Classroom Activities

Activity
Resource
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This section presents three stand-alone English language-learning activities related to boats.

  1. “Going to School by Ferry boat,” for upper beginner and intermediate students, allows learners to practice listening to language about an everyday routine and to learn transportation vocabulary.
  2. “Classifying Boats,” for intermediate students, teaches learners about boat types and their features and helps them develop classifying skills and write a classifying essay.
  3. “Mapping the Mississippi River,“ for intermediate students, provides practice with vocabulary related to boats and rivers.
Group size:
Pairwork and Groupwork
Author:
Carol Chapelle; Jooyoung Lee; Hye-won Lee; Moonyoung Park; Manman Qian; and Amy Walton

Tags:

Teachers Learners Beginner Intermediate Listening Vocabulary Writing Integrated Skills Critical Thinking
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Cover photo of English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 4

English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 4

Boats are the focus of the feature article, Classroom Activities, and The Lighter Side in this issue.