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Ice cream colors and coloring and drawing with Glitter

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У першому класі 2018/2019 навчального року обов'язково мають бути щоденники? Чи мають право методисти/заступники директора збирати їх на перевірку та яким має бути покарання за деякі похибки у веденні щоденника?
Наявність і перевірку щоденників нормативною базою не передбачено.
Чи потрібно вчителеві НУШ мати конспект на кожний урок? Якими є вимоги до складання календарного планування?
Чинним законодавством України така вимога не передбачена.

Календарне й поурочне планування вчитель здійснює в довільній формі, у тому числі з використанням друкованих чи електронних джерел тощо. Формат, обсяг, структура, зміст та оформлення календарних планів і поурочних планів-конспектів є індивідуальною справою вчителя. Встановлення універсальних у межах закладу загальної середньої освіти міста, району чи області стандартів таких документів є неприпустимим.

Автономія вчителя має бути забезпечена академічною свободою, включаючи свободу викладання, свободу від втручання в педагогічну, науково-педагогічну та наукову діяльність, вільним вибором форм, методів і засобів навчання, що відповідають освітній програмі, розробленням і впровадженням авторських навчальних програм, проектів, освітніх методик і технологій, методів і засобів, насамперед методик компетентнісного навчання.

Учитель має право на вільний вибір освітніх програм, форм навчання, закладів освіти, установ і організацій, інших суб'єктів освітньої діяльності, що здійснюють підвищення кваліфікації та перепідготовку педагогічних працівників.

Отже, вчитель має право самостійно переносити теми уроків відповідно до засвоєння учнями навчального матеріалу, визначати кількість годин на вивчення окремих тем. Адміністрація закладу загальної середньої освіти або працівники методичних служб можуть лише надавати методичну допомогу вчителю з метою покращення освітнього процесу, а не контролювати його.
Чи змінилися вимоги до заповнення класного журналу в 1-му класі НУШ?
Фактичне виконання навчальної програми фіксують у класному журналі відповідно до Інструкції щодо заповнення класного журналу для 1-4-х класів загальноосвітніх навчальних закладів, затвердженої наказом Міністерства освіти і науки України від 08.04.2015 № 412, зареєстрованої в Міністерстві юстиції України 27.04.2015 за № 472/26917, та з урахуванням методичних рекомендацій щодо заповнення класного журналу для 1-4-х класів загальноосвітніх навчальних закладів (лист Міністерства освіти і науки України від 21.09.2015 № 2/2-14-1907-15).

За умов інтеграції (наприклад, якщо українська мова є складовою інтегрованого курсу "Я досліджую світ") у класному журналі українську мову фіксують і як окремий навчальний предмет, на який окремо виділяють сторінки "Українська мова", і як частина інтегрованого курсу, на яку також виділяють окремі сторінки "Українська мова в інтегрованому курсі".

Звертаємо увагу на те, що рекомендації з поділу класу на групи під час вивчення української мови надані в листі МОН України від 22.05.2018 № 1/9-332. У разі поділу класу на групи в процесі вивчення української мови в класному журналі на запис уроків української мови як окремого предмета та української мови в інтегрованому курсі відводять окремі сторінки для кожної групи.

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У першому класі 2018/2019 навчального року обов'язково мають бути щоденники? Чи мають право методисти/заступники директора збирати їх на перевірку та яким має бути покарання за деякі похибки у веденні щоденника? Наявність і перевірку щоденників нормативною базою не передбачено. Чи потрібно вчителеві НУШ мати конспект на кожний урок?

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1. Kahoot - платформа для проведения викторин и тестов в игровой форме. Учителя могут создавать собственные викторины либо использовать готовые тесты от коллег по всему миру. Для игры ученикам нужны будут сотовые телефоны, интерактивная доска и доступ к интернету.

2. Plickers - достойная альтернатива обычным тестам. Учитель готовит именные карточки для учеников, затем выводит тестовые вопросы на экран и сканирует ответы учеников со своего телефона или планшета. Плюсы приложения - ученикам не нужны мобильники и доступ к интернету, а учитель может мгновенно видеть результаты тестов на экране.

3. ZipGrade - приложение, которое позволит проверять тесты за одну секунду. Для этого учителю нужно распечатать бланки ответов, дать заполнить ученикам и просканировать их листы ответов со своего смартфона. Результаты автоматически пересчитываются в проценты и сохраняются в памяти приложения, можно проводить последующий анализ.

4. Quizlet - замечательная платформа для запоминания новых слов. Можно использовать готовые сеты карточек, либо создавать свою базу слов. Также платформа предлагает различные тесты, игры и дополнительные функции. Можно работать всем классом по интерактивной доске, либо давать индивидуальные задания каждому ученику в своем виртуальном классе по ссылке.

