[WARMER] “IF AT FIRST YOU DO NOT SUCCEED…” WHAT IS SUCCESS FOR YOU?

A very simple icebreaker (or warmer). It may also be used as a pocket activity.

First, show your students some quotes about success (or failure) and ask them to think about what the ones who said each quote meant by it.

“I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” ― Herbert Bayard Swope

“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” ― Albert Einstein

“The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.” ― Bette Midler

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ― Winston S. Churchill

“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.”― Steve Maraboli

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ― Oliver Goldsmith

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

“Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.” ― Coco Chanel

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” ― Robert F. Kennedy

After that, start a discussion about 'what success is' based on their own opinions, beliefs, or ideas.

Then ask them to talk about the stories of success they may know (or ever heard about). 


Can you think of anyone you know or a famous person who has been successful in very difficult circumstances? 

It will depend on their language level, but you may also ask them to write down their own quotes about success and then ask them to show their quotes to the class and talk about their own.

I hope you have enjoyed this one! See you around!

Cheers!

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DICA RÁPIDA: A ÚLTIMA LETRA

O nome do jogo é a última letra (ou the last letter em inglês).

É simples...

Coloque os alunos em círculo e jogue uma bola de papel para um aluno e depois diga uma palavra (exemplo: Car). A última letra da palavra dita deve ser a primeira letra da próxima palavra (Exemplo: car – Rapid – Day etc....). O aluno tem que responder enquanto joga a bola de papel para um outro aluno. É o professor quem deve decidir o momento de parar o mesmo.

Sugiro que o professor também participe dizendo algumas palavras para poder dar continuidade ao jogo. Seria interessante também cronometrar o tempo que os alunos podem ficar com a bola em mãos para que ninguém passe muito tempo com a mesma, quebrando um pouco a dinâmica. Cinco segundos já é mais do que suficiente.

O mesmo pode ser usado para revisar vocabulário de aulas anteriores. Se o professor quiser, porém, ele pode delimitar o tipo de vocabulário a ser utilizado. Quando mais palavras os alunos puderem se lembrar, melhor.  

VARIAÇÃO:

Para níveis mais avançados, o professor pode fazer com frases completas.

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THREE ICEBREAKERS TO BE USED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING

One of the things I’m sure of is that icebreakers are really important when it comes to teaching an additional (foreign or second) language.

Icebreakers, among other definitions, may be seen as “fantastic ways to start the day running and great methods of learning about your students and getting them to interact with each other.” Some teachers start their classes with icebreakers in order to get students in the mood for the lesson. Sometimes – but not always – icebreakers are connected to the topic to be studied in the lesson.

In this very short entry, I would like to share with you some ideas I’ve been using in my classes lately – three icebreakers that can also be used as warmers.

The first one is ‘Fact or fiction?’

Fact or fiction?

What to do and how to do it?

Ask everyone to write on a piece of paper THREE things about themselves which may not be known to the others in the group. Two are true and one is not. Taking turns they read out the three ‘facts’ about themselves and the rest of the group votes which are true and false. There are always surprises. This simple activity is always fun, and helps the group and leaders get to know more about each other.

The second one is ‘interview’

Interview

What to do and how to do it?

Divide the young people into pairs. Ask them to take three minutes to interview each other. Each interviewer has to find 3 interesting facts about their partner. Bring everyone back to together and ask everyone to present the 3 facts about their partner to the rest of the group. Watch the time on this one, keep it moving along.

The third one is ‘my name is?’

My name is?

What to do and how to do it?

Go around the group and ask each young person to state his/her name and attach an adjective that not only describes a dominant characteristic, but also starts with the same letter of his name e.g. generous Grahame, dynamic Dave. Write them down and refer to them by this for the rest of the evening.

I do hope you guys enjoy this one!

See you around!

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Dicas para aulas de Língua Inglesa.

Complete com um nome que comece com a primeira letra do último nome postado. O professor começa e o aluno seguinte tem que continuar. Quem demorar mais de 5 segundos é eliminado até restar só um: o vencedor.

Bola

Água

Arte

Elefante...

Claro, que no caso, seria em inglês.

Esse jogo ou Icebreaker ou até mesmo warmer pode ser aplicado em qualquer momento da aula ou no inicio dela. Eu mesmo já usei algumas vezes. Costumava fazer em níveis mais iniciais para praticar mais uma vez o vocabulário trabalhado antes.

Já fiz várias variações do mesmo (como pedir para usarem as duas primeiras letras ou palavra que rimasse) e percebi que realmente funciona. Os alunos ficam empolgados e como os brasileiros são sempre muito competitivos, o professor pode dividir a turma em grupos A e B e alternar os locais onde os alunos estão sentados: um aluno do A, outro do B, A, B e assim por diante.

Se você, professor, usar esse jogo, deixem-nos saber se funcionar ou não?

A imagem dessa postagem veio de um grupo que temos no Facebook e sempre posto algumas das minhas experiências em sala de aula e uso como laboratórios, para ver o que esperar de algumas ideias que tenho, antes mesmo de colocar em prática. 

[Icebreakers] Interview

Interview

Divide the young people into pairs. Ask them to take three minutes to interview each other. Each interviewer has to find 3 interesting facts about their partner. Bring everyone back to together and ask everyone to present the 3 facts about their partner to the rest of the group. Watch the time on this one, keep it moving along.