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CLASSROOM LANGUAGEJOURNAL
Rocío Fernández García
de Prado
rociofgp2013@usal.es
654 66 33 11
Classroom Language Journal
1. Lesson Language
1.1 Greetings & Starting the Lesson
1.2 Organizing the Classroom
1.3 Ending the Lesson
2. Developing Social Skills
2.1 Behaviour Patterns2.2 Feelings2.3 Personal Hygiene &
Health2.4 Showing Respect 2.5 Sharing & Participating2.6 Tying shoelaces
3. Listen and Do
3.1 Giving Instructions3.2 Listening & Identifying 3.3 Listening & Doing –
Total Physical Response3.4 Listening & Performing
– Miming3.5 Listening & Responding
games
4. Listen and Make
4.1 Listen & Colour4.2 Listen & Draw4.3 Listen & Make
5. Speaking with support
5.1 Using Classroom Phrases
5.2 Rhymes & Sons to Practice: Pronunciation, Stress and Intonation
5.3 Practice New Vocabulary
5.4 Playing Vocabulary Games
5.5 Practicing Pronunciation of New Sounds
6. Speaking More Freely
6.1 Cognitive Development& language Learning
6.2 Starting to Speak Freely – Eliciting Personal Information
6.3 Speaking Games6.4 Children Speaking in
Groups
7. Reports
Total Physical Response Sample Lesson Classroom Management
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•Hear voices from the time they are born.•Respond to the voices of their mother, fathere or
carer. •Listen to a lot of sounds.•Play with the sounds and practise making sounds•Begin to assosiate sounds with what they see and
understand.•Begin to use language with others and get what
they want
Babies
•Say what they hear others saying.•Pick up the accent of those around them.Young Children
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1. LESSON LANGUAGE
When children start school they already have good control of theirfirst language besides their short age and can make themselves beunderstood. Their “expertise” in the language is due to the fact thatsince they are born they are being exposed to that language 24/7,this helps them acquire their first language.
So if very young children are able to communicate, meaning this theyhave successfully acquired their first language, why not help ourstudents acquire a second language the same way?
There are similarities in the role parents and teachers when it comesto helping the children acquire a language. In both cases the adult isthe one who does most of the talking, much more than the child andthey both provide a secure, encouraging and supportiveenvironment which will make the child feel confident to try out thelanguage.
More specifically teachers will have to take into account that theirstudents will:
Only acquire the language they hear around them. Need to hear a lot of English Look on us, their teacher as their new carer.
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Caretaker talk
features:
Repeat phrases already said
Keep child's attention by
asking questions
React positively to what the child
says
Recast, Adds to, Improve what
they say
The more English they hear the more they will learn
They will learn gradually. NOT PERFECT START
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Listen to us and make sense ofwhat we say.
Sound like the people they listento.
Recording 1A:
Journal Audios\Lesson 1\1A Eliciting.3gpp
I. Caretaker talk : Simplified language, sentences andvocabulary in order to help acquire language naturally. Anyonewho interacts with young children will intuitively modify their
language. It can come from older siblings too.
Use English in class as the main language forcommunication.
Use gestures actions and pictures to helpunderstand.
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GREETINGS- Good morning,
- Good afternoon,- Hello,
WAYS OF ADDRESSING
Children Everybody
Boys & girls / Girls & boys
TEACHER
GREETINGS- Good morning,
- Good afternoon,- Hello,
WAYS OF ADDRESSING
Miss/Mrs/Mr/Ms + surname.
First name.Teacher.
CHILDREN
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Children need to talk to learn – Let the use L1specially to start.
Recast in English what they say in their mothertongue.
Answer in English as much as possible. Use mother tongue for support when you do a
new activity or if no one understands. Talk about: where things are, what they are doing
and what they will do next, pictures or thingsthey can see….
Out of this we take that in order to help our students acquire Englishwe have to speak English from the very first minute we get to classuntil the last one. This leads to different points with language we canuse depending on the point of the lesson we find ourselves in:Greetings & Starting the lesson, Organizing the lesson and Ending thelesson.
