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Children learn best when engaged
in fun and repetitive activities (Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou & Pavlos
Pavlou, 2003). The challenge for teachers resulting from the above statement
is obvious. How to make repetitive activities fun and engaging? This
presentation attempts to share ideas on why and how to deploy English
nursery rhymes in young learners (YL) EFL classroom. It is recognised
that EFL teachers worldwide may not be familiar with such rhymes. Thus
a number of sources where those can be accessed is suggested. It is
also discussed and demonstrated how nursery rhymes can be explored in
order to prepare young learners to Cambridge YLE examinations at Starters,
Movers and Flyers levels. All sources referred to are easily accessible
and hardly any require the use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs).
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