Background This is an icebreaker that works well for group sizes from 4 people upwards. It could be used at any time early on in a course. The fact that the prompts are pictorial gives a very interesting spin to the activity – it helps create a relaxed, fun, open-ended atmosphere and means that everyone… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Thinking time
The simplest pieces of advice are sometimes the best and hardest to follow. This is one of them. I need to relearn this every single course.
(Sales & Marketing) Features tell, Benefits sell
A discussion activity about sales and marketing that all BE students can contribute to.
Hersey and Blanchard’s leadership model
This is a management model that gives four different leadership styles, and suggests that leaders should choose an appropriate one depending on the competence and motivation of the follower.
Discussion topics for general speaking practice
Two great sites that list dozens of GE speaking topics – and give ready-made questions for each one!
The physical presence of the teacher while monitoring
Move around and get up close while your students are doing pairwork or groupwork.
PR, IR and GR – 3 types of Communications ‘relations’
Be aware of these three terms used by people in the Communications area.
Last Man Standing
This is a fun, fast-paced, revision activity for lexis: either topic vocabulary or functional phrases. Students have to scan their memory to try to find words that fit a category chosen by the teacher.
A supercharged SWOT
SWOT analyses are a basic part of a BE teacher’s toolkit. Here is a version with added categories that will stimulate any student used to thinking strategically about their business.