Romania Scoala Gimnaziala nr . 17 Botosani
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Description ( Step-by-step guide )
Teaching grammar through funny sentences 40 minutes
Internet connection ( if online ), word editor , vocaroo or Fligrid ( for recording the sentences instead of writing them ); otherwise , paper , pen , colours , markers ,
whiteboard This works really well for grammar tenses with primary and lower secondary
students ( 2nd to 8th grade , 9-15 year old ) Students practise the new grammar structure in a fun way which makes it easier
The new grammar concept is introduced – via video , animation , exemplification , songs , brainstorming ( if you have more advanced students in a class ). Then the teacher offers creative and fun , illogical examples :
The carpet ate the dog and now wants a bellyrub . The chair opened the fridge and saw a tiny dinosaur chilling .
Method notes
The students are then given several sentences to finish ( they are given the subject and the verb in past tense / present simple , depending on what you are teaching ). They finish the sentences in a creative way . You can have sentences like :
The sofa is hungry ( practising adjectives ). The armchair is wearing subglasses , jeans and sandals ( for present continuous ). If I went to the moon , I would repair all the craters . ( for second conditional ) Bonus : get students to give you homework or sentences to continue , questions
to answer . My 8th graders gave me questions like these , when revising second conditional . I had to create a video answering all of them . They were extremely eager and motivated .
1 . What would you do if you had to choose a song to listen for the rest of you life ? 2 . What would you do if you could run the world ? 3 . What would you do if you would go back in time , around 1569-1600 ? 4 . What would you do if the communist regime was introduced tomorrow ? 5 . If you had to be sent to another world ( from a movie or a book of your choice ), and you had the option to live as one of the characters from the chosen book / movie , who would you choose ? Alternatively , would you choose to be the hero , the villain or a side character ?
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