How Can You Teach English with Realia, Role-Play and Grammar Games? TEFL A-Z R – S06E18

How can everyday objects, improvised phone calls and picture games bring your English lessons to life?R you ready? We’re continuing our A–Z of TEFL on the How to English TEFL Podcast, and this week it’s the letter R! From relative clauses and root words to realia, role-play and reflexive pronouns, we’ve got plenty to try in your next English lesson.What is realia, and how can you use it in the classroom? Em shares activities she’s used with her students, including a missing-object memory game and a mystery bag of animals. We also discuss menus, tickets, packaging and ways to use everyday objects when teaching English online.How do you give clear classroom instructions? We explore rubric, keeping instructions short and checking understanding before putting our advice to the test. Our telephone role-play takes us from a forgotten restaurant meeting to an urgent order for office supplies, with a few laughs along the way. We discuss spontaneous speaking, problem solving and why Em saves error correction until afterwards.Looking for English grammar and vocabulary games? Join our relative clause picture challenge, tackle some R-word gap fills and complete sentences with reflexive pronouns. There’s also time for surprising word origins, repetition, revision, reading and register. Who knew “nice” had such a past?If you find the show useful, you can send us a thanks at https://ko-fi.com/howtoenglishpodOur website, https://howtoenglishpod.com, is full of practical teaching ideas and resources ready to use.Explore this practical article for more teaching ideas connected to repetition and remembering vocabulary 👇Spaced repetition: https://www.heylama.com/blog/spaced-repetitionTelephone activity referenceCall Me on my Mobile, In Company, Macmillan, 2nd Elementary, p. 103.Chapters00:00 – R: /ɑː/, /rʌ/, or /ɑːɹə/?01:31 – Relative clauses explained (not Santa Clauses!)07:59 – Root words: from sandwiches to a shambles12:49 – Realia in the classroom: menus, toys, postcards and more17:34 – Rubric: clear instructions and checking understanding20:35 – Instructions and telephone role-play28:51 – R-words vocabulary game32:31 – Repetition, remembering and revision tips35:29 – Reflexive pronouns: myself, yourself and more36:49 – Wrap-up and roller disco outro