Kisi-Kisi Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris SMA-MA 2012 (The Grating of National Examination for Indonesian Senior High School 2012)

This file is The Grating of National Examination for Indonesian Senior High School 2012. It is in word doc format. You will be able to edit it easily.You can change the standard of competencies and the basic competencies. There are 50 questions items based on national examination. You can download it h...

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English Tongue Twisters

Great for pronunciation practice - particularly for focusing on problem areas. Write a tongue twister on the board Read it With the students, slowly at first, then faster. Make sure students' pronunciation is acceptable. Get individual students (or pairs) to say the sentence three times, getting faster each time. Make up tongue twisters to practice pronunciation of new words. Use words with similar sounds to the ones you wish to practice and rhyming words in the tongue twisters. Here are some...

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"Choral Reading or Speaking" and "Who, Where and What?" (An English Teaching Method)

Who, Where and What?  This activity practices descriptions and can be used as an introduction or follow up to an activity on almost any topic. Divide the class into manageable groups. The teacher reads a description of an object, person, event or place and students have to guess what it is. For example: An object in the classroom. A category such as, in the kitchen or in the market. A person in the classroom/school/ a famous person. A local place, for example, a park, library, town hall, etc. A...

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Backs to the Board (Game For English Class)

This game is appropriate to check student's skill especially in mastering vocabularies. We can play it for all chapter of the lesson materials. There are some steps for teacher to prepare the class. They are: Divide the class into two groups - A and B. Draw a line down the middle of the hoard, label one side A and the other B. Two students (one from team A and one from team B) sit with their back to the board. Student A sits in front of the B side of the hoard. Student k sits in front of the A side...

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Lonely Student, Oral Cloze and Four Corners Games for Teaching and Learning English

For the next fun games in teaching and learning  English are Lonely Student, Oral Cloze, and Four Corners. They are a simple game, however they will be an interesting English learning process for teachers and their students. Lonely Student One student (or one student from each group) stands facing, the class. the teacher gives the rest of the class a word, which they then must explain to the student without saying the actual word.     Oral Cloze Choose a suitable text. Using...

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Chinese Whispers Game

Divide the class into manageable groups. 7 or 8 students per group is ideal. Give one student in each group a piece of paper with a sentence on it. That student has to read the sentence, put down the paper and whisper the sentence to the second student. The second student must whisper it to the third student, and so oil down the line. The last student either says the sentence as they heard it or writes it oil the board. Each group then checks their sentence against...

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How many things can you think of that? (Think Fast Game)

The next game to manage the class to be attractive in learning English is by doing Think Fast Game. Divide the class into manageable groups.  Ask Students to try to think of as many things that can fit a given definition or topic, within a set time limit.               For Example:        How many ... ...things can you think of that are small enough to fit into a matchbox'? ... are bigger/smaller than...

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Tic Tac Toe English Class Game

 This game is set to create English class productively. The students will enjoy learning some new words in fun game. They will soluble in the atmosphere of pleasant competition. Divide the class into two teams - A and B. Draw two grids like the ones below oil the board. On one grid fill in the squares with the structures or vocabulary areas you want to practice. Leave the other one blank for scoring. As each team gets an answer right you write their team letter in the corresponding box. The...

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How To Create a Productive Classroom

Make the classroom materials interesting for the students -- include music, sporting events, local issues, activities with a purpose and a result, quizzes, games, etc. Adapt the activities to suit your class – deoebdubg yoib the level of your class or the variation in levels of students in the class. Make sure the materials are neither too difficult nor too easy. Comfort and safety - try to create an environment In your classroom where students are not afraid to try, where students don’t laugh each...

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Love in English Idioms

When we are falling in love, we usually want to express our feeling with some romantic or different expression. We will do that to avoid our boredom to express or hear the word love itself. So, we try to express it in different term to make it more interesting. Here some idioms about love: catch someone's eye = to be attractive to someone: "The shy man at the back of the class caught my eye."to fancy someone (British English) = to find someone attractive: "My friend fancies you!"to have a crush...

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Free On Line Learning English

Do you have any problems in learning English? Do you need help with grammar or verb conjugation? Do you want to learn new vocabulary or slang? No matter if you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced student, you can find help online with these free English as a Second Language websites. There are 5 the best free on line websites for learning English.  1. Dave’s ESL Cafe.This is a complete website that can help you learn and practice English. You can find tips on using idioms, slang and...

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100 Learning English Grammar (2)

In this part we will continue the previous article,100 Learning English Grammar (1). If we read this article, make sure that we have read 100 Learning English Grammar (1).  To get more complete you can read the book of Practical English Usage 3rd Edition by Michael Swan.   50. Use like, not as, to give examples. I prefer warm countries, like Spain. (NOT I prefer warm countries, as Spain.) I eat a lot of meat, like beef or lamb.  For more details, see Practical...

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