Word Association with the monks

This Word Association activity was a new addition to my lesson plan at the Buddhist University.  Basically, I wrote lists of 20 words.  One monk read a word on the list, the other monk responded with the first word that popped into their mind.... associated with the word they'd just heard.

Although a game, this challenged the monks to respond quickly, using their English vocabulary..... and it was fun for them too!

Practicing some words and having fun too!

How to turn a three hour lesson on the stress and intonation of English words and sentences?  Break it up with a little fun reviewing on words, the student have trouble pronouncing!

Also gives me a chance to be "on stage" for a bit!

"Four"

"Here"

Monk explains essay branstorm exercise

Working in pairs, the monks developed details for each of the topic I'd written on the whiteboard.  Three main points for each topic, and then three sub points under each of the main points.  Challenging! 

This independent practice was another step toward the monks learning how to write a five paragraph essay.

After completing their brainstorming, the monks presented their graphic organizer to the whole class.