According to Mark Twain “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words”. However, this is not a common thought among teenagers, who generally believe that writing is something complex. This way of thinking means we can be met with bored faces whenever students are asked to write in class. What are the reasons behind it? How can we help turn those expressions into smiles?

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ANSWER:  Obviously, young learners in pre-primary and primary levels will feel inclined to speak to you in their mother tongue.  What we need to do as language teachers is to create an English-speaking environment in class.  One of the best ways to keep English as the official language of the class is to interject, throughout the lesson--before, after and in-between planned activities-- short and catchy rhymes and chants that will involve the children in listening, miming, speaking and rhythmic clapping. 

Συνηθίζουμε να λέμε πως μία εικόνα ισούται με χίλιες λέξεις. Με πόσες όμως λέξεις ισούνται 9,2 εκατομμύρια δολάρια; Με μόλις τρείς! Τρανό παράδειγμα το πασίγνωστο σλόγκαν Just Do It της εταιρείας Nike η οποία το 1988 και μέσα σε μόλις ένα χρόνο κατάφερε να αυξήσει τις πωλήσεις της παγκοσμίως κατά 25%. Ένα σλόγκαν αποτελεί αναπόσπαστο κομμάτι της εταιρικής σας ταυτότητας και επικοινωνίας και όχι τυχαία, καθώς μέσα σε ελάχιστες γραμμές μπορείτε να αναδείξετε, να ενισχύσετε και να ανανεώσετε το branding και το μάρκετινγκ της επιχείρησής σας.

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ANSWER:  "Listen for a bit and jot down notes" is an easy and light supplementary activity,  which could well become a ritual in your f2f or online lesson.  This activity, appropriate for upper-intermediate and above, requires intensive listening and note-taking.