HAVE FUN TEACHING, HAVE FUN LEARNING

ORAL COMMUNICATION

• Nice Names• Find your partner• My suitcase• Letters in the air

Warm up activities

WANTS:

HOPES:

How do pupils have fun learning English?

BLOG

• Classroom talk helps students to learn, to reflect on what they are learning, and to communicate their knowledge and understanding.

• Students need authentic opportunities to learn how to listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations.

ORAL SKILLS: LISTENING AND SPEAKING

Flyers pictures speakings.

Pair work

Working in pairs provides students with an opportunity to “think aloud” about what they know, and a process for acquiring and reflecting on information. For many students, pair work is a comfortable starting point to practise the skills they will need to participate in larger groups.

WATCHING: BACK TO BACK

The fish of Maui

• Recycling blindfolded,• The enchanted forest (500 activities ,pg 175) • Directions (Teaching English to

children Longman,43)

Small-group work

As with pair work, the strategies for small-group work give students the opportunity to developcritical thinking skills, build positive relationships, work cooperatively, and participate actively in theirlearning.

RUNNING DICTATION: proverbs

Whole-class work

Students learn more readily in a class where they experience cooperation and a sense of belonging. Byinvolving the whole class in shared activities, and by teaching students how to be good listeners, torespect each other and to participate without fear, you can maximize participation and minimize anxietyfor all students.

Mingle games: «Who’s my partner?»The birthday lineVideo conference

Presentations

Presenting in front of a class can be a terrifying experience. Most students dread the class presentation, especially if they have not had enough instruction or practice before evaluation. By taking time to teacheffective presentation skills before such an assignment, you free the student to focus on the content instead of the “performance.” The quality of presentations improves with effective instruction, practiceand support.From: T H I N K L I T E R A C Y: C r o s s - C u r r i c u l a r A p p r o a c h e s

Presentations

Famous artists

Performances

They engage children in “learning by doing” at a number of different levels. Preparing and performing a class play or a role-play can also have enormous benefits for children’s language development, confidence and self-esteem.

Europe’s tour

Think about the following questions and use the responses to evaluate how things went and plan possible improvements for next time:• Motivation: Did your pupils want to listen or speak?• Purpose: was it clear?• Language: were the language demands appropiate? Was

there sufficient practice? • Learning support: did they have any support: pictures,

scripts,…• Timing: was the activity suitable length to keep the interest

and involvement?

Reflection time

• Mingle• Peer dictation and VOKIS!• Describing a picture• Surveys• One minute talks• Guessing games• Guess the lie• Chain story• Drama• Balloon debate• Panel discussions• Jokes, anecdotes

Other speaking acti viti es

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