Looking for some ideas of things to do related to Halloween?
Carmen posted this great link from the History Channel which has short videos on topics relating to Halloween.
You might like to make a Halloween mini-book which has some vocabulary activities.
Lesson plan anyone? Got a B2 (+) class with a sense of humour?
Go to this link: http://www.theonion.com/articles/mr-autumn-man-walking-down-street-with-cup-of-coff,29866/
1 kick off with the photo (best shown on the projector for maximum impact – if you don’t have access to a projector can the students access it on their phones?) – get the students to point out and describe as much detail as possible (individually and then pairs?) make sure this includes clothes as well as autumn/fall stuff (you can explain it’s good for FCE exam practice if you need to)
2 pyramid the information so you’ve got a good stock for the next step
3 students read the article (on the projector, on their phones, on paper) and see how much of their information is included in the text
4 at the end of the first reading as well as checking the task in (3), ask ss to identify the purpose of the text (serious or tongue in cheek?) and to identify phrases/extracts that justify their answers
5 on a second reading ask them to comb the text for lexical sets e.g. clothes / freetime activities / words to describe or associated with autumn / autumn food – you could get groups/pairs working on different sets, they could use dictionaries for new words as they read, and then share the information with the rest of the class
6 ask them if Mr and Mrs Autumn in Cádiz would be wearing the same clothes and doing the same things (could be whole class or pairs/groups)
7 optional follow-up: they write a similar text about a) Cádiz b) another season – and if they can find a stock photo to go with it, all the better