Have students repeat until their grammar is perfect. Make games, see who can conjugate the verbs clearest and quickest.
Now … practice:
First let’s use an adjective:
happy / sad / lucky / hard-working / lazy
Let’s start with the adjective ‘happy’
I am happy // I’m happy
you are happy // you’re _______
he _____ \
she ______ \
it _______\
Mr John ______ \
we ____ \
they ______
The verb ‘to have’
I have
you have
he has
she has
it has
Ms Jane has
we have
they have
Now … practice:
Let’s use some common nouns
sister (or twin sister) / piano / dog / new book
I have a ____
you ____ ______
he ___ _________
she ___ _______
Ms Jane ____ _______
we ____ ______
they ____ _______
OK, Snoopy, enough is enough … but we have just started; more blogs to follow.
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The young Asian woman has long, straight, black hair. She is wearing a blue coat and holding a large, pink book. I think she is very intelligent and hard-working. She looks very happy. In my opinion she is waiting for a friend and they will go for a coffee.
Now … your turn
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Picture 5
Picture 6
Picture 7
Picture 8
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I will show you a card trick. Do you know how it is done ?
J = Jack // Q = Queen // K = King // A = Ace
Now, watch the British magician Dynamo. How does he do his tricks ? Choose one and let the students guess.
Task 6: General Knowledge
Ask the following questions either team by team, or first to raise hands
Which big cat is the strongest ?
How can you make the colour green ?
Who was the first man to walk on the moon ?
What is the capital city of France ?
Which is the fastest animal on the land ?
How many people are there in the world ?
Who painted the Mona Lisa ?
Who helped to cure smallpox by making the first successful vaccine ?
How many planets are there in our solar system ?
How many stars are there in the American flag ?
How many stars are there in the Vietnamese flag ?
Name four countries where English is the first language.
How many types of penguins are there ?
Global warming is caused by the excess of which type of gas ?
Which is the biggest desert in the world ?
How can you kill a vampire ?
What shape is the pupil of a sheep and goat eye ?
How do you say ‘Hello’ in French, German and Italian ?
Can you act like this man and say, “You know this is, excuse me, a damn fine cup of coffee.”
Can you dance like Starlord ?
(clip can start at 0:29 and end around 1:23)
Answers
1 – Tiger 2 – Mix blue and yellow 3 – Neil Armstrong 4 – Paris 5 – Cheetah 6 – Over 7 billion 7 – Leonardo da Vinci 8 – Edward Jenner 9 – 8 10 – 50 11 – 1 12 – UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa 13 – 18 14 – CO2 Carbon Dioxide 15 – Sahara Desert 16 – a steak through the heart or burning but NOT a silver bullet 17 – rectangle or square
18 – Bonjour, Guten Tag, Buongiorno or Ciao !
Ciao, Federico !
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For speaking tests, students need to be able to speak at length, using long sentences with adjectives, linking words and maybe an expression or two … and it’s never too soon to start.
Higher Kindergarten classes can answer in short sentences, instead of single word answers. They can expand by using adjectives.
For example, a teacher will ask, “What is it ?”
The answer must be in the form of a sentence, “It’s a car.” Then we can expand … “It’s a red car,” “It’s a fast, red car.”
At higher levels, students need to feel confident to speak longer, and here’s a tip. This is a mind map with one main idea, then different ideas that students can speak about.
OK, as they say in Cinema, “Show, don’t tell.”
Some expressions:
I’m over the moon (I’m very, very happy)
I was blown away (I was very impressed by someone or something)
It cheers me up (Verb 1) cheered me up (Verb 2) (made me happy after I was sad)
Don’t forget to use the linking words
because // also // so // however // as well as
EXAMPLE:
My favourite sports are football and swimming because they are fun, exciting as well as healthy.
I play football at school with my classmates. My friend John is very good. He is better than me. I also play on weekends. However, I can’t play football alone.
I really enjoy swimming. I can swim alone. I often swim at weekends at a sports centre.
Sports can cheer me up when I am sad. If my teams win, I am over the moon.
Today I start a new class, and I’m very lucky; they are great. The class has some outstanding students who display motivation, respect and diligence.
That being said (however), they are still young, the hour is still early, so some ground rules need to be in place from Day One.
I encourage joking and having fun – the students will learn much more if they enjoy the class. But there is a time for joking and a time for working.
At the beginning of our new semester, my students will recite and sign this pledge:
I PROMISE TO BE QUIET IN CLASS AND TO LISTEN TO THE TEACHERS
No talking, shouting, animal noises, clicking of pens, stamping of feet, slamming of books, whistling etc.
You will get ONE Black Star warning. The second Black Star means you go out of the class. You will have a short meeting with the Manager. The meeting will not be fun for you.
We can not help you improve your pronunciation if there is so much noise that we can not hear you.
You signed the Pledge … now keep to your word.
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Recently, we have focused on writing, using new vocabulary and making sure the grammar is perfect. Now it’s time to apply the same creativity to speaking. Are you good to go ?
All right, all right, all right !
Let us write a short piece and then perform it for the class. We shall write about what happens in an English lesson.
First, we need four characters:
a teacher // a TA (teaching assistant) // the Manager // a student
Next, build up the character
Is the teacher strict, friendly, happy, angry ?
Is the TA helpful, funny, polite, lazy ?
Is the Manager scary, rude, kind, elegant ?
Is the student hard-working or lazy, polite or disrespectful ?
Finally, we need a situation
What happens ? Is the student very good, or very naughty ? Is the manager proud or angry ? Does the TA listen to the teacher or play on a phone ?
Word bank:
over the moon / body language / strict / furious / hard-working / thoughtless / screaming
Work in groups of four. If you only have three, you can leave out the TA or Manager.
Example
Teacher is Ms Jane / TA is Mr Khanh / Manager is Ms Mi and the student is Graham.
Ms Jane: Mr Khanh, what is Graham doing ?
Mr Khanh: I think he is sleeping. Graham, Wake up !
Graham: I am awake.
Ms Jane: Look at his body language. You must respect teachers. You should be more hard-working, like Larry.
Graham: Larry is stupid !
Mr Khanh: Say, “Sorry !” You are so rude and lazy.
Ms Jane: If you don’t say sorry, you will go to the Manager.
Graham: I’m not scared.
Ms Jane: Ms Mi will be furious. She will scream at you.
Mr Khanh: I will send her a message … now.
Ms Mi enters
Ms Mi: Where is the impolite boy ? Come here. You must always respect teachers and do as they say.
Graham: Yes, Ms Mi. I promise.
Ms Mi: Apologise to the teachers.
Graham: I’m sorry. I will work hard now.
Mr Khanh: Good. Now sit down and do the lesson.
Ms Mi starts to leave
Ms Jane: Everybody say, “Goodbye, Ms Mi.”
Ms Mi: When I see everybody working hard, I am over the moon. Keep studying.
SCENE
Now … your turn
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He can speak Japanese however he can’t speak _____
A bird can ______ however a bird can’t _______
A fish can _______ however a fish can’t ______
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