This document discusses motivation and how it influences why people decide to do something, how long they want to continue doing it, and how they work to achieve it. Motivation is defined as the thoughts and feelings that make us want to do something and continue wanting to do it, turning our wishes into action. The document also lists different techniques and ideas that can be used to motivate learners in classroom settings, including using flashcards, picture stories, storytelling, songs, lexical games, drama, and project-based learning.

1. Motivation

2. Why people decide to do
something
How long they keep wanting to
do it
How they work to achieve it
Motivation -
is the thoughts and feelings which make us want to and
continue to want to do something and which turn our
wishes into action.
Motivation influences:

3. Reflection
• 1 I have such big classes that it's impossible
for me to try to motivate each learner.
• 2 You can give goals to children but not to
adults.

4. Flashcards
FlashcardsTo show the
meaning of a lexical
item
To illustrate
presentation of
language
To tell a
story
To remind of a
specific grammar
point or typical
error
To invent
a story
As prompts for
guessing
games,
definition
games,
description
games

5. Picture stories
Accuracy to fluency:
• 1 Introduction of topic/subject;
• 2 Focus on interesting or essential lexis, grammar or function;
• 3 Look at the pictures and discuss; possibly more language focus;
• 4 Tell the story;
• 5 Writing exercise.
Fluency to accuracy:
• 1 Introduction of topic/subject;
• 2 Look at the pictures and discuss;
• 3 Tell the story;
• 4 Focus on interesting or essential lexis, grammar or function;
• 5 Tell the story more accurately;
• 6 Writing exercise.

6. Storytelling
Basic technique
1. Mentally prepare your story
beforehand
2. Give a clear instruction along the
lines of “I’m going to tell you a story.
Listen and see if you enjoy it”
3. Tell your story
4. When it’s over, let them talk
about it if they want to
5. Leave it and go on something
else

7. Ideas for using songs in class
Song and
musicReading and
listening
comprehension
Listen
and
discuss
Gapped
text
Song
jumble
Compose
Matching
pictures
Dictation
Picture
dictation

8. Fillers
Fillers
Revision
dictation
‘Yes’ and ‘No’
questions
The hotel
receptionist
game
Kim’s
game
Ordering
‘Change
places’
games

9. Lexical games
Lexical
games
Back to the
board
Category list
Fictionary
(or Call my
bluff)
Word
seeds Word
dominoes
Word
thieves I went into
town
Word
jumbles
Instant
crossword
Biting your tail

10. Drama
Drama
Strange
meetings
Making a
picture
Interesting
situations

11. Projects
Decide project
task
Decide project
Research
something
Write
something
Design
something
Prepare
something
Make
something
Visit something
Prepare
something
Publish results
Display results
Present results
Perform results