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WARM-UP ACTIVITIES USED IN TECHING ENGLISH IN CLASS

Prof. limba englez Nicoleta Dnil

coala Nicolae Iorga Focani

Warm-up activitie are !eigne! to get tu!ent" attention# to $elp t$em put ai!e

!itracting t$oug$t an! to get t$em rea!% to focu in!ivi!uall% an! a group on

&$atever activitie follo&. 'ne mig$t t$in( of t$em a t$e aca!emic e)uivalent of lou!noie or burt of lig$t. *uc$ li(e t$oe p$%ical p$enomena# &$en preente! properl%#

t$e% &ill caue people to top &$atever t$e% are !oing or t$in(ing an! refocu t$eir

attention.Warm-up $elp our learner put ai!e t$eir !ail% !itraction an! focu on

+ngli$. If t$e% $aven,t ue! +ngli$ all !a%# t$e% ma% ta(e a little &$ile to $ift into it.

Warm-up alo encourage &$ole-group participation &$ic$ can buil! a ene ofcommunit% &it$in t$e group.

ere are ome eample of &arm-up activitie t$at teac$er of +ngli$ can ue int$eir leon in or!er to ma(e t$em more interactive/

Brainstorming(any level, individual or group)

0ive a topic an! a( learner to t$in( of an%t$ing relate! to it. Write t$e

repone for all to ee or a( a volunteer to !o t$e &riting. 1ou can ue t$i to elicit

vocabular% relate! to %our leon.

Qustion o! t" #a$(intermediate-advanced, individual or group)

2( one or t&o imple )uetion an! give learner five minute to &rite t$eir

an&er. 3an!oml% c$ooe a fe& people to $are t$eir an&er &it$ t$e group.

%str#a$(intermediate, group)

ave a learner tan! in front of t$e group an! ma(e one tatement about

%eter!a%# uc$ a 41eter!a% I &ent $opping.4 5$en let ever%one ele a( )uetion to

learn more information# uc$ a 4W$o !i! %ou go &it$64 4W$at !i! %ou bu%64 4W$attime !i! %ou go64 etc. 5r% t$i &it$ one or t&o !ifferent learner eac$ !a%.

Ds&ri' t" Pi&tur(any level, group)

7$o& a picture an! $ave learner ta(e turn a%ing one !ecriptive t$ing about

it. 8eginner can ma(e imple obervation li(e 4t$ree cat4 &$ile a!vance! tu!ent can

ma(e up a tor% to go &it$ t$e picture. 5$e% aren,t allo&e! to repeat &$at omeone eleai!# o t$e% nee! to pa% attention &$en eac$ peron pea(.

Criss-Cross(beginner-intermediate, large group)

9earner mut be eate! in organize! ro& at leat ::. ave t$e front ro& of

learner tan!. 2( imple )uetion li(e 4W$at !a%;time i it64 5$e firt peron toan&er correctl% ma% it !o&n. 5$e lat tan!ing learner, line -: ro&;line $ave pla%e!. 1ou can ue !iagonal ro& ift$e ame peron get tuc( tan!ing eac$ time. 5o en!# a( a reall% imple )uetion


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2 learner bring an item from $ome an! tal( about it in front of t$e group. 0ive

learner enoug$ a!vance notice to prepare an! remin! t$em again before t$eir turn.

ave a bac( up plan in cae t$e learner forget to bring an item. 8eginner ma% onl% beable to $are t$e name of an item an! &$ere t$e% got it. 8e ure to give beginner

pecific intruction about &$at information %ou &ant t$em to tell.

Sing a Song(intermediate-advanced, group)

If %ou,re muicall% incline!# or even if %ou,re not# ong can be a livel% &a% to

get ever%one involve!.

M$str$ +',&t(advanced, group)

8ring an item t$at i o unuual t$at t$e learner are not li(el% to recognize &$atit i. 7pen! ome time eliciting baic !ecription of t$e item an! guee about &$at it i

an! $o& it, ue!. If poible# pa t$e item aroun!. 5$i i an activit% in obervation

an! inference# o !on,t an&er )uetion. @ut &rite !o&n !ecription an! guee untilomeone figure it out or %ou reveal t$e m%ter%.

in# somon ("o.(literate beginner-intermediate, group)

Areate a lit of c$aracteritic uc$ a li(e ice-cream# $a a brot$er;iter or

can !ance. 5$ere $oul! be ten to fifteen item an! %ou can relate t$em to %our leonif %ou &i$. 5$en let t$e learner mingle an! get ignature of ot$er learner &$o fit t$e

!ecription. *a(e ure t$e% are uing appropriate )uetion form


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3ememberG Wit$ t$e &arm-up tu!ent pa% cloer attention# a( better

)uetion# an! eem a bit more ecite!. *ot atoni$ing $o&ever# i t$e fact t$at t$e

!icipline problem almot !iappear in time. 1ou can onl% urmie t$at mot reultfrom bore!om an! t$at formerl% bore! tu!ent# no& turne! on b% t$e &arm-up# no

longer fin! nee! to ee( ecitement in &a% &e a teac$er fin! troubleome.

If %ou c$ooe# %ou can a&ar! point or gra!e a etra incentive for tu!ent &$o

are epeciall% reponive to t$em. o&ever# t$ere can be a !o&ni!e to !oing t$i. *otof t$e activitie are !eigne! to encourage tu!ent to cooperate in t$e earc$ for

an&er. +ncouraging competition for gra!e mig$t !icourage t$eir inclination to

cooperate# t$ereb% limiting t$e activitie, effectivene. o&ever %ou (no& %ourtu!ent bet# o %ou ma(e t$e call.

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