Teaching the Present Simple – Practical Tips Suggestions for Oral or Writing Activities: What do you usually do during the summer? I usually wake up… Sometimes… In the afternoon… In the evening… At night… and during the school year? Do you have any special interests / hobbies? What do you like to do?…
תג ארכיון עבור - Oral and Writing Activities
Teaching the Pr. Prog. and F. Simple – Texts and Exercises
In order to teach or review the Present Simple, the Present Progressive and the Future Simple, we need suitable texts and oral and writing activities. We are about to complete activities concerning the Cycle of the Present. In my last post I presented texts and activities regarding the Present Simple. I will now suggest texts…
Teaching the Cycle of the Past – Texts and Exercises
I discussed the Cycle of the Past in my last post: rationale, unit structure, lesson plan, etc. The following are texts and exercises to be used when teaching or reviewing the unit. Reading Passage Ben, David’s uncle, called from New York last week. He said he was planning a visit to Israel and would probably…
Teaching the Passive – Practical Tips
Passive Structures The Passive structures will be taught in context using appropriate, relevant texts. Continuous comparison with Active Structures is strongly recommended. Unit Structure – Junior High In Junior High, I would suggest spending about 3 – 4 lessons on Passive Structures. Lesson 1 Oral Activity introducing the concepts: Active vs Passive. After describing the cartoons, we might have a discussion on…
Teaching the Passive – Texts and Exercises
In my last post I dealt with Passive Structures: rationale, unit structure, lesson plans, etc. The following are texts and exercises to be used when teaching or reviewing the unit. Reading Passages 1. Mifal Hapayis, the state lottery, was established in 1951 to raise money for public needs. At first, the money was invested in…
Improving Reading Comprehension
What else can we do to improve Reading Comprehension? Following many teachers’ requests, I have decided to bring a few more examples on Reading Comprehension as a process. The objective is: Improving Reading Comprehension. I will bring two texts dealing with different aspects of a certain subject. From text to text we will accumulate information…
The Generation Gap – Part 1
We are now moving to a more advanced level. In the next posts we will focus on a certain subject and design various activities around that subject in order to enrich the students’ Vocabulary and enhance Reading Comprehension and Writing Proficiency. So what’s new about it? Haven’t we been doing that all along (about 30…
Aliyah-A unique kind of Immigration-Part 1
The general subject of the unit that we are starting today is Aliyah – A unique kind of Immigration. Today, we will talk about one of the aspects of Aliyah. Look at the following cartoon: Aliya1 Let’s talk about it. Describe the characters you see in the cartoon. Where, do you think, they come from?…
Aliyah-A unique kind of Immigration – Part 3
This is my third and last post on Aliyah – A unique kind of Immigration. The first post dealt with the definition and special meaning of the term Aliyah. The second post dealt with Culture Shock. Our post today deals with the first steps of newcomers – olim – in their new country. Let’s talk…
Work and Leisure – Part 1
The general subject of the unit that we are starting today is: Work and Leisure. Let’s talk about it. “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread”. Explain the quotation above. Where is the quotation taken from? What is the attitude to work in the verse? What is the attitude of most…
The Media – Part 2 – The Press
The following is the second post on the Media. In my last post I introduced the first aspect of the general subject of this unit: The Radio Today we will discuss another aspect: The Press Let’s talk about it. Do you read a newspaper regularly? Which one? Justify your choice. What are the differences…
Reading – Part 2 – Reading for Pleasure
The following is the second post on Reading. In my last post I introduced the first aspect of the general subject of this unit: Reading Today we will discuss another aspect: Reading for Pleasure Talking about it. What are book-fairs? Do you usually attend the yearly Hebrew book-fair? Why? What kind of books do you…