English Teaching Strategies and Methods October 15th | Page 19

Verbs + Soccer

play

watch

enjoy

Adjectives + Soccer

amateur

professional

youth

Nouns

ball

field

fan

Verbs + Tennis

play

watch

Adjectives + Tennis

doubles

singles

competitive

Tennis + Nouns

ball

racket

court

Verbs + Basketball

play

coach

watch

Adjectives + Basketball

college

pro

varsity

Basketball + Nouns

court

player

team

Lexical Approach (12-13)

Example of celebration for students: Chilean Independence Day:

Every September 18th the Chileans celebrate their Independence Day, which is the most important national celebration of the year. This day commemorates the First National Assembly presided by Mateo de Toro y Zambrano, therefore starting the war for Independence among some other important heroes of the country like Bernardo O’Higgins, Jose Miguel Carrera and Manuel Rodriguez.

Information gap activity ( 14-15)