1.1 Greetings & Starting the Lesson
Whether we are class teachers or specialist teachers we always haveto say hello to our students when we come into the classroom. Hereare some ways in which we can greet and address to our children andways for them too.
Greeting Language:
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Recording 1B: Journal Audios\Lesson 1\1B Greetings.3gpp
Recording 1C: Journal Audios\Lesson 1\1C-A Question of
Routine.3gpp
After saluting we can start our lesson in many different ways. We can
use some fix activities such as checking attendance and combine
them with rhymes, songs and games to
wake them up and get them moving or just
to get their attention.
Checking attendance Language:
Let’s call the rollLet’s take the registerLet’s check to see who is here.
Remember to answer with “I’m
here”
Thank you, everybody.
So, everyone is here except….So, only two people are away.
Is everybody here?
Is anyone away?No-one is absenttoday?Who is missing?
Let’s all count to seeif everyone is here –girls first, then boys
Oh good……., you’reback.Nice to see youAre you all rightnow?
Oh…… is away. Whoknows why? Is he/she ill?
So, how many is ….And ….?
Maybe he’s gone tothe dentist. What doyou think?
Is that more thanyesterday? Or Lessthan yesterday? Orthe same?
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Check attendance take the registerSay a rhymeSing a song:Hello, weather donsg, days of the week..Play a gameDo question routinesRearrange the classroom
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Ok… Yes?So that is ….altogether
Ways of Starting a Lesson Langugae
CLASS TEACHER SPECIALIST TEACHER Do something different so
they know it’s time for
English
Plan something familiar in
English at the beginning of the
lesson – easier teacher change Wear something special
during the lesson: badge ….
Use a special name chart to
check attendance Stand in a different place or
arrange the room differently.
Prepare routine that the
children like: songs rhymes. Put up pictures or get out
toys children will associate
with English.
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Close th
e window/ le
ave …
open
Leave
these
/your…
…. h
ere
Put
your
pen o
r pen
cils
dow
n
Take your…. out.
Tidy u
p y
our
desk
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1.2 Organizing Your Classroom
Everyday Instructions Language:
1.3 Ending the Lesson
Ending Lesson Language:
Make a list of classroom language for each
activity.
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1. Ok, that’s all for now2. We’ve no time for anything
else – don’t do anymore3. Now stop! We haven’t enough
time to finish… So stand up4. That’s all for today. On
Monday there’ll be more5. Children, make a line to say
good bye, following theleader. Bye bye.
6. Just one more thing beforeyou go to break.
7. Ok, pick up all your things-and put the book in thecupboard.
8. Just one more time and thenthat’s it.
9. It’s break-time, but first lineup quietly.
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Prepare to say all of this in English during the
lesson. Use song & rhymes when you change activity Encourage pupils to use English for routine
classroom requests by praising any effort
they make. Use wall charts/ posters to help remember
what they are doing in the English class.
1.4 Very Young Learners & YoungLearners
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Very young learners
Introduce English slowly with enjoyable activities.Support with gestures, movements, facial expresssions.Help the children feel secure.Repeat in English possible L1.Use a puppet that "doesn't understand Spanish".Drawings and photos.Tell lots of stories using pictures.
Young learners
Adapt the approaches udes with VYL and:Explain in L1 why usin English in the lesson.Teach the class useful phrases about language use.Plan for success and positive experience.alk about own experiences.
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2. WORKING SOCIALSKILLS
It’s necessary to develop social skills in children in order to build acertain profile person as we will be trying to create a community. By
using this displays with classroom rules we will be creating habits withthe remember to caption.
2.1 B ehaviour Patterns
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1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.
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2.3 Feelings
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Thins song will help feelingswith young students.
Feelings song.mp4
SITTING DOWN & STANDING UP
Come in please and sit down.
Sit down now please
Seat down at your tables/over there.
Turn round and face the front.
Stop talking now and listen carefully.
Please stand up, and don't make too much
noise.Everybody up! Stand
still!Stay in your places! Stay were you are.
MOVING AROUND
..... can you come here please?
Come out here to the front of the classGet into a line. Stand in a line
I wnat you to make 2 lines, along here. Nice
and straight!One behind the other.
