THINK IN ENGLISH VIDEOS

THINK IN ENGLISH VIDEO 1

THINK IN ENGLISH VIDEO 2

AN CONVERSATIONAL EXERCISE

GIVING A SPEECH

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THE LEARNING SONG

Learning Learning Learning - I am Learning.

Winning Winning Winning - I am Winning. 

I am born to Learn!

I am born to Win!

I know how to make things look NICE

Learning Learning Learning - I am Learning.

Winning Winning Winning - I am Winning. 

What makes things EASY

What makes things DIFFICULT

It's all about thoughts you love.

It's all about time you spend.

Learning Learning Learning - I am Learning.

Winning Winning Winning - I am Winning. 

Come to me I'll help you WIN

Come to me I'll make you STRONG

I know what to THINK
I know what to DO

Learning Learning Learning - I am Learning.

Winning Winning Winning - I am Winning. 

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AN INTERESTING MOVIE EXERCISE

Asked the students to debate " Which is more interesting : Old movies or New movies and Why? " 

Also give examples and reasons to support your opinion.

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"........... CHANGED THE WORLD" EXERCISE

Asked the students to give a speech on .................. that changed the world and that something can be one of these:

1. A song
2. A movie
3. A leader
4. A woman
5. A game
6. A society
7. An invention
8. A discovery
9. A philosophy
10. An event

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"KNOW THE NATIVE CULTURE" EXERCISE

Asked the students to talk about their native place and its culture. The questions were like:

1. What is the main occupation of the people there?

2. Which are the main institutions there?

3. Why is the place historically/culturally/religiously/politically important ?

4. Which are the interesting sights for visitors?

5. Do you have any special dish/festival/community celebrations/rituals/plants?

6. Who are the famous leaders/singers/actors/personalities from that place?

7. How did the place get its name?

8. When did you start living there?

9. Where is this place exactly located?

10. Whose contribution has been the greatest in making the place famous?

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WRITING A LEAVE LETTER

From

Rajashri Thekkayil

Thekkayil House

Post: Edakkara

Via: Chelannur

Dt: Calicut

PIN - 673616

To

The Principal

ABC School

Calicut-1

Date: 21st Dec 2013

Dear Sir/Madam

SUBJECT: Requesting for a day’s leave (on 20^th Dec 2017)

May I request you to grant me a leave on 20^th Dec 2017 to attend a family function.

Thanking you

Yours sincerely

Rajashri Thekkayil

Sign:

Date:

Place:

THINK IN ENGLISH WITH TED SPEAKERS (INDIA)

MEET SOME OF THE GREAT SPEAKERS AT TED FROM INDIA

Click SANDEEP MAHESHWARY

Click VARUN AGARWAL

Click ANUPAM KHER

VINAY MENON

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CONTEMPORARY DEBATE EXERCISE

I. SPEECH ROUND

Asked the students to form teams and speak about either the positive or negative effects of :

1. TV serials

2. Social Media

3. New Movies

4. Fast Food culture

5. Superstar culture in movies

6. Love marriages 

7. Mobile phones

8. Grand family functions

9. Hartals

10. Demonetisation 

II. INTERACTION ROUND

After the speech given by a team on one of the topics, the audience will ask questions to test their logical reasoning and verbal reasoning skills.

III. INDIVIDUAL SPEECHES

After both the above rounds, all the participants would give a one minute speech on any one of the 10 topics which were debated in this exercise.   

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SWOT-BASED ROLE PLAY

Asked the students to form teams and then present role plays before the audience showing Strengths/Weaknesses of a character while they face an imaginary situation. The situation becomes an opportunity if the character uses it to test his/her strength and a threat if it reveals a weakness of the character.

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KEYWORD CONVERSATIONS

Asked the students to write a list of keywords (around ten each) related to their Personal/Family/Education/Career aspects in an A4 sheet paper using tables and then give it to their partner who has to go through it, study it and then strike a conversation touching all the given keywords. Both the persons having the conversation will cover all the keywords and get an experience of the power of an in depth heart to heart conversation.

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"IMAGINE-ACTIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL" EXERCISE

In this exercise the students are asked to imagine that are playing the role of a professional say an air hostess/cabin crew/journalist/nurse/IPS Officer etc. and they have to utter a sentence that reveals a specific action of that particular profession and also that sentence should be one of the ten types of action sentences. The teacher can prepare slips writing the names of different professions and also the type of action sentence that needs to be formed and spoken. The teacher can also show videos showing the daily lives of various professionals to improve the students' knowledge about occupations in real life.

Click here for a video on " A day in the life of an air-hostess/cabin crew" 

A day in the Life of a Nurse.

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"WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA" EXERCISE

In this exercise asked the students to watch a video and then come in teams to the front and talk to the audience about the BIG IDEA that they understood from the video.

For Video link of "A Conversation with Angela Ahrendts" click here

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CONVERSATIONAL DRAMA EXERCISE

In this exercise the teams come and present before the audience a small skit/drama using a common object like a newspaper, a watch, a mobile etc. In the skit the chosen object will have an important role to play.  

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VIDEO BASED EXERCISES

These exercises require video clips....Click links below to know more:

"What's the BIG IDEA" Exercise

"IMAGINE-ACTIONS of a Professional" Exercise

Matt Abraham Show

"What is SUCCESS" Exercise

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OLD vs NEW EXERCISE

In this exercise asked the teams to come to the centre and choose a slip having a topic on the common theme "Old vs New" and talk about the new ways and old ways of going about it in two groups.

The topics given:

• People
• Movies
• Leaders
• TV programs
• Schools
• Society
• Products
• Fashion
• Food
• Family
• Culture
• Parents
• Restaurants
• Travelling
• Vehicles
• Music
• Language
• Communication
• Festivals
• Gender relations
• Caring the aged
• Hospitals
• Shopping
• Food
• Jobs
• Rich and poor divide

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