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Teaching Ideas - First Day of Class ESL Games & Activities
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Saturday, 01 August 2009 10:19

This activity is good for introductions and for practicing the alphabet. It is good for a new group of students and for the class where you have just a few new students or a new teacher.

Level: Beginning through Advanced

Language: What is your name? - My name's ___./I am ___.

Alphabet

Procedures:

1. Students introduce themselves: What is your name? - My name's Anna.

2.Then students line up in the alphabetical order (A to Z). If there isn't enough room in the classroom students can form a circle.

Variation:

More advanced students can be asked to add an adjective in front of their names: I am a smart Sandra.

Comments (3)
1 Monday, 03 August 2009 09:19
Dan
What if students don't know the alphabet?
2 Monday, 03 August 2009 22:45
You can also ask students to line up in Z to A order.
3 Tuesday, 04 August 2009 07:25
Good point!
If students don't know the alphabet, you can display a poster with it for them to use. Also, students can write their names on name tags and attach them to their shirts. If this is too complicated for your class, then you shouldn't probably do this activity. In other words, this activity is more suitable for the first day of class where students already know the alphabet (at least second-year students).
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