This document provides tips for making English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes more engaging. It discusses using icebreakers, games, songs and projects to spice up classes. Some specific activities mentioned include physical inspiration, the mystery bag, round robin, hangman, and charades. The document also provides a "recipe" metaphor for creating a good teacher, listing ingredients like caring, knowledge, communication skills, respect and a positive attitude. The overall goal is to familiarize teachers with practical ways to make their EFL classes lively and fun for students.

2. “Spicing up
your EFL Class
with the right
ingredients”
By:
Eva M. Ramos R., M.A.
January 25th, 2012.

3. OBJECTIVES
Become familiar with practical
ways of making their classes lively
and engaging.
Participate in the demonstration
of the different activities.

4. ICEBREAKER

5. Physical Inspiration

6. What are the ingredients
for a good EFL class?

7. How can we spice up an
class?

8. Starters

9. What’s the question?
1. My name is Angela.
2. I’m eighteen years old.
3. I’m from Panama.
4. I studied at the Normal
school?
5. I would like to be an English
teacher.

10. The Mystery Bag

11. What’s in the picture

12. What’s in the picture

13. Round Robin

14. Five-Minute Fillers

15. Hangman

16. Fly-Swatter Game

17. Top Ten

18. Charades

19. Magical Stories

20. The Very Hungry
Caterpillar

21. Rainbow Fish

22. Reader’s Series

23. Games

24. Games

25. Songs

26. Songs

27. Projects

28. Class Closers

29. Recap

30. Recipe for a Tasty Teacher
• 1 cup Caring • Whisk together Caring, Knowledge, and
• 2 cups Knowledge Communication in a bowl. Stir together
• 1/2 cup Good Communication Respect and a Positive Attitude in a cup.
• 1/4 cup Relevance • Beat together items in the bowl and
Flexibility with an electric mixer until
• 3 cups Encouragement comfortable and responsible, about 3
• 2 tsp. Task Oriented minutes, then add Encouragement until
• 2 Tbsp. Flexibility combined well. Mix all of the above
• 1 Tbsp. Outgoing Personality together and a little Task Orientation
alternately in batches at low speed
• 4 tsp. Positive Attitude (scraping down side of bowl occasionally),
• 8 Tbsp. Respect beginning and ending with the caring
• A pinch of Humor mixture. Mix until smooth.
• Spoon 1/4 cup Relevance about 2 inches
apart and spread onto an experienced
large background. Bake in middle of oven
until just right, and teachers react when
hot, 15 to 17 minutes. Transfer with a
metal spatula to a rack and chill (to cool
quickly), about 5 minutes. Sprinkle a
pinch of Humor and wha la, you have your
Tasty Teacher! Enjoy!

31. My Blog
http://successfuleflteaching.edublogs.org/

32. Spicing up your EFL class with
Eva M. Ramos