Author Archives: Richard Graham

Ice Breakers

Lots of things on today, but I managed to put up a page of simple Ice Breaker games for use with groups of adults. They’re often requested, so if you have any of your own, please send them in!

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/january-7th-2006-uk-ice-breakers/

What’s the correct time?

It certainly pays to put messenger on once in a while. Today I was having a chat with a teacher in Hokkaido who very nicely pointed out that as the numbers on the Time Flashcards go round in a circle, the “6” actually looks like a “9”. Oh, oh, that’s a pretty big mistake! So…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/january-6th-2006-uk-whats-the-correct-time/

Games, Games, Games

Big games update today! Usually January is pretty quiet on the site but in the last few days I’ve had lots of really good things sent in. Enjoy! I know what you did last summer ( JHS questions) Fortune Teller / Cootie Catcher ( nice little craft idea!) Thou Shalt Not Pass – ( Do…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/january-5th-2006-uk-games-games-games/

New style of picture cards, what do you think?

One of the things I tried to do yesterday was instead of having a picture card with just a part of the face on, I wanted fun characters that were called “nose”, “ears” or “eyes” etc. Unfortunately I couldn’t draw any well enough myself! So today I asked my cousin James, who’s a real artist,…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/january-4th-2006-uk-new-style-of-picture-cards-what-do-you-think/

Make a Face song!

Usually I do my “look back at 2005” post at this time, but I haven’t had time to sit down long enough to write it! Which is just as well as over Christmas I’ve been back in the UK, and once again it’s the music here that makes it so good. I came up with…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/january-3rd-2006-uk-make-a-face-song/

2006 Calendars!

I always feel really grateful at this time of year for all the support and great times people have given me. I always want to give something back, to do something special to say “thank you”. A few years ago I tried desktop calendars and they were really popular, but they took too much time…

https://genkienglish.net/teaching/january-1st-2006-uk-2006-calendars/