Posts tagged The Jackal and the Crow
In search of an audience
In search of an audience

Usually when I write this weekly blog post I share it first with the various Palestinian teacher and teacher trainer groups that I belong to on Facebook, before sharing it elsewhere. I do this because it is this kind of audience that this blog is intended for. I want this to be a space where teachers who work in contexts like these can get new ideas, where they can download resources, and where they can discuss and share ideas about what happens in their own classes.

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Uncategorized, ActivitiesNick BilbroughZaatari, Nasreddin and the dinner party, Stories Alive, Sahar Salha, The Jackal and the Crow Comments
Picture Dictations
Picture Dictations

Last week I was looking at how talking with children about the pictures they've drawn can be a useful thing to do in a classroom. This week I want to explore a slightly more structured activity which works with this idea.The picture dictation has become a classic language teaching activity. I can't remember where I first heard about but I've been using it ever since I first started teaching more than 25 years ago.

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Uncategorized, Activities, storiesNick Bilbroughpicture dictation, activities, The Jackal and the Crow, Malaysia, listening, large classes, reverse picture dictation Comments