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Tefl course help please

How do you think you could best explain the words and phrases below? Consider the following techniques: bring in realia; mime it; draw a picture; show a flash card; make a sound; use a synonym; use an antonym; put the word in a sentence; define it; encourage students to use a monolingual dictionary; explain the word in the students' language (or ask them to look it up in their bilingual dictionary) . Provide brief details where appropriate, for example what synonym you would use or how you would define the word.

noise

to let someone down

the truth
  

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Mime is a good technique - you act out the word in movements, gestures, props, and facial expressions, without making a sound. For the noun "noise" you might show how a person acts when he hears a loud sound, covering your ears, grimacing in pain, etc. For the verb "to let someone down" you might act out disappointment when someone doesn't do what you expected him to do.

  • Mime is a good technique - you act out the word in movements, gestures, props, and facial expressions, without making a sound.
  • For the noun "noise" you might show how a person acts when he hears a loud sound, covering your ears, grimacing in pain, etc.
  • For the verb "to let someone down" you might act out disappointment when someone doesn't do what you expected him to do.
  • For the noun "truth" you might show satisfaction when you hear the truth.
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Mime is a good technique - you act out the word in movements, gestures, props, and facial expressions, without making a sound.

For the noun "noise" you might show how a person acts when he hears a loud sound, covering your ears, grimacing in pain, etc.

For the verb "to let someone down" you might act out disappointment when someone doesn't do what you expected him to do.

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