Move up a bit. Come
forward a bit.A bit further apart, not
too close.Can you make a circle? Nice and
round.Now go back to your
places
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By using listening and do activities we are promoting an active andenjoyable acquisition of the English language and will help usmaintain our students’ attention and engaged towards the activitiesand therefore the learning of the language.
Using the language for a purpose, we will be using real language thestudent will be able to use as well in any situation outside the Englishclassroom. It will also help him t better and absorb sounds patternsmore naturally for a future better pronunciation.
When we ask our students in English to do something we are givingthem opportunities to show they are understanding each time theyfollow the instructions given as at first they might not be able tospeak in English and they are preparing to do so when they are ready.They also use non-verbal clues to interpret our message.
3.1 Giving InstructionsBasic everyday instructions like the ones used in between activitiesand when we are organizing our children are important as they areeasy to learn and it’s a way to start off teaching them English. At firstwe can use gestures instead of translating to their mother tongue, butthey will quickly learn what it means and will not need them.
Ways of organizing children in the classroom
language:
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3.2 Listening & IdentifyingListening activities can help:
Practice basic language skill – LISTENING Make sense of English words and phrases. Develop the children’s vocabulary Acquire meaning and sound together.
This type of activities can be used to promote the development ofvocabulary and to initiate the students in grammatical awareness.
For Vocabulary Development
We can use the following: The child can see: charts, displays, pictures,
flashcards… Cuisenaire rods, colored bricks Objects they can bring: toys, food… Objects they can draw or create with craft material.
There are two stages to these activities:
1. Talking about the thing we want them to learn2. Asking them to point or show the thing when we name
them.
We want them to associate the phrase we are saying tothe object they have in their hands. Later, once they areconfident in this association level, we can make themrepeat and eventually they will say it on their own.
Repeat a lot. Keep everything moving quickly. Change the language as when asking the
children for different things.
For Grammatical Awareness
With this type of activity, we can focus on basicgrammatical concepts such as distinguishing singular andplural, gender pronouns and even adjective position inEnglish sentences. Little by little they will acquire a feeling
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Listen carefully to instructions.Enjoy doing the actions.Groups or individually.
TEACHER Do not have to
speak.Understanding because movement and language go together.
PUPIL
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of what is grammatically accurate without the need of aformal explanation.
Being good- Positive approach to disciplinelanguage:
Please stop talking now – Calm down…. Much better
No more talking for a while.
Good you lot. Nice and quiet.
We need to be quieter to hear….
Lots of hands raised. Excellent.
3.3 Listening & Doing – Total PhysicalResponse
Total Physical Response is a great approach to start using English.Children learn English by being exposed to the language and learnit its learnt best when the it is accompanied by doing thingsphysically. The first stage is for comprehension and taking in thelanguage, it is called silent period and then they produce.
Here are some examples of Total Physical Response activities:
Follow the leader: See & Understand together.
Topic based: Vocabulary practice
TPR Routines : Wake them up or have a break
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TPR for Arranging the class: Get them used to directions.
3.4 Listening & Performing – MimingMiming means acting silently without speaking. We can introduce thisactivity when students are familiar with the vocabulary of a specifictopic. As it requires this previous knowledge from them, miming ismore complex than a normal TPR activity.
FREEDOM PROMOTE CREATIVITY
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TOTAL PHYSICALRESPONSE
TPR WITH BIGCLASSES
The first time we canexplain in theirmother tongue,before starting theactivity.Simple actions
Divide the class intogroups dependingon the space.Groups waiting willbe watchinglistening andlearning too.
MIMING One instruction at
a time Pretend you are… Increase nº of
instructions asthey progress
Activities can besimple or morecomplex
Using real thingsmakes it morerealistic
Statues game. Use mime as a
speaking activityto describe whatit is happening.
Groups orindividually andthe rest mustguess.
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Miming to Rhymes and Chants:
Listening and miming helps children understand during the process oflearning rhymes and chants.
Physical Break Chnts
Use picture to helpremember the meaning ofthe words
Use movements to helpunderstand
Use big gestures to helpenjoy the chant
Once they understandsome words pictures canbe gradually removed
Change the chant by: Putting in different animals
or things to mime Making it shorter or longer Letting individual children
do actions.
