11.

Bingo cards
- pre-task, warm-up, follow-up
Level: A1-B1 adaptable to various languages Objectives:
- learning numerals - variations: verbs, adjectives, nouns

Time: 5 minutes/ bingo card Materials: - pen, bingo cards Description: The instructor says various numbers and the student has to identify them on the bingo
cards. The activity stops when the student finds at least 5 numbers in a row or a column Variations: verbs, adjectives, nouns, adverbs

12. Re-create the story

Level: B1 C1 adaptable to various languages Objectives:
- learning the use of past tenses - time/ tense sequence (B2/C1) - direct/indirect speech - linking words - tone and style used in storytelling - written language vs. oral language

Time: 25 minutes Materials: - sticky notes/ straps of paper containing information extracted from the story Description: The trainee should use all the given straps of paper with information from the original
story and build-up the original one. Afterwards, the trainee should make a short oral summary of the story he created. The trainer takes notes on several expressions/ words/ structures that the student uses when talking.

Then, the trainer asks the trainee to underline some of the key expressions and linking words that he used in the text. Afterwards, the trainer and the trainee compare their notes. The purpose of all this is to make the trainee aware of the differences between direct-indirect speech, oral language vs. written language. Note: the straps do not contain the whole story; they contain essential information for the development of the plot. The students can be creative, but they must use all the resources they have.

Variation: this activity can be adapted for lower level students (B1) by using comic book series where
there are no lines; the student can fill-in the lines the characters say in the comic book and later make the summary of the whole story. This way, for B1 students the difference between present tenses and past tenses becomes clearer.

13. What my phone says about me

Level: A1/C2 adaptable to various languages Objectives:
- Warm-up activity to get to know people better - review: numbers, family members, tech vocabulary - review/ pre-task: adverbs of frequency

Time: 5 minutes Materials: - mobile phone Description: The trainer begins by talking about his mobile phone and encourages the trainee to speak
about himself by mentioning what his mobile says about him: speed dial, favourite contacts, internet access, if its a smartphone or not if they like technology or not etc.

E.g.: Ive got the latest Samsung Galaxy S4 and Im very proud of it. I love technology and I try to keep up with it as much as I can. I wanted to buy this brand-new phone because it also has internet access, Facebook, Twitter and Skype. I like posting pictures on social networks and constantly being in touch with my friends overseas, so calling them would be more expensive. I dont like calling, but I like texting and since it has a QWERTY keyboard, it makes life much easier.

14. What my keys say about me

Level: A1/C2 adaptable to various languages Objectives:
- Warm-up activity to get to know people better - review: house, collocations - review/ pre-task: present tense simple

Time: 5 minutes Materials: - personal keys Description: The trainer begins by talking about his keys and encourages the trainee to speak about
himself by mentioning what his keys say about him (how many keys they have, what each key stands for, if they have car keys, if they drive, what car they have, if they have a keychain what it represents, if the keychain has a history of its own etc.)

15. My personal shield

Level: A1/C2 adaptable to various languages Objectives:
- Warm-up activity to get to know people better - likes and dislikes - talking about yourself

Time: 7 minutes Materials: - a sheet of paper having a shield drawn; colour

pencils

Description: The trainer begins by describing the pictures he had previously drawn on his personal
shield and explains how the images are related/important too his personality. He then encourages the student to draw/ write 4 of the most important/ representative things for him and to talk about them (what they mean, why etc.)