5. Class Dojo - классный журнал с расширенными функциями, такими, как, например, вызов к доске случайных учеников. Интересный подход к оцениванию учащихся: у каждого ученик есть свой профайл, аватар и он может заработать определенное количество баллов.

6. Pinterest - собрание идей по украшению кабинета, дизайну, профессиональные находки, игры и техники, не только для учителей.

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1. CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning):
It is one of the latest trends in ELT. This model pursues to make a link between language learning and content development. That is to say, English learning is more oriented around school subjects (History, Science, Geography ... etc.). The underlying principle is that English should not be the end of a language program but the means through which learners will acquire knowledge in other fields.

I think that this is a more academic and scientific orientations for which teachers have to be well prepared. The approach demands not only the mastery of English and the management of ELT methods but certain degree of awareness of some disciplines.
2. e-learning applied to ELT:
It is one of the latest trends and how it can be applied to ELT is probably a good area for research as the internet becomes more available to an ever wider group of students. How students interact and how the systems used facilitate that interaction is a question which will need to be understood to increase the effectiveness of this medium.
3. Blended learning:
It is the approach that is at the cutting edge in education and with a wide range of possibilities for ELT. It helps teachers optimize language learning and teaching by using ICT (Information and Communication Technology) resources (internet, web-based tools, CD-Roms, etc.) in combination with face-to-face sessions. E-learning that encompasses the use of technological and electronic support for educational purposes embraces blended learning.

4. TBLT (Task-based language teaching):

It is among the latest trends in ELT nowadays where users can have varieties of learning experiences in life-like environments. It focuses on the use of authentic language and on asking students to do meaningful tasks using the target language. Such tasks can include visiting a doctor, conducting an interview, or calling customer service for help.

Assessment is primarily based on task outcome (in other words the appropriate completion of real world tasks) rather than on accuracy of prescribed language forms. This makes this approach popular for developing target language fluency and student confidence. As such TBLT can be considered a branch of communicative language teaching (CLT).
5. Situated Language Teaching:
In this approach learners involve actively in meaningful language learning situations and contextualized practices created by the teacher. Situated language learning focuses on the contexts, situations and knowledge construction. Skills and knowledge are best acquired within realistic contexts and authentic settings, where students are engaged in experiential language learning tasks.
6. Edutainment
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The Latest Trends in English Language Teaching & Learning

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1. CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning): It is one of the latest trends in ELT. This model pursues to make a link between language learning and content development. That is to say, English learning is more oriented around school subjects (History, Science, Geography ... etc.).

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After warming up your classroom with pre-poetry reading buddy activities (picture prompts, title-guessing rebus game, and author's biographical reading capsule), it's time to set your classroom ablaze with five while-reading activities: suggestopedic reading-aloud, vocabulary notebook and word wall, think-pair-share comprehension questions, and thought-unit paraphrasing.

For the purpose of elaborating each activity, I will be using the poem "The Seven Ages of Man" or more commonly known as All the World's a Stage by William Shakespeare as the target text.

Suggestopedic Reading Aloud

Suggestopedia is a teaching approach developed by Bulgarian psychotherapist Georgi Lozanov used mostly in teaching foreign languages. Lozanov holds that students are most receptive when they are comfortable and relaxed in their environment. Thus, the use of art and music.

Suggestopedic Reading Aloud activity is a reading session where you and your students read aloud each line or text, observing appropriate stress and rhythm, and employing evocative background soundtrack that matches the poem's theme.

For example, the soundtrack that I found suitable for The Seven Ages of Man is 100 Years by Five for Fighting.

1. In the first reading-aloud, the teacher reads each poetic line and the students repeat after him/her.

2. In the second reading-aloud, each pair reads a stanza or two (depending on the poem's structure and length) until the last stanza.

Reading aloud while playing music in the background will surely evoke the right emotions and enhance students understanding of the overall theme of the text.

Vocabulary Notebook and Word Wall

Keeping a vocabulary notebook is a reading strategy to broaden your student's mental lexicon. It is done by listing problem words which a reader comes across in a text, guessing their meaning using context clues, checking their conjectures against a reliable dictionary, and finally, using them in their own sentences.

1. With their vocabulary notebooks on their desks, each pair scans through each poetic line for problem words.

2. Still working in pairs, they copy and fill out the following table:

3. With you acting as a facilitator, the students check on the accuracy of their responses.

4. The students at the end of the session mount the problem words onto the Word Wall.

Think-Pair-Share (TPS) Comprehension Questions

Think-pair-share (TPS) is a collaborative learning strategy where students work together to solve a problem or answer a question about an assigned reading. This strategy requires students to (1) think individually about a topic or answer to a question; and (2) share ideas with classmates.

In this activity, the teacher asks questions to elicit meaningful responses from the students that would lead to optimum understanding of the poem.