Turn giving language:
Everybody all of you….Ready?
Just this row
…..Team… you start,then….
…..Team your turn next
You two, then you twonext.
……. Your turn.
Anybody else? Handsup..
One at a time… don’tshout out
Class… this half first
Back row, then front row
Second, third….
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3.5 Listening & Responding games
If we want to extend practicing listening skills, we can play games that will demand attention and careful listening to understand the instructions and how the game goes. With these games children are having fun are the same time they are listening to you speaking English.
We could play the following:
Right or Wrong / True or False : Instruction Language:
Simon SaysWe can change the word “Simon” to “teacher” or the name of a pupil to make it more persona and motivate them. It is a great game as they must listen very carefully to find out whether theyshould respond or stay still. It can be played standing up or sitting down depending on the instructions “Simon” gives.
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If it’s false, not true / I’m wrong
Clap twice Shake your head Shout out NO Put both hands up
If it’s true / I’m right:
Clap once Nod your head Shout out YES Put one hand up
Explain in their mother tongue before starting and then again in English.
Once they get good at it make instructions more complicated.
Children can give the instructions.
Listening activities need action as a response to check understanding
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4. LISTEN AND MAKE
Listening and making activities help interaction in English betweenteachers and students and it is a perfect way for children to absorbmore real language that they will be able to use in their everyday life.There are so many activities that they are suitable for all levels too.They involve children in a more creative process in which:
Children have to make decisions. There is more time to think andcomment
Opportunities for co-operationbetween learners
They have something to takehome at the end.
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Ho
w t
o
pre
pa
re
Prepare what to say about the topic or theme.
Collect things needed
Practice explaining in English: what & how
Gestures to support understanding
How to recast possible mother tongue.
Ho
w t
o s
et
up
Introduce the topic or theme.
Explain in English and show them what they have to do.
Repeat your instructions:1. Whole class2. Small groups3. Individually
Move around while they work and comment on their work.
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4.1 Listen & Colour
Make sure students have all the materials they need beforestarting.
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Let them help giveout and organizematerials.
DISPLAY allchildren’s work
POSITIVE comments:That’s lovely! Ilike…..!
Plain flashcards tocolour
Animals, food,clothes that can becut out
More challenging:- 2 pictures, 2
instructions- Give alternatives.- 2 halves different
instructions each.
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Today we are going to
do some colouring.do some drawing.do some paintingdo some sticking.
Look, like this…
Look at what we are going to make.
Next, we are going to
make a monster. Here’s one Class 3 made.Look, here’s a picture for you to colour.
Over the next few lessons weare going to
make an Easter Card.colour some animals.make a farmmake a circus picture.
Here’s a sticker sheet for you to share, one between two.
We’ll start like this….You can all choose a different animal.
Let’s do some together as a class first, so you’ll see.
what I mean,what it might be like.What to do.How to do it.
Explaining and Demonstrating Language:
Asking for Helpers and Giving Things OutLanguage:
I need two helpers, please. So, can you give out these pictures? One each.
Who’d like to help? You three? Fine.
Can you pass round these sheets of paper? so everyone has one?
………., can you help me? Can you give out the cards? Three for each table.
………., you can help me. Hand these back down your rows.Can you find the boxes of crayons
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and give them out?Can you collect in the cards? Thanks.
4.2 Listen & DrawChildren can draw without instructions but that is not what we are
looking for. Once they have drawn we can:
Talk about things in them to the whole class Put 2 up on the wall and ask about the differences
¿How many differences can you find? Make up a story about what is happening or might happen.
Phrases Describing Position Language:
On the left
In the middle, a bit to the
left
In the corner, at the front
At the top of the tree
At the back
Next to the tree
Right at the front of the
picture
Behind the tree
On the right
In the middle, a bit to the
right
In the corner, at the back
Under the tree
At the front
By the bus stop
In the background, far away
In front of the tree
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After drawing let them compare pictures and colour quietly.
Go round and talk to students in English as they colour and comment on their work.
