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=Build Your Wild Self= ==== //BuildYourWildSelf // is a cool tool to create avatars using different animal parts and attaching them in a human body. Children can easily create a wild creature following simple steps.  The best part about this tool is that you don’t need to sign up. You can start with choosing the human body and browse through the different parts that you can add such as nose, hair, legs, arms and so on. Then add some animals’ ears, bottoms, tails, backsides, arms, face or headgear. As you choose the body parts, you can also hear the sounds of the animals. When it is over, choose a background and click “I’m done”. Your first wild self is ready! You can print it out or share this product of yours with your friends via e-mail. ==== ==== You can create different, enjoyable activities for pupils using this incredibly useful tool. For example, after the pupils created their wild selves, they can write about what they can and what they cannot do or they can simply describe what parts their wild selves have and what they look like. Another activity could be creating a story about their new wild selves. You can show them a wild self picture, give them the beginning of a story and ask them to write or tell the rest of it. These are all simple writing tasks which are a few examples that can be used with this tool. Of course, you can add more activities or tasks adjusted to this tool, since it is up to your creativity and imagination. ==== ==== You can use the tool to generate new, original speaking tasks to improve your students’ oral communication skills and pronunciation, as well. For instance, you prepare some wild selves beforehand, print them out and then show them to the class. The pupils will try to guess which animal parts you used. Another productive task could be each child showing their wild selves, imitating their animals and rest of the class asking some questions about them. The last suggestion would also foster their act out skills. Integrating physical actions into learning makes it more memorable for pupils, since they are very energetic and active young learners. ==== ==== It is your responsibility to multiply types of tasks that you can use in your teaching; these are just a few examples to give you some basic idea about how to use //BuildYourWildSelf// effectively for ELT. In my opinion, this tool will be very attractive and engaging for young learners, since it is colourful, fun and engaging. I would certainly use this tool in my lessons, when I become an English Language teacher. ====

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