Favourite pets for teens

This is a very "cute" suggestion for young teenagers. On http://www.pdsa.org.uk/managed/yrp-stage1.html you can play a quick question and answer game and identify the best pet for you. At the end of the four-step activity a suggestion of the right pet for you is given. The questions are simple enough to be used with basic level and lower intermediate students and it can be used as a quick warmer if the topic is based on pets.

Podcasting for Adult learners

We've all been thinking about the potential of using podcasts with adult learners and I suggest that teachers check out the British Council's Learn English for Professionals site, where you'll be able to find a variety of interesting podcasts for your adult learners.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-professionals-archive.htm
You can choose the podcast you want to listen to, there are pdf files with the audioscript of the podcast and a suggested activity. Students and teachers can also download the podcasts. There are also some useful online acitivities.
Well worth the visit.

My Studio - creating quizzes

Tried out this tool for creating Quizzes as suggested by Nik Peachey (http://twitter.com/NikPeachey). Ever so quick and esay to use. See the results and try it out for yourself. Great to be used in the blogs with students.

http://www.mystudiyo.com/

Tip:
Work out the questions beforehand so you don't spend class time working on questions and answers and typing them in.
You can even create recycling questions for different groups and teams to compete against each other as when you register you need to create a username which afterwards gives you your ranking in terms of right/wrong answers.