Personal
EventsSchoo
lEvent
sFestiv
als Special days
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Asking Who Wants a Turn Language:
Who wants to start? Hands
up!
Whose go is it?
Whose turn is it to do a
mime?
One more go. Who wants
the las go?
……. team? But you started
last time.
……...again? But you’ve just
had a go.
Who has still not had a turn?
Who still wants a go?
Which group has not been?
4.3 Listen & Make
There are so many things children can make and with so many different materials, such as plasticine, clay, paper and card…. Special occasions like celebrations and festivals are great to do these things which children love making.
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Pencils, crayons, felt-tipped pens, markers,Rulers, paints, paint-brushes, scissors, Glue, plasticine, play-dough, paper,Card, cleaning cloths, sponges…In boxes, in packets
In jars, in envelopsIn plastic tubs, in folders
On the shelf, on top of the cupboardOn the top/bottom/ middle shelf in the painting cornerIn the cupboard in the book cornerOn the tray in the corner near the rubbish bin
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Making greeting cards.
Very popular in English speaking countries in special days:
Christmas Valentine’s Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day Easter Birthdays
Materials & Where they are kept Language:
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Can you get the ________ out? Do you know where it is/ theyare?
Can you put the________ away? Do you know where it goes/they go?
Yes, on the……
Demonstration Language:
We’re going to do itthis way….
One between twodesks…
No…... Ok I’ll showyou...
Now look… see theline…
Look, cut like this.Only cut that bit….
Ok, fold it like that…
Cutting: round, up, down, on
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MAKING THINGS
Let children: Become familiar
with names of material.
Take charge of materials
Find materials where they are kept
Talk to small groups while they work
The more English they listen, the better:Actively Learning
Acquiring: understanding meaningAbsorbing: pronunciation and intonation
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5. SPEAKING WITHSUPPORT
Our aim now is to get our students responding and speaking in English and gradually leaving aside their mother tongue. To do this weneed to encourage them by praising all their efforts to communicate in English and listening carefully: not interrupting all the time to correct their errors.
So again:
5.1 Using Classroom PhrasesThe best thing we can do is introducing useful classroom phrases in situations where they are normally used. We will be creating a contextin which those phrases can be used and therefore helping the child’s memorizing process.
What Learners Need to Say and Ask Language:
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REPEATING leads to:Getting used to saying English sounds
Practising intonation patternsGaining confidence.
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CHILDRENI haven’t got…
I’ve lost…
I’ve forgotten…
Look i’ve got….
….my pencils.
… my coulours.
… my book.
a new bag/pencil case.
some new felt tips.
Excuse me! Can youhelp me?
Please Miss! Is thisright?
I don’t know what todo!
Please can I ask inSpanish?
TEACHER
Has anyone seen___’s
___?
Can someone lend____
a___?
Who’s got a spare____?
Don’t worry I’ve got s
spare____.
Did you leave it at home?Never mind.
Here’s one. Here you are.Go and get one from my
table___ can __ look at your
book?Can he share with you?That’s lovely. Who gave
you that?
Yes, Of course, justcoming.
Wait a moment, I’mhelping___. Yes, what
do you need?That’s fine like that.Yes… What do you
need to know?
5.2 Rhymes & Songs to practice:Pronunciation, Stress, Intonation
Rhymes and songs are an excellent for initiating children into a newlanguage as they will listen them and try to sing them by imitatingthe sounds they here the best they can. This will give them a sense ofachievement. As teachers, we should take advantage of theirwillingness to sing, move, participate and learn new songs.
We can work with songs in many ways: the whole class, in big/smallgroups, different volumes, pitches, and this will offer plenty of newlanguage.
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Short rhymes at first. Related to topics they are learning. They should understand the general
meaning. Play with sounds Simple instruments Encourage practicing them outside
school.
GOLDEN RULE: Always sounds first
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How Loud? Language:
1. Now say it very slowly and quietly.2. Ok, everybody whisper it! Just whisper!3. Each person/group can take turns to shout their part.4. Normal voices, nice and clear. Not too loud, not too soft.5. Can you say it quietly, but very fast?
