opposite: Something that is not the same. It's very difficult to define it without using examples. I started with "The opposite of hot is cold. The opposite of big is small. What is the opposite of good?" They get it.
no big deal: When something happens that you don't care about. I used the example of accidentally bumping into someone. They aren't hurt so it's "no big deal." This wasn't a very successful POD. I don't think they understand the concept behind not caring about something. A small bump is reported to Teacher every time.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
What's the deal?
Word of the Day and Phrase of the Day is for my ESL class of 18 19 Taiwanese five to seven-year-olds. Most of them happen to be brilliant, so they need/love new things they can learn out of the textbook.
My goal for the WOD and POD is to introduce something that I can use during class at least a few times everyday for an indefinite time period. I'm not all about giving them a big word that most English speakers don't even know just because it's a cool sounding word. Many of the Words and Phrases are related and can be used in contrast to each other.
Suggestions are greatly appreciated, as it is actually a lot harder to meet the above description than I had originally anticipated. Here they are along with how I explain them:
My goal for the WOD and POD is to introduce something that I can use during class at least a few times everyday for an indefinite time period. I'm not all about giving them a big word that most English speakers don't even know just because it's a cool sounding word. Many of the Words and Phrases are related and can be used in contrast to each other.
Suggestions are greatly appreciated, as it is actually a lot harder to meet the above description than I had originally anticipated. Here they are along with how I explain them:
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