We teach English language, therefore we teach the world. Travelling, experiencing culture and nature is the basic motivation behind learning any language. It involves a lot of vocabulary and speaking practice.
Breathtaking views that stick in your mind will make this practice more memorable and meaningful. Concise descriptions will leave plenty of room for the production stage.
I. Go to the website: http://www.thecoolhunter.net and have some time to have a look at the pictures of all these amazing places.
II. Read their descriptions and introduce some vocabulary coonected with geography. You might want to introduce some of these:
- CONTINENT, COUNTRY, AREA, DISTRICT, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, CAPITAL
- MOUNTAIN, MOUNTAIN RANGE, HILL, CLIFF, SUMMIT, PEAK, PASS, VALLEY, PLAIN, PLATEAU, GLACIER, VOLCANO
- SEA, OCEAN, LAKE, POOL - POND, RIVER, STREAM, CANAL, SPRING,
- COAST, ISLAND, PENINSULA, BAY, GULF, ESTUARY,
- DESERT, OASIS – HAVEN, FOREST, TROPICAL FOREST, TROPICAL RAINFOREST
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I have recently conducted a lesson on a Bucket List with the emphasis on places worth visiting before you die. As a follow-up I showed 30 photographs (my copyrights;) of random places which I took during my travels including landscapes, modern architecture and extreme sports. I kept the locations secret. I numbered each photograph to make it easier to identify it later during the activity. Students were to select only one particular picture remembering a specific feature attracting their attention saying why they would love to go there. Surprisingly, a lot of students recognized -on the spot-quite exotic locations like Dubai, Australia, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, even though they’ve never been there. It was a fun lesson, with focusing students’ attention on their wish lists and their own preferences and interests. They seemed to enjoy it.
I love how you travel
. Very romantic. Like “Eat, pray and love” or something.