............................................... 288
Adapting real games .......................................................................... 289
Using games from course books ...................................................... 290
Tuning-In to Songs and Nursery Rhymes ................................................. 292
Choosing the right song .................................................................... 292
Teaching your class to sing .............................................................. 292
Keeping Teenagers Interested ................................................................... 294
Intriguing students with international English............................... 295
Spelling out abbreviations ................................................................ 296
Playing Kim’s game ............................................................................ 297
Offering advice with problem pages ............................................... 297
Chapter 21: Making the Grade: Handling Exam Classes. . . . . . . . . . .299
Exploring University Entrance Exams ....................................................... 299
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) ............. 300
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) ............................ 302
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Going for More General English Exams .................................................... 304
Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers
of Other Languages) exams .......................................................... 304
Other exams ...................................................................................... 305
Sharpening Study Skills and Exam Techniques ..................................... 307
Writing especially for exams ............................................................ 308
Reading for exams ............................................................................. 310
Speaking in exams ............................................................................. 311
Listening in exams ............................................................................ 312
Teaching Exam Classes ............................................................................... 313
Organising your course ..................................................................... 313
Using English exam papers: Teaching what sounds ‘English’ ...... 314
Chapter 22: Distinguishing Monolingual and
Multi-lingual Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Speaking the Same: Monolingual Classes ................................................. 317
Predicting errors ................................................................................ 317
Using the students’ language .......................................................... 319
Pointing out the pitfalls of monolingual classes ........................... 320
Creating an ‘English’ environment .................................................. 320
Diversifying with Multi-lingual Classes ..................................................... 322
Building rapport ................................................................................. 322
Managing learning .............................................................................. 324
Going beyond language: Teaching culture ..................................... 326
Applying Case Studies ................................................................................. 327
The English class in Italy .................................................................. 329
The English class in London ............................................................. 330
Part VI: The Part of Tens ........................................... 333
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Liven Up an English Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
Bring in Real-World Objects
Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson