Jeremy Harmer's 50 Communicative Activities

Jeremy Harmer; Scott Thornbury

doi:10.1017/9781009273275

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Jeremy Harmer
Edited in consultation with Scott Thornbury

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: April 2023
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9781009273275
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009273275

Subjects:: Methodology, Books for Teachers

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In this accessible book, Jeremy Harmer draws on his extensive experience of communicative language teaching to provide 50 tried and tested classroom activities. The book sets out the characteristics of good communicative activities, before outlining a range of clear, practical and fun examples that will help teachers in a wide range of contexts to effectively engage learners and develop their communicative skills. Topics covered include interacting with texts, delivering presentations and performances, and including communicative activities in a longer language and topic journey.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Thanks
pp vii-vii

Why I wrote this book
pp viii-x

References
pp xi-xii

A - Engaging communication
pp 1-1

1 - Everybody up
pp 2-3

2 - Personal interviews
pp 4-5

3 - Space station speed dating
pp 6-7

4 - Experts
pp 8-9

5 - What’s my line?
pp 10-11

6 - Portrait interviews
pp 12-13

7 - Musical stories
pp 14-15

8 - Fishbowl improvisation
pp 16-17

9 - Wordless conversation
pp 18-19

10 - Drawing happy dreams
pp 20-21

11 - Mystery objects
pp 22-23

12 - Discussion cards
pp 24-25

13 - House rules
pp 26-27

B - Practising communicatively
pp 28-28

14 - Ask the right question
pp 29-30

15 - Backs to the board
pp 31-32

16 - Tennis match
pp 33-34

17 - Learner-generated drill chains
pp 35-36

18 - Similarities and differences
pp 37-38

19 - Truth and lies
pp 39-40

20 - Four corners
pp 41-42

21 - Constructing stories from pictures
pp 43-44

22 - Islamabad
pp 45-46

C - Interacting with/from text
pp 47-47

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