Ahoy mateys! Did you know that September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day? More than a silly-fun holiday that turns normal adults and children's speech into marauding bandit-wantabes, Talk Like a Pirate Day can be used to promote and even build English skills.
For example, you and your online student can do the following on Talk Like a Pirate Day:
1. Translate an English lesson or book paragraph into pirate-speak
2. Discuss the origin of pirates and how their language formed
3. Write a pirate story, complete with authentic dialogue and terminology
4. Dress up like pirates and read a play or poem for friends, family, or record it and post it online
5. List pirate words are used today or words no longer in use
6. Make a pirate vocabulary list of terms to guess definitions (age appropriate of course!)
7. Check out a library book about pirates
8. Make a matching activity for pirate terms and modern terms
Learning English doesn't have to be like walking the plank! Liven it up. Using your imagination in creating student activities can bring out engaging ways to learn that appeals to young minds. Use Talk Like a Pirate Day to grow English skills in your student!
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