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Nina Lauder
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Georgia 2013
I have always ..driving, so eight years ago I ..a van to . around Europe. I enjoy .sports and Ive been .. rollerblading classes for a while.
Gramesis
In the beginning my English teacher created nouns and verbs.
And the verbs were without form and voice; and darkness was upon the face of the deep--my teacher. And she said, "Let there be grammar;" and there was grammar. And Teacher saw the verbs and laughed and said that it was good; and she divided the bright students from those who remained in darkness.
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3. Most students don't want to have to learn the parts of an engine before they can drive a car.
Starting out
Stress - motivation consuming - learning - provoking
"..........is a major hindrance in language .. process. Learning language in traditional way is, by its nature, time . and stress and often raises the stress level to a point at which it interferes with student attention and efficiency and undermines .
- Schultz (1988)
Starting out
"...Stress is a major hindrance in language learning process. Learning language in traditional way is, by its nature, time consuming and stress provoking and often raises the stress level to a point at which it interferes with student attention and efficiency and undermines motivation.
- Schultz (1988)
Starting out
One method has been developed to make students forget that they are in class ....relax students by engaging them in stress-reducing tasks or games.
- Schultz (1988)
entertain build self esteem motivate reduce stress educate make learning more meaningful
Before we play
WHERE are we going to play? HOW LONG is the game going to last? HOW MANY players or teams are there? WHEN are we going to play? WHY are we playing? HOW is the game organised? Points? WHAT do we need?
36
165
1990
21
Numbers in my life
Check your answers
1990
165
Height in centimeters
36
Shoe size
21
Birthday
Queen Victoria
24th May 1819 1837 20th June - 18
My Busy Day
Demonstrate activity then encourage pupils to work in groups. Pupils have to describe a very busy day and remember what their classmates have said. They can/should use actions if possible. Give short time limits (the activity is quite demanding).
Yesterday I got up at 6 oclock. Yesterday I got up at 6 oclock and made a cup of tea.
Comparatives
Give the class things to compare that have nothing to do with one another, like an elephant and a potato. The students then have to tax their imaginations to find points of comparison, the objective is more interesting and the results often entertaining.
a man
laptop
umbrella
banana
tulip
Superlatives
Questions Game
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Fuzzy Wuzzy didnt make a cake Fuzzy Wuzzy wrote a letter Fuzzy Wuzzy didnt write a letter Fuzzy Wuzzy drove a car
Coffeepotting
One person thinks of an action verb The other pupils guess the verb by asking questions, for example: Can you coffeepot in class? Are you coffeepotting now? Think of additional questions.
Do you like coffeepotting? Have you ever coffeepotted? Are you going to coffeepot this weekend? Do you need a (book) to coffeepot? Can a dog coffeepot? Did you coffeepot last night? Does your teacher coffeepot? Do you coffeepot in a bar?
Reflection
What games did we look at? What grammar structure were we working on?
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Coffeepotting
Modals (This might be your) Mixed tense question formation Past irregular verbs Mixed verb tenses; question forming
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