Topic: Routine Verbs or Action Verbs
Objectives
Learn and practice action verbs.
Learn and practice vocabulary related to the body.
Practice how to build short sentences.
Make a relation between verbs and nouns.
Check the translation of some sentences, into english.
Lear english having fun.
Activity
First of all divide the class into to groups, make sure they know and understand all the words we are going to use. Then, in two separate bags, we put the words written on pieces of hard paper, ones with the verbs and the others with the nouns, once the students have taken out a couple of words ( clean + head) the have to make a sentence using them: Example: I clean my head with Head and Shoulders. The teacher must correct the sentence. After that they give the sentences to one of the members of the other group, this person has to represent what is written and the rest of the group will try to guess the whole sentence. For each good answer they will get a point.
Each group will have a chance to guess. To mark the points the teacher will use Tic-Tac-Toe the group that completes it first will be the winner.
Answer the following question:
How important, do you think the vocabulary is in the process of learning a new language?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Special Bulletin: Reports
Objectives
Associate words with meanings.
Improve vocabulary and use it in special contexts.
Get the students to make a composition using the new words
Get the students to take part in a descussion.
Develop reading comprehension
Activity
After reading the article a first time ask for the unknown words and try to get the other students to say the meaning.
Distribute dictionaries to mini-groups within the big group in order to look up the unknown words.
Read the article again, first the teacher reads it aloud; then asks each student to read a sentence or paragraph (depending on the number of students).
Reading conprehension:
What was Marconi's nationality?
Why is Marconi important?
Where did he place a transmitter and a 50 meter antenna?
What did he transmit?
Where was the signal captured?
Why was this transmission important?
What do you think would have happened if Marconi hadn't made the transmission?
Who was Alfred Nobel?
What did A. Nobel decice to do with his wealth?
What fields receive a prize?
What hapenned on Dic. 10th?
How is the Nobel Prize considered?
How much money is the prize?
Do you know how has won it recently?
What did Walt Disney do?
What was he profession?
Why is Walt Disney important?
Is Walt Disney alive?
What are the most famous characters Disney invented?
Which is your favorite Disney Character?
Have you been to any Disney theme park?
Do you know where these theme parks are around the world?
Would you like to go to any of these theme parks? Why or Why not?
Is the Disney company still famous?
What are some of its latest movies?
Do you have any favorite Disney movie?
If not what is your favorite movie ever? and Why?
Make a poster of your celebrity draw a picture of him/her, write the most important details of his/her life. Before doing the poster make sure the teacher checks the information is well written.
Associate words with meanings.
Improve vocabulary and use it in special contexts.
Get the students to make a composition using the new words
Get the students to take part in a descussion.
Develop reading comprehension
Activity
After reading the article a first time ask for the unknown words and try to get the other students to say the meaning.
Distribute dictionaries to mini-groups within the big group in order to look up the unknown words.
Read the article again, first the teacher reads it aloud; then asks each student to read a sentence or paragraph (depending on the number of students).
Reading conprehension:
What was Marconi's nationality?
Why is Marconi important?
Where did he place a transmitter and a 50 meter antenna?
What did he transmit?
Where was the signal captured?
Why was this transmission important?
What do you think would have happened if Marconi hadn't made the transmission?
Who was Alfred Nobel?
What did A. Nobel decice to do with his wealth?
What fields receive a prize?
What hapenned on Dic. 10th?
How is the Nobel Prize considered?
How much money is the prize?
Do you know how has won it recently?
What did Walt Disney do?
What was he profession?
Why is Walt Disney important?
Is Walt Disney alive?
What are the most famous characters Disney invented?
Which is your favorite Disney Character?
Have you been to any Disney theme park?
Do you know where these theme parks are around the world?
Would you like to go to any of these theme parks? Why or Why not?
Is the Disney company still famous?
What are some of its latest movies?
Do you have any favorite Disney movie?
If not what is your favorite movie ever? and Why?
Make a poster of your celebrity draw a picture of him/her, write the most important details of his/her life. Before doing the poster make sure the teacher checks the information is well written.
Monthly Lesson
Topic: Idioms
Objectives
Reinforce the idioms learnt in the first edition.
Comprehend the new expressions given.
Associate words with meanings.
Practice vocabulary in different contexts.
Develop visual memory.
Activity
Using the idioms from the first and second editions of the newspaper the students will get organized for a competition:
Divide the group into 2 which will be given the same number of words (written on pieces of card), each group must organize them to get the correct idiom, the one who does it first will have the chance of making a sentence to show its meaning, if they use the expression properly they will get a point, at the end which has more points wins.
Answer the following questions:
1. Why must we make hay all the time?
2. Why plastic surgery is a fifth wheel in our life?
3. Did you pass the buck when you were in trouble?
Objectives
Reinforce the idioms learnt in the first edition.
