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Drawing tutorial

An image can sometimes help to show meaning by providing context - this is a short tutorial to improve the way you draw people.

Watch the tutorial to improve the way you draw people.

Sometimes we find ourselves in need of images in class when we haven’t prepared any. For example, a learner might ask the meaning of a word they have encountered outside the lesson. In this case, an image can sometimes help to show meaning by providing context.

As we discussed earlier this week, if you have a projector or smartboard, you can easily download and show images to the whole class on the board. However, if you have a blackboard or whiteboard, you either need to use printed images or draw them yourself!

  • In what situations do you draw on your board or search online for images during the class? Do you ever ask your learners to do this? Why?
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