5.3 Practicing New VocabularyWhen we introduce new vocabulary, we can help our learner become familiar with it by:
Making them repeat it. Use gestures and the senses. Coloring pictures of the new word. Use those words in a context.
What this golden rule is trying to sum up is that even if our studentsknow how to read it is always preferable they remember the soundsof the word first and then learn the spelling. With this we will be tryingto avoid our students start reading as if it were their L1.
Eliciting Vocabulary Language:
1. Wh- questions: What’s this?2. Questions using intonation only: A dog?3. Questions using inversion: Is this an elephant?4. Unfinished sentence questions with rising intonation: this was
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a____?5. Either/or questions: Is this an elephant or a kangaroo?
5.4 Playing Vocabulary Games
Playing vocabulary games is useful to aid children in the process ofbecoming familiar and memorizing the new vocabulary, in a fun andattractive way.
In our games, we can use objects, pictures and actions to get themanaged. When we explain how the game works they are listeningEnglish that is being used for a real purpose of their everyday life as itis playing and they will be able to use.
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Class DISPLAYS and memory aids Prepare to teach in a meaningful way, linking
with topics they are familiar with.
Finding pairs:Cards are facing down, they
have to pick up two cards with the same picture.
Shopping games:Act put as shop assistants and
custoers in different shops.
Happy families:Card game, in groups of 3/4
they have to colletct 4 cards of the same family or topic.
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GOLDEN RULE: Active use of NEW vocabulary
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Instructionfor GamesLanguage:
Here are some cards.
These are picture cards.
These are word cards.
Here are some cards with phrases on.
Here are some cards with actions on.
Can you…
Will you…
…. give them out?
…. deal them out?
…. share them round?
…mix them up?
…put them face down on your own table?
Yous should have ___ each.
Each pair shouldhave____.
Check you have ____on each table.
Put the rest in a pile, face down.
Don’t look at them yet.
Just look at your own.
Don’t show them to anyone else.
Don’t look at anyone else’s.
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VOCABULARYGAMES
Show children how to play the game and give instructions in English meanwhile.
New words/phrases need to be used a lot after being introduced:
Use lots of different games but use the same vocabulary.
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Spread them out so you can see them all.
Which ones make a pair?
Whoops!
Oh dear!
Watch out!
Careful!
Wait a minute!
One’s gone in your lap.
One’s fallen in your bag.
One’s gone under your chair
One’s fallen on the floor.
You’ve got an extra one.
You are one short.
Can you pick it up?
Can you reach it?
Who hasn’t got all six?
Who’s got one missing?
Who’s got one extra?
Shopping game: Advanced LearnersCan I help you? What colour?
5.5 Practicing Pronunciation of NewSounds
Pronunciation and Intonation are acquired naturally y listening to thelanguage e absorb the sounds but they will not produce perfectsounds at first. They will need to try out the language, by mimickingand playing with it, with its sounds to achieve a good pronunciation.So, the younger they start the better. They will be also in the firststages of acquiring their mother tongue, therefore it will be easier forthem to absorb the sounds and get their mouths used to the differentpositions for a natural pronunciation.
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IN THE CLASSROOM: You can arrange pictures of words
with the same sound. If they can read, add the written
word underneath Use actions to help children
remember face movement that produces the sound.
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6. SPEAKING MOREFREELY
This section is about how to help students speak for a longer time andmore fluently. To do this we can:
Support & Encourage while they speak. Showing them how to ask and elicit. Playing games that encourage interaction. Using topic vocabulary, they are familiar with. Teacher led activities Pair work
Group work
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6.1 Cognitive Development andLanguage Learning
Children as learners.
It is fundamental we think of the child as a whole, get to know theirinterests and what they already know to be able to build on andextend that knowledge, promoting curiosity. This will help theircognitive and educational development.
Children as language learners.
LEARNERS NEEDS: TEACHER CAN: Hear clear pronunciation and
intonation. Feel successful. Plenty of opportunities to
communicate. Enjoy efforts made to speaking
English. Know they have achieved
something useful.
Speak a lot of English React to the meaning of what
they are trying to say. Encourage by showing them that
what they are saying is important.
