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1. Secure communications

Secure communications teacher's notes
Secure communications students' exercises

This advanced level activity is designed for those who wish to practise military writing convention.

2. Signals on peace support operations

Signals on Peace Support Operations -some fun activities using the NATO alphabet and radio transmission role plays.

3. Using briefings

How to use briefings for useful practice of a variety of skills, and here are 23 sample briefings at STANAG Level 2.

4. Role plays

Role plays for the military give useful tips for groups at intermediate level and above.

5. Adapting military texts

Silly Code is a great way of adapting technical military texts at higher levels.

6. Vocabulary exercises

Call My Bluff is a simple way to elicit military vocabulary at intermediate level and above.

Aircraft carrier vocabulary exercises:

Elementary version
intermediate version

7. Crosswords

Aviation vocabulary crossword student version & teacher version
M60 machine gun crossword student version & teacher version

8. Military medical care

Medical care is a vital area of military English. This idea is an interesting way to inculcate much needed language.

9. Military presentation skills

Ranks of Different Nations is an internet-based group activity, leading to presentations. Excellent confidence building ideas for lower-intermediate level upward.

Novarovia is an ideal exercise for group discussion and PowerPoint presentation, giving confidence in presentation and discussion skills to your upper-intermediate and advanced students. Novarovia is part of the Croatia Staff Officer course.

Task Sheet 1
Task Sheet 2
Sample PowerPoint 1
Sample PowerPoint 2
PowerPoint Presentation Tips

10. Lesson: women in the military

Reading, speaking and writing practice in this exercise on the subject of women in the military. For intermediate and above.

11. Lessons: vehicle security

This is a set of three text-based reading, listening and writing exercises at upper-intermediate level

Vehicle Security One
Vehicle Security Two
Vehicle Security Three

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