One question that we are often asked is how to engage shy students and get them to talk. How do we get them to practice English in the classroom, which is the only guaranteed time for them to practice?
One great way to do this is to play games in class that require students to work together in English to complete an activity.
One great option is the game Go Fish, which is used in Step 8: Quick Check and Review for Lesson 7.3, Ordering at Counters. In this step, students use cards created by the teacher to play Go Fish using food and measurements, such as “2 lbs of raw shrimp” or “4 oz. cheddar cheese” to reinforce the vocabulary using the lesson. If students need to work together to complete a task and they share English as a common language, they need to use English to get the job done!
Look for more methods of engaging students and getting them to practice from us in the future!