BEST WAYS TO END A

LESSON
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THE WARM UP AND THE

COOL DOWN ARE LIKE THE
INTRODUCTION AND THE
CONCLUSION OF AN ESSAY

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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED

TODAY?
1.THE BEST WAY TO END A LESSON IS TO GIVE STUDENTS
SOME KIND OF REVIEW ACTIVITY.
2.THE MOST COMMON AND EASIEST TO IMPLEMENT IS
SIMPLY TAKING THE LAST 5 MINUTES OF CLASS TO ASK
YOUR STUDENTS, “WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED TODAY?”
list of new words, or say they learned to speak about what they did in the past or what they will do in the future, etc…

3.IT'S IMPORTANT TO SPEAK IN FUNCTIONAL WAYS, FOR

EXAMPLE NOT SAY THEY LEARNED TO USE THE
“PRESENT SIMPLE” BUT RATHER THAT THEY LEARNED
TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR HABITS, SCHEDULES, AND
EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES.
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PERFORMANCE CORRECTION AND

FEEDBACK
1.WE CAN END THE CLASS WITH
CORRECTIONS OF WORDS OR
EXPRESSIONS THEY USED
INCORRECTLY; THINGS THEY
FORGOT TO SAY, ETC…
2.YOUR STUDENTS WILL GO HOME
WITH THESE CORRECTIONS
FRESH ON THEIR MINDS.
Students may also give their opinion or feedback on their classmates’
performance.
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60 SECONDS
1.CHOOSE A FEW STUDENTS AND GIVE
EACH 60 SECONDS TO SPEAK ABOUT
SOMETHING YOU’VE COVERED THAT
DAY:
WHAT THEY DID YESTERDAY IF YOU
WORKED ON PAST SIMPLE;
2.TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO SPEAK,
YOU MAY CHOOSE TO REWARD THE
STUDENT WHO SAYS THE MOST, OR
INCLUDES THE MOST INFORMATION,
WITH A REWARD STICKER OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
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WRITE AN EMAIL
1.ASK STUDENTS TO IMAGINE THEY HAVE
TO WRITE AN EMAIL TO A FRIEND OR
FAMILY MEMBER AND TELL THEM WHAT
THEY DID TODAY IN THEIR ESL CLASS.
Students have a chance to summarize what they’ve learned in written form.

2.THIS WRITING ACTIVITY MAY BE

TAILORED TO ANY TOPIC. IF YOU TALKED
ABOUT FARM ANIMALS, ASK STUDENTS
TO WRITE ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE
ANIMAL AND WHY IT’S THEIR FAVORITE.
AND THE SAME GOES FOR FOODS,
SPORTS, CELEBRITIES.
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TILT - TODAY I LEARNED TO

USE “TODAY I LEARNED TO (TILT)

POSTER” AS A WHOLE CLASS OR
INDIVIDUALLY TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO
REFLECT ON WHAT THEY LEARNED
THAT DAY. DISPLAY THE POSTER IN THE
CLASSROOM AND REFER TO IT BEFORE
THE NEXT LESSON.
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3-2-1 FEEDBACK
1.AT THE END OF A LESSON,
PROVIDE EACH STUDENT WITH
A COPY OF THE 3-2-1 FEEDBACK
TEMPLATE.
2.ON THE WORKSHEET,
STUDENTS RECORD THREE
THINGS THEY LEARNED IN THE
LESSON, TWO FUN FACTS, AND
ONE QUESTION THEY STILL
HAVE. ASK THE STUDENTS TO
SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS WITH
A PARTNER.