Approval of all pupil’s speaking Fun activities that have a GOAL
and END PRODUCT to feel proud of
6.2 Starting to Speak Freely – ElicitingPersonal Talk
Children enjoy very much talking about themselves: hobbies,families…and listening to their peers do the same.At first, we can start with teacher led ativities and onces they areconfident we can follow asking the children to ask questions to eachother. So normally the initiation and follow up moves are these:
Initiation: question from the teacher Response: comes from the children Follow up: feedback from the teacher
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GOLDEN RULE: Silent children are still likely to be listening and learning.
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6.3 Speaking Games
Learning and using English doesn’t necessarily have to be boring. Wecan make it attractive to students with games that involve interaction.
Pass the Ball
To play this game we need a ball and some music. Children can standup or remain seated while playing. They have to pass the ball one toeach other, it has to keep moving until the music is stopped. Then thechild who’s got the ball must answer a question or talk about apicture. If the child doesn’t want to talk he can pass.
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Support children’s early efforts by: Waiting for their responses Repeating what they say in your
response Summarizing what different pupil
say. Give children lots of opportunities to
speak:
Use words or phrases from a topic the children are familiar with.
Use a story the children know well and: Ask questions about
characters What will happen next.
TEACHER TIPS
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Guess the Mime
To play this game we need pictures of people doing things, childrencan work in pairs, choose any picture and perform the mimetogether… The rest of the class has to try to guess which activity theyare miming.
Asking Children to Remember or GuessLanguage:
Who can guess what…...?Can you say/ask them what…...?Hands up if you can guess
what…...?Can you remember what…...?
…. they are doing?…. They are going to do next?____ and____ were doing?
6.4 Children Speaking in Groups
All our students are different. They have different personalities andlanguage levels. Working in smaller groups has many advantageswhen trying to promote speaking:
Get more opportunities to speak
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Ask the children to remember what their classmates have been miming
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Ask an answer questions Learn a lot from each other Those who are shy and less confident will feel
more comfortable speaking more privately ratherthan to the whole class.
Settingup Pairs and Groups Language:
Are you ready?Ok everyone,So now everybody,Quiet please!Listen carefully,
You are going to do
this….
You are going to
work….
You will be playing
this….
…. in pairs.…. in twos…. in threes.…. in groups of three
or four.
Here are two pictures,
but don’t look at
them yet.
Keep them face down!
You must not show
them to anyone else.
Keep them like this!
You can look at them
both/ all together.
So, you two together.
You two and you
three.
Go and sit with____
please and make a
pair.
Children in Pairs and Groups Language:
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Make your instructions very clear. Show the children irst what you want them
to do. Help them acquire phrases to use when
talking to each other. Give them planning time. Let them rehearse if they are going to
speak to the class.
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Child 1 Child 2
Who wants to start?
Whose turn is it?
Who’s next?
You’re next/I’m next!
Me! /Not me!
Mine! Yours! Ana’s!
Me! Ana!
OK
I’ll draw and you colour, OK?
I’ll ask and you answer, OK?
You first and then me, Ok?
Have we/you finished?
Yes
All right
Yes! /No, you first!
Yes! /Not yet! /Just a minute!
Can you pass me a blue pencil/a yellow crayon please?
Can I have the rubber/the eraser please?
Oh, I need the ruler/the scissors.
Who’s got the red marker?
Here you are.
Here it is!
Here you are/ Oh! Wait a minute.
Me! Here you are/ Here it is.
7. REPORTS
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TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE
Everyone standing up at the front of the class, around the
teacher. Thanks to miming and visual support on the board the
students understand the meaning of the phrases. Memory
aid. At first order is important but soon they can do the actions in
any order and on their own. The advantage of it is that they learn the sentences quickly
thanks to the association they make of the sentence with the
movement. Linguistically useful. Motivating, catches the children’s attention
Physically occupied, mentally engaged
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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
TIPS
Establish Consistent
Classroom Routins
Breackdown lessons into the
smallest components
Strategies to redirect
Physical Proximity - Avoid
distruptions
Individual strategies - Feel
teachers support.
Group Strategies - Possitive Narration
Non verbal cues
Games that involve competition
and get them ENGAGED
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