The
Description detective(english-online.org.uk)
" You are a police officer. When you press start, you will see
an investigation. Read the description of the wanted person carefully.
Then wait, and you will go to the playground, the airport, a restaurant,
and the park . If you see the person in the description, click the person
with your mouse."
Human
relations test - to print (davidpbrown.co.uk)
"This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept at many
of the major corporations today.
It helps them get a better insight concerning their employees and potential
employees.
It's only 10 simple questions..."
How
would you describe your favorite actor or actress?(about.com) Aim: Improve vocabulary skills used when speaking about
the cinema, films and movies Activity: Matching exercise combining descriptive adjectives
and famous actors and actresses
Double
trouble."Sometimes,
there's more than one way of looking at something...
Take a look at the two pictures. Each can be seen as two completely
different things. Try to find both." (exploratorium.edu)
Let's
have some fun...(activitice) :
1. Read right through all the sentences. Then do what is told to you
as fast as you can.
2. Can you understand this sentence ?
3. And that one ?
4. Can you guess the names of the 3 boys ?
5. Can you guess their jobs ? 6. Is she old or young ?
7. And here , what can you see ?
8. And how do you write ? witch ? which ? with ?
Describing
people: Who killed Captain Jacobi?
- (Ac. Orléans-Tours) "Cette activité est proposée en deux parties : une présentation Power Point, suivi s’une WebQuest simple basée sur le site officiel du FBI.
Avec cette leçon vous travaillerez le portrait de personnage au niveau des habits, des parties du corps, la description du personnage et des verbes d’hypothèse comme look, seem, appear, etc."
All About
Me
"Your task is to create a time line of activities about yourself.
Every month you will add things of interest to your log.
The result will be a collection of memories compiled in a book of
activities." (dès la 5ème)
Dans "The Process", cliquer sur "All about me". (projects.edtech.sandi)
Students write an eight-lineautobiographical
poem.(consignes très précises) - (educationworld)
Identity
- a Personal Essay(frankie_meehan)
"Having read "Citizenship: A Difficult Choice" (Counterparts, Chp.3)
and "Immigrants Suffer From Losing Their Identity" (by Howard Kim),
your task now is to write an essay about your own sense of identity.
Who are you? How important is your parents' language and culture to
your identity? How important is the place where you were born?
How important is Singapore? Has UWC made any difference to the way you
think about your languages, your culture, your identity?"
THE
OTHER YOU - (fuv.hivolda.no)
"Pretend to be one of these animals: cat - dog - cow - horse -
rabbit - bat - spider - ladybird. Think about what kind of life you
would have if you were one of these animals.
Answer the ... questions in full sentences"
Bio
Poem Handout -"Getting to
know each other through a poetry writing activity." (teachervision)
Lesson plans :
The “Who Am I?” Poster I Use As A Model For Students
"As an introductory activity, I have students in all of my classes create “Who Am I?” posters which they then share “speed-dating” style..." (larryferlazzo.edublogs.org)
Séquence "Welcome Back" - à partir de Let's Step In 4ème - Niveau 4ème "Objectif: 1ère prise de contact avec accentuation sur la personnalité et les degrés de personnalité." par Philippe Hattais (Ac. Lyon)
Alpha
Autobios.
"Invite students to create their own alphabetical autobiographies.
Here's an example:
"A is for Arkansas; that's where I was born. B is for Bonnie; that's
my sister's name. C is for Cub Scouts; That's my favorite activity."
(Education World)
Personality
Development(uen.org) "This lesson reviews personalities; how they are developed,
how they influence our lives and what we are like, etc... Materials: A kaleidoscope, a Bingo worksheet, and
various supplies as needed according to the chosen activities."
Talking
Cards(iteslj.org)
"Materials required:
One or two packs of playing cards and the questions sheet. Objectives:
To get the student used to answering general questions at a level that
resembles normal speech.
To give the students conversational confidence."
A lesson : Self
Portrait with Favorite Things "Brainstorm and record favorite things of your students on
a board or chart paper.
You can include things like, favorite superhero, book, sport, movie,
fruit, game, musician, artist, animal and so on..."
