them. Extension: students can watch a video about exchanging business cards. See task (video + set of questions) HERE Level: students need to know how to say basic sentences about the design or content of a business card. The sentences can be only in the present simple. Students are given model sentences that they can use later when they practice the card exchange. Examples of model sentences in the exercise: This here is very original! / One colour on each side. I really like the combination/ I really like the logotype!!/ So your company is in Leeds.  Are you from there? / Materials: a) provided PowerPoint to show to the students (provided underneath) b) teacher’s instructions (provided underneath) ...

Blame Ms. Stinky

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Purpose:   revise verbs related to office tasks for clerical studies. Past simple fun drill. This activity has been designed to fit the syllabus of students in administration management courses. Level: lower intermediate and upper Language items: students need to know some verbs related to the field of office tasks and some general English verbs and vocabulary. The provided list is very long. Teachers may just select the sentences that fit their syllabus. Materials: a) photo of an ugly person. You may use the Google image search to find one or show the picture I provide below. You can either show it by using the Over Head Projector or by printing the provided word document. b) a print out of sentences for the teacher. Procedure: tell students that Ms. Stinky works with them and that she is very inefficient. Everything that goes wrong in the office is her fault. As opposed to Ms. Stinky, your students are very efficient. If things are properly done, they are the ones who did th...