The jigsaw method can be described as "info gap squared." It is a cooperative learning technique.
In the jigsaw form of instruction, the target material is divided, usually into four parts, and distributed to small groups to learn.When these homogeneous groups have mastered their material, students regroup into heterogeneous groups to present material and complete a task.
Chipmunk, igloo, kayak, moccasin, moose, papoose, pecan, powwow, squash, succotash, tepee,toboggan, tomahawk, totem, wampum, wigwam
Words from Russian:
Cosmonaut, babushka, intelligentsia, mammoth, pogrom, ruble, tchotche, kalishnikov, borsch,
kasha, kefir, pirogy, glasnost, MIR, perestroika, tsar, Rodinia,
A language borrows a word (and doesn’t give it back, but keeps it) when it doesn’t have a word
of its own for something new or a new idea.
When the Vikings (who spoke Old Norse) came and settled in England, many words arrived with them:
Words from Old Norse:
Anger, bag, birth, bleak, both, cake, call, club, crooked, die, drag, egg, fellow, freckle, gaze, get,hit, husband, kid, kindle, knife, law, leg, lift, loose, meek, oaf, raft, rag, raise, reindeer, root, rug,same, scalp, scare, seem, skirt, sky, snare, take, they, Thursday, tight, troll, trust, ugly, want,
wand, window, wrong, wise,
Who knew that listings in a TV guide can provide a wealth of material for the ESL classroom?? TV guide is an authentic source that present places ,common grammar structures and high frequency vocabulary in an entertaining context. Here are just a few ideas for putting this material to use to facilitate your instruction and update your practices .
Adjective clauses.
Plot summaries of films and TV show premises often contain adjective clauses as well as reduced adjective clauses and appositives. You can present one listing at a time and challenge students to identify the adjective clause(s) used.
This book is a useful resource that has hundreds of ideas, activity templates, reproducible activities for:
- News
- Warm ups
- Pre-reading / Post-reading
- Using headlines
- Working with words
- While-reading / While-listening
- Moving from text to speech
