Ha-chan's dream bedroom: KET writing practice

My dream bedroom is big, beautiful and square. Near the wall there is a rectangle soft pink bed made of sponge. There is a long desk and a comfortable chair next to the window. There is a big white leather sofa in front of a big new TV. There is a modern computer on the desk, next to an Italian coffee machine. There are cute little lamps in the corners of the room. There are a lot of Sota Fukushi posters on the wall. There are beautiful pink curtains and a floor made of wood, with under-floor heating.

Yuta's dream bedroom; KET writing practice

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My dream bedroom is big & clean. Next to the window is a big round bed made of wood. There are posters of my favourite baseball team on the wall, and there is a very loud amp next to the bed, and there are two speakers on the wall. There is a modern guitar next to the bed.

House & furniture - speaking practice

In class today my Magic Time 2 team managed to keep talking for the entire class, stimulated into action by a fairly simple game and the need to win. They were practically pelting each other by the end, trying to get each other to hurry up and have their turn!

We have done all the groundwork in previous classes, talking about where we live after drawing sketches of our flats/houses. Somehow, I doubt this group includes a future architect! We labeled the pictures and talked about the things we have in various rooms - cultural tip for Japan is that often there is not a designated bedroom, as futons replace beds and are put away during the day as the space becomes the dining/living room.

Aim of the game = get home with a van full of furniture. Land on a space, take the piece of furniture. Some one else lands on the same spot later, rock/scissors/paper for ownership. However, a lot of language along the way, where the children are asked about the item they are picking up...excellent practice for the last part of the Cambridge YLE Starters speaking test.


Sample item = sofa

"What's this?  What colour is it?

 Have you got a sofa in your house?

 What colour is it?  Is it big or small?

 Where is the sofa in your house? (Is it in the bathroom?)

...Here you are..."
 
Of course the players want to focus on the game & get to the end as quickly as possible, so they want to get the questions done asap. My aim is to get as much 'extension' out of the mini-dialogues as I can, without flogging it. At the end of the day, my students probably think they goofed-off for a lesson! Brilliant - all that revision, recycling and activating took place subliminally :)

My comment for readers books (2)

I enjoyed this book very much. I have taken much time to finish reading it. I'll get short to complete reading the next book. I'd like to write about the followings. Would you like to live and work in a foreign country, like Paul and Jacky ? Why ? Why not ?


Yes, I'd like to. I was wondering if I could live one of western countries for the the future. If possible, it would be the place where is moderate climate. Also I want to work in a foreign country at least once in my life. I think it make me more interesting.