This Resource Pack for teachers contains thirty-seven practice activities for Upper Intermediate students of English. It is designed to be used with Inside Out Upper Intermediate Student?s Book. Eleven practicing teachers have contributed activities, so you?ll find a wealth of different ideas for practicing skills and specific language points. All the activities have been tested in the classroom.
You can use the activities in many different ways. For example:
- to extend the lessons in the Student?s Book
- as a review of points in the Student?s Book, for example, at the beginning of the following lesson
- to supplement other courses
- as a basis for standby lessons.
How to use the Resource Pack Each activity consists of one photocopiable worksheet original. The originals have been designed for maximum clarity when photocopied. However, if your photocopier has the facility to enlarge, you may sometimes find this useful?particularly for board games or worksheets that are to be cut up into cards. Each original appears on the right-hand page, with teacher?s notes on the left-hand page so that you can see them both at the same time. The notes explain the objectives of the activity, describe the task, tell you what you need to do to prepare and then give a-step-by step lesson plan. This makes them easy to use if you haven?t been teaching long, and it also is a terrific time-saver for experienced teachers. Regard the lesson plans as a starting point. As you use the worksheets you?ll find your own ways of making the best of them in class. Some of the worksheets need cutting up into sections. To make these easier to handle in the classroom, glue them onto small pieces of cardboard?index cards or blank business cards, available from most stationery stores, are ideal. After the lesson, file the cards in an envelope for the next time you use them. Write the name of the activity and the number of cards on the outside of the envelope.