In pairs, they collaborate in answering the questions which may include:

What comprises the seven ages of man according to the poem?

Describe the school boy's attitude towards school. How do you feel about this picture of childhood?

What is compared to the "stage" in the first two lines? How are the two related?

In lines 13 and 14, what is compared to "reputation"?

What other comparisons are used in the poem. Which are examples of metaphor? Which are examples of simile?

According to the speaker or "persona" in the poem, what physical and mental changes take place as a man reaches the sixth and seven ages?

Do you agree with the persona's description of old age? Why?

What other acceptable descriptions of old age can you think of?

In the last line of the poem, the word "sans" is repeated. What do you think is the purpose of repeating it four times?

Thought-Unit Paraphrasing

This is restating each stanza or thought unit in prose form. The dyad paraphrasers should work together to arrive at a simple yet meaningful paraphrased version of the poem. This activity seeks to assess whether the students grasp well the meaning of each poetic stanza or thought unit.

1. Working in pairs, the students study and analyze each stanza.

2. They write their paraphrases on sheets of paper. The following is a sample paraphrased version of the poem:

1-5

Shakespeare considers the world a stage and men and women actors on the stage of life. They play seven roles according to their age.

5-6

The first stage, as described by the poet, is the infant who is being carried by a nurse. The infant cries and vomits all the time.

7-9

Later, that infant grows into a schoolboy, not willing to attend school which is the fourth stage of a man's life.

9-11

The third stage is that of a lover who is lost in his thoughts of love. The lover writes poetry to his lady's beauty.

11-15

In the fourth stage, as he grows older, he joins the army and becomes a soldier. He is physically fit and is aggressive, short-tempered and ambitious in nature.

15-19

The fifth stage shows that with maturity and wisdom, the family man becomes a judge. He is a fair, healthy man full of wisdom. His look is authoritative and he advises people.

19-25

The sixth stage is about the man who has grown old and is seen in a pantaloon and spectacles. His authoritative voice has grown weak and his voice trembles as he talks.

25-28

The last stage is about the senile man who loses his teeth, his vision and his hearing. After this, the man part in the play ends and he exits from the stages of his life forever.

Conclusion

These enriched and eclectic while-reading activities will surely help your students optimize their reading comprehension at the same time, develop their love for poetry.

To cap off reading meaningfully, check out our next blog post on cool-down post-reading activities.
Contributed by Mark Bonabon
What do you think of these activities? Let us know in the comments!

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After warming up your classroom with pre-poetry reading buddy activities (picture prompts, title-guessing rebus game, and author's biographical reading capsule), it's time to set your classroom ablaze with five while-reading activities: suggestopedic reading-aloud, vocabulary notebook and word wall, think-pair-share comprehension questions, and thought-unit paraphrasing.

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This is a quick game for elementary and pre-intermediate younger learners. It's an idea that originated from Miriam Austin, who I worked with at IH Newcastle. It's a practical way for your students to practise prepositions of place, with additional language practice thrown in. Preparation
Cut up the ghost cards from the worksheet [click here to download]

Before the lesson, hide the ghosts around the classroom in ways that will help students practise various prepositions of place:

Under the table

Above the door

Next to the white board

On the chair

(between, behind, in front of, in)

Use sticky/blue tack to make sure the ghosts will stay in place.

If you don't have time before the lesson, ask your students to help you to hide them at the start. Ensure a variety of places are being used so it's not too repetitive.
Ghost Hunting
The classroom is haunted! First, ask students to walk around the room and find all of the ghosts. Students can point and call out, telling you and each other. Your stronger students may already be using the target language accurately, which is great but not essential. Tell them how many they need to find to keep them looking: "There are three more hiding somewhere!"

Next, everyone sits down, and they take it in turns to point out ghosts and tell you where they are. Elicit descriptions, helping students where necessary. If students are struggling or have forgotten some of the language, there is an opportunity here to do some drilling and repetition for support.

Before students start the next stage, write a couple of examples on the board, eliciting from the class:

There's a yellow ghost under the desk

There's a blue ghost on the chair

Then, students take their exercise books and write sentences for as many ghosts as they can find. Monitor and support as they go. After ten minutes or so, or once every student has written at least 6 sentences, ask students to sit down and compare sentences. Finish with some open feedback. After each sentence a student reads out, they pick up and collect the ghosts. They take turns until all of the ghosts have been 'caught'.
Handouts / variations
I've made two sets of ghosts with increasing difficulty, so you can repeat the activity over two lessons for additional practice and repetition. [click here to download]

With set one, students practise prepositions of place, colours and "There's..."

"There's a blue ghost under the desk."

"There's a green ghost on the board."

With set two, students practise prepositions of place, numbers, colours and "There's..." and "There are..."

"There's a blue ghost under the desk."

"There are four yellow ghosts next to the lamp."

