ELT+Technique+1+by+Emine+Düzövüt


 * Post-It Ranking Activity**


 * Aim:** Getting to know each other. Discussion. Fluency practice. Pushing students’ vocabulary and speaking ability. Superlatives. Professional vocabulary.


 * Material:** Post-It notes. Two different colors. Let’s say yellow and pink.

You should divide the class in 2 groups. They don’t have to get up or sit in a group, necessarily. I think this is important for students to feel more comfortable and also without moving the desks or changing places the teacher can save time. Then, distribute 5 yellow Post-Its to each student in one half of the class and 5 pink Post-Its to the other half. Ask the students to put one task that they have to do as part of their job in a typical week on each Post-It. For example, if they work in IT, one Post-It could be “keep track of traffic on intranet and report to manager” and another could be “go to meetings with suppliers” and another something simple like “check and respond to email”. I also like that idea, because that make students enjoy the activity since they are writing something related to their own interests. Once they've written down 5 things they do in a typical week, want the students with yellow Post-Its to rank them from most to least important, and the students with the pink Post-Its from most to least time consuming. After that, pair them up with someone who has a different color Post-It and have them explain their ranking. Make sure to specify that the student that is listening, should be actively listening, asking questions, reacting, etc. This is a significant point for the teacher since monitoring is one of the requirements for powerful classroom management. I completely support it, because being a good observer is what makes a teacher an effective one. The teacher should circulate and help with vocabulary and note down any mistakes or interesting words/expressions that the whole class might find useful. During the activity a lot of interesting vocabulary and errors should have come up organically in the conversation. Go over these language points on the board. This part addresses to the whole class and it helps the teacher to correct the errors and give feedback in a proper manner without humiliating anybody. As an option; depending on the number of students you have, you can have one, two or all of the students then explain their ranking to the whole class.
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