The Human Compass I've benefited so much from this idea cookbook
that I felt I had to contribute something, so here is an idea
for reading practice. First, draw a line on the board going up
and down and then a second line that intersects the first, going
right to left. Make the end of each line an arrow, so it looks
like a compass, with north, south, east, and west. Next, write a
word or phrase that you want to practice next to each arrow.
Finally, have 2 students come forward and stand in front of the
compass and words on the board. You can then call out one of the
words or phrases and the first student to move their arm in the
matching direction wins. For example, if 'computer' is at the
north arrow and you call out "computer," the student who points
up with their arm first gets a point. There are many other
variations of this basic idea that you can use. Hope it works
for you as well as it does for me. World's Best Jobs! Dave's ESL
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