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? Engage- o involve/ warm up students with language related to the lesson ? Study- o elicit (thought-provoking questions) ? Real objects/ realia- what is this? ? Flashcards/ pictures ? Drawings ? Ask for the question- __________? I am 20 y/o ? Gap-fill ? I ___ eat rice every day ? Lists- ask what is your favorite food? Write the answers in the list ? Follow-on questions- what scares you? ?going to the dentist?, how does going to the dentist make other people feel? ? Concept descriptions- elicit comparative adjectives visually ? Draw 3 circles: s / m / l ? describe these objects in relation to e/o ? Mime ? Definitions o Focus on language and how it is constructed ? Activate- o encourage to use any/all of the language they know. Focus is on fluency more than accuracy (role-plays, games, debates, story writing) ? Straight arrow ESA- o follows order but is not the best way to deal with complex language ? Boomerang ESA- o teacher only supplies students with language when they have already demonstrated they do not know it and have need of it ? Engage- talk about job interviews ? Activate 1- role play ? Study- work with language that caused difficulty ? Activate 2- another role play incorporating new language o Better for higher level students since they will need a lot of language for activation stages ? Patchwork ESA- o allow for more flexibility and provide balance between study and activation ? Engaging techniques- o Introduction prompts- my name is __ and my favorite sport is __. o Partner info share o Fizz-buzz- ? Number game- 1, 2, fizz, 3, 4, fizz o Alphabet relay o Sevens ? Name 7 things that can fly o I spy o Memory games o Word linking o Alphabet inroductions o I?m going on holiday and? (name category but don?t tell students what it is. Example: start with the letter f) o Pictionary o Anagrams o Word linking o Info search o Scattegories (prepare worksheet with categories, choose a letter, students have 1 minute to write a word starting with letter in each category) o Marvelous machine o Box game o Sentence prompts o Adjectival introductions (describe the person next to you) o Consequences ? Prepare a sheet with fields to fill in (Name of a man- famous or one in your class- ____) met (name of a woman ___) at/in/on (name of a place ___)? ? Each student answers one question to create story ? Ideas for study phase o Elicitation o Pronunciation: language drills, tongue-twisters o spelling {hangman, crosswords} o meaning {fill in the blanks, pareos} o word order o analysis ? Ideas for activate phase o Role-play o Surveys o Producing materials (news broadcast, brochure) o Communication games o Debate/ discussion o Story building
