Here is a nice handy lesson idea that you can work into many kinds of activities.
Objective -- to know the country / nationality / languages of the world.
Materials -
http://eflclassroom.com/flash/flags.swf computer and screen.
Warm up by showing one of the Where the hell is Matt videos from youtube. Stop the video just before the place name appears. Ask, "where the hell is matt? " Students continue to do Matt's dance and guess where the hell he is.
Practice - Students in groups, guess what country the flag represents . bonus for the nationality and official languages. One score keeper / group.
If you want to get indepth, play the BAAM version which I created to keep student interest.
http://eflclassroom.com/pptgames/baamflags.ppt
Extend - Students are cards indicating where they are from in the world. Give multiple cards of 4-8 countries depending on the number of students.Students walk around the class asking, "Where you from?" If they find a person from the same country as themselves, they link arms and try to find someone else from their nation. Stop and review....
Great way to teach this stuff. Of course you can also show them Lily....
YouTube - The Original Video of Lilly: The World Map Master
ddeubel
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