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What do the acronyms TESOL, SLA, L1 and L2 stand for? TESOL is an acronym which stands for Teaching English ?to Speakers of Other Language.? SLA means Second Language Acquisition.? L1 stands for the first language. L2 stands for the second language.? Short Writing Assignment: What is an Ice-Breaker Activity? Define 2 Types of Ice-Breakers. Short Writing Assignment: What is an Ice-breaker Activity? Describe what an ice-breaker activity is, when it should be used, and why it is useful to your students. Icebreakers are discussion questions or activities used to help participats relax and ease into a group meeting or learning situation. Icebreakers will make learners relax and get into the environment quickly, It is very useful to students. There are two types of Icebreakers:?Facilitating Introductions: Are used to help participants ease into training and helps the participants to learn each other’s names and information .? Topic Lead-ins: Are used to identify needs and goals, share information and resources, and/or surface resistance. Design an Ice-Breaker Activity Create an original icebreaker activity, or choose one from the reading or video assignment. Outline the steps to the activity, describe why you like this activity, and indicate what you think are the benefits of this activity for your students. In first class, I'd like to make students sit around with me. We can plan"My name is..." Game to make others briiefly know you. I'd like to state my name and attach an adjective that not only describes a dominant characteristic, but also starts with the same letter of my name. For example, generous Grace. Ans studnets should think out their name and introduce their names in my way. Then I can ask some studnets about what is the name of the person I pointed. In this way, everyone will learn each other quilckly and can be easy to remember their names. Students will be active to think and get into the learning environment quikly. Students will be not embrassed and feel r