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Web-Based Language Learning Activities

This page contains session plans for pre-created, task-based and teacher-made activities for learning English as a second language.

Pre-Created Activities Task-Based Activities Teacher-Made Activities


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Pre-Created Web Activities

This table sets out a plan for using pre-created Web activities.

Session Pre-created Web activities
 

1

Vocabulary

 

There are 4 activities to complete:

  1. Suffixes
  2. Phrasal verbs
  3. Disaster vocabulary
  4. Commonly confused words

Things to do:

(1) Read the information and instructions on each worksheet before doing the activity.

(2) Some activities require you to write your answers on a table; others require you to answer on-line.

(3) For all activities, record the number correct in the space given.

Outcome:

Completion of all the activities and marks recorded on the worksheets

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2

Grammar

 

There are 5 activities to complete:

  1. Articles
  2. Subject-Verb Agreement
  3. Verbs
  4. Connectors
  5. Word forms

Things to do:

(1) Read the information and instructions on each worksheet before doing the activity.

(2) Some activities require you to write your answers on a table; others require you to answer on-line.

(3) For all activities, record the number correct in the space given.

Outcome:

Completion of all the activities and marks recorded on the worksheets

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3

Reading

 

4 reading passages to complete:

  1. Romulus and Remus
  2. Tarzan of the Apes
  3. The Wild Life
  4. Culture Shock

Things to do:

(1) Go to the websites listed on the worksheets.

(2) Read through the questions first.

(3) Read the passages and click on your choice of answer for each question.

(4) Record the number of correct answers on the worksheet after your first attempt at the questions.

Outcome:

Completion of the activities and marks recorded on the worksheets

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4

Listening

 

There are 7 conversations to listen to ranging from ‘easy’ to ‘difficult’:

  1. Haven’t we met before?
  2. Camping under the stars
  3. So, what’s the matter?
  4. Friday night mishaps
  5. A healthy lifestyle
  6. Money Matters
  7. Exotic Animal Kingdom

Things to do:

(1) Familiarise yourself with the useful vocabulary section on each worksheet.

(2) As you listen to each conversation, click on the answer to each question.

(3) At the end, write down the number correct out of 5 on each worksheet for your first listening.

Outcome:

Completion of the activities and marks recorded on the worksheets

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Task-Based Web Activities

This table sets out a plan for using task-based Web activities.

Session Task-based Web activities
 

1

Newsbreak (Group Work)
  Things to do:

(1) Choose a current topic (news) of interest to your group.

(2) Find information on the topic on the Web.

(3) Make a poster with the information from the Web.

(4) Give an oral presentation with the poster.

Outcome: An oral presentation with a poster

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2

Cultural differences (Group Work)
  Things to do:

(1) List cultural differences you can think of.

(2) Find supporting information, evidence or examples from the Web.

(3) Make a poster about the cultural differences with the findings from the Web.

Outcome: An oral presentation with a poster

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3

A book/film review (Pair Work)
  Things to do:

(1) List several books/movies that you already read/saw.

(2) Choose one of the books/movies that you want to review.

(3) Find information on the book/movie on the Web.

(4) Write a review about the book/movie with the information from the Web.

(5) Send the review to your teacher via e-mail.

Outcome: A review

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4

A trip to my dream countries (Individual Work)
  Things to do:

Imagine if you could plan a trip, for say one month, anywhere in the world. Let’s say you can go to at least two different countries. You have to plan it very carefully to make sure you can do all the things in your dream. Where would you go and what would you need to know about the places before you got there? Write an essay with information from the Web and send the essay to your teacher via e-mail.

Outcome: An essay

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Teacher-Made Web Activities

This table sets out a plan for using teacher-made Web activities.

Session Teacher-made Web activities
 

1

A quiz made with JQuiz
  Quiz
 

2

A gap-fill exercise made with JCloze
  Gap-fill exercise
 

3

A gap-fill with drop-downs and individual questions

  Gap-fill exercise
 

4

A crossword made with JCross
  Crossword
 

5

Jumbled-sentence exercises made with JMix
 
 

6

Jumbled-word exercises made with JMix
 
 

7

An ordering exercise made with JMatch
  Ordering exercise
 

8

A matching exercise made with JMatch
  Matching exercise

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