(lessonplanspage.com)
people: age and build- a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab)
with :
- a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the
words in RealMedia format.
- a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some
of the words,
- a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use
of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
personalities- a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab)
with :
- a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the
words in RealMedia format.
- a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some
of the words,
- a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use
of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
Dating
game(teachingenglish.org.uk) :- UPDATED "This is a great activity for getting students talking...
It is particularly useful for practising describing appearance, character
and interests... You will need a selection of flashcards of people,
a mixture of ages and types." Variations :
"You can change the context and replace the pictures of the people
with pictures of houses/flats and ask the students to be either estate
agents or buyers looking for a place to live. Again they can write descriptions
of places they want to sell (of varying standards) and places they would
like to buy, mingle and try to find their dream homes."
Describing
people 1 : a powerpoint lesson
3e, 2e, 1e - WebQuest
- Mission Virtuelle
"Who killed Captain Jacobi ? Cette activité est proposée
en deux parties :
une présentation Power Point, suivie d une WebQuest simple basée
sur le site officiel du FBI.
Avec cette leçon vous travaillerez le portrait de personnage
au niveau des habits, des parties du corps, la description du
personnage et des verbes d hypothèse comme look, seem, appear,
etc." (Philip Benz - Ac. Orléans-Tours)
Flobots - Handlebars(YouTube) + the LYRICS : "I'm all curled up with a book to read
I can make money open up a thrift store
I can make a living off a magazine" (lyrics007.com)
Suddenly
I See - sung by KT Tunstall (YouTube) - the lyrics Description : "She's a beautiful girl
And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm..."
Everybodyby Martin Solveig :
"Everybody's anxious, everybody forgets,
Everybody's asking for everybody's aid,...
Is this a mirror of myself,
Am I somebody else,
I don't wanna be...everybody!"
Met
My Matchby Whitlams :
"Met my match she was pretty as a garden
Gap-toothed as bright as a button" (lyrics007.com)
Rumble
in Brightonby Stray Cats :
"Well, the skinheads all use black jacks
And they're looking mighty mean
They got chains wrapped around their fingers
And their heads are all shaven clean"
She
bangsby William Hung :
"'Cause she walks like she talks
And she talks like she walks...
I go crazy 'cause she
Looks like a flower
But she stings like a bee...
if it looks like love..."
The Guardian commercial - Points Of View
"A very clever piece of advertising aimed at making the viewer look at the wider picture.
Played out in black and white, a skinhead turns on a street corner and runs at speed towards a man with a briefcase.
We get one angle, the skinhead is chasing the man.
From another angle, the skinhead is going to steal the man's briefcase and from a third angle, the skinhead grabs the man's briefcase and pulls him free of some falling masonry.
As we realise, we should always look at every angle of the story." (YouTube)
IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED
"This lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film by Nuno Rocha called 3 X 3 and the themes of intelligence and persistence.
Students describe a photo, watch a short film and speak about physical appearance, intelligence and persistence." (film-english.com) Read Prezi transcript (prezi.com)
Real English Lesson 7 (Zodiac) - CC Double "Astrological sign for beginners. This is a "CC Double" - A "CC Double" video is composed of two parts:
1 - The regular video, followed by
2 - The same video with subtitles."
Mankind: Exceptional hair
"MANKIND is a grooming studio for men in Toronto.
‘Suspect Description’ is about a burglary in Sak’s Fine Food Store.
When two police follow up the report of the criminals the victim starts to give a detailed and weird analysis of the suspect.." (creativecriminals.com)
Monsters
- (British Council)
"Here are five pictures of different monsters and five descriptions
of the monsters.
Can you put the pictures next to the right descriptions?"
Activities TO PRINT :
The Bakemono Zukushi handscroll
"painted in the Edo period (18th-19th century) by an unknown artist, depicts 24 traditional monsters that once used to spook the people of Japan." (pinktentacle.com)
Similes
"Write some sentences comparing a monster with things."
ex : "The monster had teeth like........knives / pearls." (Primary Resources)
(YouTube) 
