CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

1. 1. PLANNING AN ACTIVITY

   • ACTIVITIES OR TASKS:
     • A) Learners listen to a recorded conversation in order to answer some questions (in order to become better listeners). B) Learners repeat a number of sentences you say in order to improve their pronunciation.
   • NOT TASKS:
     • Some things that happen in the classroom are not tasks. For example, picture a room where the teacher has started spontaneously discussing in a lengthy or convoluted manner the formation of passive sentences.
   • ARRANGEMENTS TO USE
     • INDIVIDUAL WORK, PAIRWORK, SMALL GROUPS, LARGE GROUPS, WHOLE CLASS: MINGLE (ALL STAND UP, WALK AROUND, MEET AND TALK), WHOLE CLASS: PLENARY

2. 2. ACTIVITY ROUTE MAP

   • 1. Before the lesson 2.Lead-in / Preparation 3. Setting up the activity 4. Running the activity 5. Closing the activity 6. Post-activity

3. 3. EXPLOITING AN ACTIVITY

   • 1. Language content 2. Other content 3. Preparation 4. Steps 5. Instructions 6. Organisation

4. 4. PAIRWORK

   • Type 1: pairwork information gaps
     • The tasks are all based around getting the students to speak and exchange information and ideas, ie using language to communicate.
   • Type 2: pairwork grammar activities
     • Learners can try using language that they already know – or half-know – and experimenting with it, as in a chemistry laboratory, mixing components together and seeing what kinds of outcomes arise

5. 5. SMALL GROUP WORK

   • Suitable for a range of learners from intermediate to upper intermediate levels.