The key to drawing quickly is the fact that humans usually fill in the missing information. There are basically seven expressions which can be quickly expressed in a few strokes of the marker or piece of chalk and cover quite a wide range of situations. Pain Three crossed lines and a small open mouth - ouch. Embarrassment - or insecurity Hunch those shoulders, slant the eyebrows up and you've got one perplexed individual. As you can see, these figures convey a wealth of information with very little effort.
Students fill in the information taking the sketches as cues.
The key to sketching quickly is adding just a few strokes which deliver the needed information. For some great examples of how simple sketches can be used, take a look at some of the example lessons from Mark Fletcher's books at English Experience . Join the discussion in the forum. Using Music in the Classroom Six years ago researchers reported that people scored better on a standard IQ test after listening to Mozart. You would be surprised at how much music can also help English learners.