English Language Ice Breakers 2020 2021 01 02

English Language Ice Breakers 2020 -2021

01. 02. Introduction Objectives Who am i? Why are we learning English? 03. 04. Expectations & Requirements Activities 1 week sample 1 concept check - Edpuzzle 1 practice - Quizziz Ice breaking activities to get to know each other

Who am I ? I have been teaching at EAIS for 2 years now: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. My name is Ms. Aya Adel I am 26 years old. My favorite colors are Pink & Black. My favorite fruit is Mango. I love dogs. I am so excited to be teaching you this year. If you want to know anything, Go ahead and ask me.

Department Objectives What do we mean by objectives? A learning objective should describe what you should know or be able to do at the end of the course that you couldn't do before. So, have you ever thought what are the English Language objectives? Have you ever thought, why do we learn English in the first place? Well, let’s go over our VISION & MISSION to find out !

Our vision is to TEACH FOR LIFE. Teaching for life, for example, means that we want you to be able to get a great job when you grow up where you can use all the skills that you have learned with us. Now, can you get a job nowadays without knowing how to speak English fluently? English is known to be the dominant Language now all over the word. It it’s the Language of International communication, the Media and the Internet. More than 67 countries all over the world speak English. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a Multinational Company. So, learning English is important for socializing and entertainment as well as work !

English Department Objectives Speaking Objectives: this year you will be able to : ● Summarize information presented ● Identify reasons and evidence a speaker is ● Plan and deliver a speech ● Use body language and gestures Grammar ● Use correct grammar ● Use a variety of sentence types

English Department Objectives Phonics ● Capitalize appropriate words ● Correctly add suffixes to base words: sitting, smiled, cries Writing : this year you will be able to : ● Write opinion pieces that include a chart or graph and list reasons that support the opinion ● Write informative pieces that name the topic, supply facts, and use linking words and phrases ● Write narrative pieces that introduce a narrator and characters, and write about what the characters say, think, and feel ● Produce writing that is developed, focused, organized, and edited

Your OWN Objectives Have you ever set goals for your self? Well , its about time Set 2 goals for your self for Semester 1 1 st academic goal 2 nd personal goal We will come back to these goals to see if we have achieved them or not. Then, set new goals for our 2 nd semester

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Expectations & Requirements Every week: 1 concept check on Edpuzzle for Grammar, Spelling/Phonics & Writing (1 video for all 3 lessons) Every week: 1 Practice on Quizziz for Grammar& Phonics For writing: you will be writing a journal every week (notebook) Along with some practice on the 6 traits of writing

Let us see what our week will look like 1 st: You will receive 1 power point on the blog for all 3 lessons (Grammar, Phonics & Writing) 2 nd: This power point will take you through the lessons step by step along with some practice as well 3 rd: At the end of each lesson, you will have a concept check to be done on Edpuzzle Note: Concept checks are due the night before class. 4 th: At the end of each power point you will have your practice assignment which will be done on Quizziz. Practice will include all 3 lessons (Grammar, Phonics & Writing)

Your instructions slide will look like this

Your power point title slide will look like this

Your concept check slide will look like this

Your practice slide will look like this

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Reward System Every week, 1 student from each class will receive a medal example We have all types of medals. Not only academic but behavior as well. The better you are, the more medals you will receive

Reward System And many more

Activities First, take a minute to answer the following questions Ready ?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What is your name ? What do you like to do when you are not at school? Which subject do you find hard? Why? Which subject do you find easy? Why? If you could learn about anything you wanted, what would it be? 6. Circle the ways you feel you work best: In a quiet room Working alone At my desk In a noisy room Working with a partner At a table With some noise Working in a group On the floor

Now, It is time to get to know each other. You will be divided into groups, all of you should know all the answers to these questions about each other . Ready ? GOOOO

Now, write down the first word you see

Now, is the adjective you wrote down true about you? Yes or NO

GUESS THE WORD B L U A M E C B A H P P A E R H P Y P A T R A E H I J C U E

GUESS THE WORD A L B U M B E A C H P A P E R H A P P Y H E A R T J U I C E

FIND THE ANIMALS H Y Z V E L M I T R O C I O P E N G U I N S M P Y F S Q R K C C R O C O D I L E N A L N D F W N R K C G W C A T D O G Y M J T F O X D O K E P M O C A B I R D R F W E D

ANSWER KEY/FIND THE ANIMALS H Y Z V E L M I T R O C I O P E N G U I N S M P Y F S Q R K C C R O C O D I L E N A L N D F W N R K C G W C A T D O G Y M J T F O X D O K E P M O C A B I R D R F W E D