Thanks, José. I’ve got a new haul of activities and I’ll get back to making videos soon :)

Thanks a bunch :)

You’re welcome. Let us know how it goes with your students. I’ve been using it for a while now and it really works wonders with my students 👍

That’s so very kind of you 😊 Energy and enthusiasm are a must in our recipe book 🤣

You’re welcome :) Hope it comes in handy :)

I’m sure they’ll love it too :)

Brilliant! :) Let me know how it goes! It really works wonders with my students

Thanks for the shoutout, Ira. Glad you found the activity useful. And I totally see what you mean. The human mind can be a true and fierce ally, but it can also be a cruel vilain. I really try to put a healthy dose of positivity and genuine honesty in my sessions with learners. There is so much we can do for a brighter, lighter approach to life in language lessons. That is really one of the main reasons why I absolutely love our profession :) Have you seen my videos on sugarcoating, motivating messaging, and other soft skills? Great positive activities :)

Brilliant! I'm glad you found it useful and helpful. As I said, it won't work like magic, but it will definitely help students assimilate and master the concept of articles in a very real and communicative way :)

@@ResourceEducation Indeed, this is what we all need - less theory, more practice. Right before I watched your video I'd been searching for some ideas online to practise this topic. The thing is that my students know the rules perfectly. But every time when it comes to working on fluency they end up making lots of mistakes. As if they've never faced these rules before. Your activity can help us conquer the articles naturally, giving the best context needed.

@@annabakhun9410 I see, I see. I’ve also shot a video on a fluency activity to work on articles. I think I’ll upload that tomorrow and I believe it will really help your students with this. This first one is a teaching tip. The fluency activity will follow shortly :) And I sure hope it’ll be useful, Anna :)

Thank you, Olga! Looking forward to our live session 😊

@@andrehedlund7762 Me too! ))

@@teach.love.earn.5269 thank you so much, Olga :) Looking forward to your session with Andre too. And for another activity showcase together one of these days 😊

Thank you, Olga :) Always delighted to have your feedback :)

Glad you found it useful, Anna! It works really smoothly! Do let me know if there are any specific topics you’d like to see us cover

@@ResourceEducation Well, I guess the articles:) My students often miss them when we do some activities to practise fluency.

@@annabakhun9410 oh I’ve got a great technique for articles! I’ll be happy to share that. I won’t pretend it’s a strategy that will make articles magically perfectly mastered. Articles can be tricky for sure. But it’s definitely going to help learners make easier sense of the logic behind articles. I’ll add it to my list of upcoming videos :)

@@ResourceEducation Looking forward to watching it)

@@annabakhun9410 it's in the works. I'm giving a Teacher CPD Course on Building Fluency this week so the Articles video will be a little later. But it's in the works :)

The pleasure was all mine :) And we’ll be back with more for sure!

You're welcome, Olga :) And we are certainly looking forward to having you on our podcast! ;)

Good call :) Personally, I prefer this kind of video as I have more freedom standing up to display emotions and demonstrate how I would implement that in class myself. You are absolutely right though. A lot of us teach online at the computer so some slides would come in very handy for that :) I’ll work on that! Do you also sometimes stand up when teaching online? :)

@@ResourceEducation absolutely agree but Brain Storm teachers give only online lessons and it's difficult for the students to see what's on the board. Thank you very much for the quick response, Antoine

You’re welcome 😊 And thank you for bringing this up and inspiring me to shoot this video. I’m sure it’ll be a great addition to the website of materials and teacher support 👍 Don’t hesitate to make more requests, Tom and I are always there to support you 👩‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫

Good on you :) Do you have any favorite ones?! I really enjoy doing tongue twisters in any language... it’s like gym for the jaws 🤣

You’re welcome, Anna. Glad you found this useful. We’ll be sharing more and more every week as we make new activities :)

Absolutely, Nina. You'll find all our materials on our website for teachers: red.resource-education.com. We publish new lesson plans and activities every week.

@@ResourceEducation Hi, have you got online version of these cards in order to play with them online?

Nina Nedelyay, you’ll find way more of these cards there: convince, shock, brag. Various levels and collections. In the search filters, simply select “fluency” in “skill” filter, or “convince” in the “target language” filter for instance. You will find plenty of other fluency activities actually! Hope that helps :)

Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful, Nadezhda. How did it go? Have you watched the new webinar? I presented some activities on different levels of formality. I think you'll find these engaging and very practical for your students as well.

Надежда Горбунова, you’re welcome, Nadezhda. I love these ones too! :)

Thank you! They do not generally have a picture in front of them. You can increase or decrease the difficulty by letting them see the questions that they are answering, though. One reason I use short answer races is to improve listening skills. If they are nervous in the beginning, I allow them two types practice runs: first, one in which they can see the questions, and second only relying on their listening.

You're welcome, Nik. It's always rewarding to hear your work is appreciated. We put a great deal of thought into the concepts of the Fluency cards: getting students to react spontaneously helps students develop their knowledge of English into practical skills and gives them the ability to adapt to the real world using the skills they have. We've recently developed a new way of using the same cards you already have. Try this scenario: student A takes a card and reads it to student B, student B then reacts by questioning everything student A says. It works with all 3 collections of Fluency cards: Convince, Shock and Brag. It goes a bit like this. Say student A starts the dialog with a Shock card "Did you take my pen?" Student B can react with "Pen? What do you mean? What's a pen?" That will probably be greeted with a "A pen? Come on. That's a common tool people use to write things down." Student B can continue by questioning what a tool is or what writing means and the conversation goes on in this manner. As in Convince, Shock and Tense Build, you'll see that students react spontaneously at this unusual dialog and so you can measure what your students properly master and what they still need to build reflexes in. We call this new version of the Fluency cards "Idiot". It's really engaging and very useful in class. Hope that comes in handy, Nik.

Resource Education It’s a good idea. We will thx 🙏

You're welcome, Ketty Shelly. I'm sure you will. Did you manage to download the spy game circles?

Thanks, Tamara!

@@ResourceEducation you are welcome/I really want to use these cards for my speaking clubs and in adult groups

@@user-zi7lq8xk3u That is a great way to use them - they really do get students talking! Let us know if you need help finding where to get them and we'll point you in the right direction

I'm glad you found it helpful, Marina!:)

Yes! They are there. Thanks, Ilya!

You're welcome, Ariana! I agree - it's awareness of the possible options and the possible interpretations of whoever you're speaking to. That's what makes learning and teaching so interesting, from my perspective.