Comprehend the new expressions given.
Associate words with meanings.
Practice vocabulary in different contexts.
Develop visual memory.
Activity
Using the idioms from the first and second editions of the newspaper the students will get organized for a competition:
Divide the group into 2 which will be given the same number of words (written on pieces of card), each group must organize them to get the correct idiom, the one who does it first will have the chance of making a sentence to show its meaning, if they use the expression properly they will get a point, at the end which has more points wins.
Answer the following questions:
1. Why must we make hay all the time?
2. Why plastic surgery is a fifth wheel in our life?
3. Did you pass the buck when you were in trouble?
Special Bulletin: Reports
Famous people
Objectives
Make an effort to comprehend the article.
Work as a group to identify unknown words.
Create a short biography of a famous person.
Practice the speaking abilities by developing an interview.
Activity
First of all the teacher reads the article aloud and asks the students to underline the unknown words, then they must make a list for the teacher to give them the meaning in order to comprehen the article, afterward they will make small groups and they will be asked to think about a famous person who has done something important.
Write a biography trying to remember as many details as you can.
For example:
Where is he/she from?
Is he/she alive?
When did he/she die?
How and where did he live?
What did he/she do?
How did he/she do it?......etc..
After finishing the biography, adapt the information of your celebrity to an interview where 1 or 2 is/are the interviewer(s) and 1 is the interviewee. Make sure you write good questions and adapt them correctly.
Present your interview to the class, and make a small introduction of your celebrity.
Give an opinion on one/two of your favorite/hated celebrities.
Answer the following questions:
1. What is your favorite celebrity? (alive or dead)
2. Why is he/she your favorite one?
3. Who is the celebrity you hate the most? Why?
4. Who do you think should be the celebrity of the year? Why?
Objectives
Make an effort to comprehend the article.
Work as a group to identify unknown words.
Create a short biography of a famous person.
Practice the speaking abilities by developing an interview.
Activity
First of all the teacher reads the article aloud and asks the students to underline the unknown words, then they must make a list for the teacher to give them the meaning in order to comprehen the article, afterward they will make small groups and they will be asked to think about a famous person who has done something important.
Write a biography trying to remember as many details as you can.
For example:
Where is he/she from?
Is he/she alive?
When did he/she die?
How and where did he live?
What did he/she do?
How did he/she do it?......etc..
After finishing the biography, adapt the information of your celebrity to an interview where 1 or 2 is/are the interviewer(s) and 1 is the interviewee. Make sure you write good questions and adapt them correctly.
Present your interview to the class, and make a small introduction of your celebrity.
Give an opinion on one/two of your favorite/hated celebrities.
Answer the following questions:
1. What is your favorite celebrity? (alive or dead)
2. Why is he/she your favorite one?
3. Who is the celebrity you hate the most? Why?
4. Who do you think should be the celebrity of the year? Why?
Como se dice....?
Objectives
Reinforcing the construction of questions in english.
Recognizing the intonation patterns of interrogative sentences.
Contrasting and identifying the differences between intonation of questions in Spanish and english.
Practicing intonation patterns by means of pronunciation and listening exercises
Activity
For starting the activity, students must develope beforehand the questions in "Como se dice...?" section of the newspaper. The teacher must check them and make the suitable corrections that allow the teacher to make students remember the right writing of the questions in english.
Once questions are properly structured, the teacher plays some audio files in order to make students identify the intonation patterns for " yes/no " questions and "Wh" questions.
After recognizing the intonation defferences the teacher hands in a number of questions in which the students will draw the intonation pattern for each case. At the end, students must read the sentences saying the right intonation.
Answer the following questions
1.Which are the most used types of questions in english?
2.What is the difference of intonation before asking questions in english and spanish?
3.What is the intonation pattern for "yes/no" and "wh" questions?
Reinforcing the construction of questions in english.
Recognizing the intonation patterns of interrogative sentences.
Contrasting and identifying the differences between intonation of questions in Spanish and english.
Practicing intonation patterns by means of pronunciation and listening exercises
Activity
For starting the activity, students must develope beforehand the questions in "Como se dice...?" section of the newspaper. The teacher must check them and make the suitable corrections that allow the teacher to make students remember the right writing of the questions in english.
Once questions are properly structured, the teacher plays some audio files in order to make students identify the intonation patterns for " yes/no " questions and "Wh" questions.
After recognizing the intonation defferences the teacher hands in a number of questions in which the students will draw the intonation pattern for each case. At the end, students must read the sentences saying the right intonation.
Answer the following questions
1.Which are the most used types of questions in english?
2.What is the difference of intonation before asking questions in english and spanish?
3.What is the intonation pattern for "yes/no" and "wh" questions?
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