Your first lesson with Learnington in 10 minutes
- Pick the point. Open the Lesson Finder in the town and type the grammar you are teaching ("present perfect", "used to"). It shows the film, the tool, the game and the places for that point, with levels.
- Watch the film (5 to 8 minutes). Press F for full screen on the projector; the arrow keys move the slides. Stop at the practice slides and let the class answer aloud. The answers are shuffled, so nobody can learn the pattern.
- Use the tool (5 minutes). Switch on Projector mode: bigger text, and the answers stay hidden until you reveal them. Sound is off by default; you say the words.
- Play the game (10 to 15 minutes). Open the arcade game for the point, pick two to four teams and let the board keep the score. Many games can also be played alone, for early finishers.
- Set it as homework. Copy the film's link into your class chat. From January, "Set as homework" sends it to your class with a due date and shows you who did it.
Three things worth knowing
- Wordbury and Wordville. The town exists twice: Wordbury in British English and Wordville in American English. Pick the one your coursebook uses.
- Levels are CEFR ranges only, A1 to C2. Anything below A1 is labelled Young learners.
- Every page is connected. The bar at the top (Watch · Use · Walk in · Play · Read · Say · Write) shows what else there is for the same point.
Works on
The class computer and projector, Chromebooks, iPads and phones. If the town runs slowly on an old computer, press Lite in the town to switch to Lite mode.