Map of Anywhere

 Finally, another new activity!

Map of Anywhere is a 22 page PDF (mainly in black and white) that includes;

- a 12 page map,

- a street view drawing activity,

- a list of potential activities (you could use this map more than once),

And, for the teachers, some assembly instructions, a map title, a teacher's map, an a-z of place names, an a-z of street names, a list of places and what they are and everything else you will need (apart from the scissors and glue to make it).

It includes a list of 7 potential activities, but I am sure there are way more that you could use with your class!

In Tents

 ESL Matt-Erials has joined forces with SA TEFL Academy to provide new teachers with activities they can use in their classes and make their lives a little bit easier.

So, it is time for the first new Matt-Erials activity in quite some time (sorry about folks, life get's in the way at times).

"In Tents" is a powerpoint based, "random" tense generator. Just have your students come up to the interactive whiteboard (if you have such a thing) or computer and press/click on the "spin button". They will then be given the name of a tense in English. You can then decide what they, or the class does with that tense. Maybe have them write sentences in that tense as a class, or have the individual produce a sentence using the tense, or any other idea you can come up with!

 It seems that many of the links for activities are now classed as "old", making downloading a little tricky. Please don't be put off, send me a request to access and I will accept it as soon as I see the email! Sorry for the inconvenience guys, I do apologise! 

A Few Changes...

A few of you may have noticed a few changes to the look of Matt-Erials, well done if you have.

If not, no need to worry.

I know I have been a little quiet this year, but I preparing to start things up again, with a whole new look to boot!

Takeaway Tuesday #15: Make an Outfit

Takeaway Tuesday #15: Make an Outfit

Most English courses for young learners and lower level adults will include a unit on clothes and what someone is wearing. It's not the hardest one to practice, but making it fun/amusing can be challenging.

Make an Outfit is a PPT game that should help to achieve a fun, rewarding and productive class activity.

Have students take turns coming to the computer and pressing the "one", "two" or "three" button. This will cause the sliders to move and the outfit to change. Once the student has chosen the "girl" or "boy" side they can produce the sentence "He is wearing..." or "She is wearing..."

The funs comes when an item of "girls" clothing ends up on the "boy" side or an item of "boys" clothing ends up on the "girl" side!