Easy Teaching Tasks/Activities for EFL Low Achievers Joe Yi-ming Lee Taipei Municipal Zhongzheng Senior High School What are my EFL students like? A (A++ A+ A) B (B++ B+ B) C A (A++ A+ A) 12 58 B+ B C What can I do? ( ) Vocabulary Review Activities in a Remedial Setting Crazy ABC I Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Crazy ABC II Crazy ABC III EAR ABC Create a Story/Dialogue/Song Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Heart Attack Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Joker Poker Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Spelling Bee Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Flyswatter/Grab the Hammer Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Sentence Pattern/Grammar Review Activities in a Remedial Setting Fold and Pass Subject (2~3 words) Verb (2~ 3 words) Adverb (1 word) Location (2~3 words) Time (2~3 words) Reason (2~3 words) * Variation? Famous Personality Party Rotation (Vocabulary/Grammar) Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Heart-breaking/Matchmaking Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes English Whispers Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Group Imagination Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Unscrambling/Linking the Words Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Expanding the Sentences Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes John: It is healthy to exercise. Jenny: It is healthy for me to exercise. Jerry: It is healthy for me to exercise in the park. Jimmy: It is healthy for me to exercise in the park every day. Truth or Dare Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Reading Activities in a Remedial Setting True or False Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Puzzle II Unscrambling the Paragraphs Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes PowerPoint Games/Musical Chair Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes The Big Wheel Whos Smarter Than a Primary School Student? The Millionaire Twenty Questions Jeopardy Running Dictation Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Mind Map/Graphic Organizers (webs/Venn diagrams/charts ) Regular Classes vs. Remedial Classes Mindomo: https:/www.mindomo.com/