Thanks for reading!

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Summer School Games - Episode 1 This is a quick game for elementary and pre-intermediate younger learners. It's an idea that originated from Miriam Austin, who I worked with at IH Newcastle. It's a practical way for your students to practise prepositions of place, with additional language practice thrown in.

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Finally, we are off to the last bunch of poetry reading tasks in which you could engage your students after doing pre-reading and while-reading activities! Post-reading activities are important as they provide opportunity for students to make connection with the text.

These cool cool-down tasks which include differentiated transcreation activities, reflective journal and digital poetry will also help ensure knowledge retention and application.

Differentiated Transcreation Activities (DTA)

DTA is a set of varied activities that cater to the differentiated learning styles or modalities of the learners: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Visual learners are sensitive to pictures, shapes, sculptures and paintings. Auditory learners are more inclined to listening, rhythms, tone and chants. Kinesthetic learners learn best through gestures, body movement, object manipulation and positioning.

Before engaging your students to these activities, make sure that you have determined their dominant learning style. You could have done so after administering to them the Learning Styles Inventory.

DTA involves four phases. First, give your students instructions about the activities and present the criteria for assessing their outputs and/or performances. Now, let them create their outputs and/or rehearse their performances.

The visual learners create their paintings or drawings inspired by the poem. The auditory learners experiment on suitable tunes for the poem, and then rehearse. The kinesthetic learners conceptualize pantomimes or one-skit plays based on the poem, and then rehearse.

Afterwards, each pair or group presents before the class their output or performance. Have other students do their evaluation of the output or performance as a peer assessment. Finally, comment about the outputs and performances by pointing out the strong and weak points, and give suggestions for improvement.

Reflective Literary Journal

Reflection is the highest form of learning. Hence, after reading the poem and engaging them in various interactive activities, students could just spend their time alone by summoning their personal experiences and relating them to the word views of the literary text.

With their pens and journals, they freely write their realizations, impressions and insights about the text. To enrich the content of their reflection, students should make sense of what happened in the poem, and speculate as to why something is the way it is. They could just keep their writings to themselves, or share them with the class.

To ensure the success of this activity, make sure that the students keep the journal handy, write regular entries, and review them regularly.

Digital Poetry

Since we are living in the Digital Age, students are now introduced to various digital platforms and media through which they could develop their language competence, and whet their literary taste. One interesting literary project which the students could produce using these media is digital poetry.

Students can use Moviemaker or any picture or video-editing application to create their own digital poem based on the text discussed. Students can use scanned or downloaded images or, even better, take their own photos with a mobile phone digital camera. They organize their images and use the voice recording feature to read the poem aloud. They can add sound effects, a soundtrack of music they have created, or clips of music that come with the program. These new media allow students to have oral readings linked with the print version of the poem. This approach recognizes the multi-modal nature of poetry and students' multiple literacy.

After producing their videos, they could upload them on Facebook, YouTube, or their class literary blog site (which could be Word Press or Wix). These digital platforms give way to more virtual viewers who could give valuable feedback about the project. Also, they could serve as handy language and literature teaching and learning portals.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed our poetry reading activity series! I personally loved these activities I have mentioned because they cater to the students' varying interests and differentiated learning styles; they also enable students to apply a more global understanding and interpretation of the text.

These activities also employ visual, audiovisual and multimedia materials to enrich their learning experiences; and finally develop their 21st century skills which they will need when they leave your class.

If you have any comments, please don't hesitate to let us know!
Contributed by Mark Bonabon
What do you think of these activities? Let us know in the comments!

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Finally, we are off to the last bunch of poetry reading tasks in which you could engage your students after doing pre-reading and while-reading activities! Post-reading activities are important as they provide opportunity for students to make connection with the text.

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With almost 30 years in the middle and high school classroom between the Maneuvering the Middle team, we have many thoughts on the routines and procedures necessary to run a successful classroom.

This list is not exhaustive but will hopefully provide you with a place to start. One recommendation is to think backwards. Start by thinking about how you want your classroom to look and feel when the students are working and you are teaching. Ask yourself, "What did I have to teach my students in order to reach this ideal state?"

I have outlined some essential middle school routines to teach to your students. Some, I have seen effective teachers implement as well as ones that worked wonders in my own classroom. (Sometimes routines are born out of necessity)

Daily Routines

1. How to enter your classroom

This fell into the - surely I don't have to teach students this - category. Turns out, I did. It is better to be proactive than reactive as a teacher or you will have students who take advantage of the ambiguity. I used these posters to guide my students. "Take the most direct route to your seat" was a game-changer for me.

2. Warm up/BELL RINGER

Where do students get the warm up? When should they start on it? Are they allowed to talk during this time?

3. Sharpen pencils

When students need to sharpen their pencils, they raise their hand and make the letter P in sign language, so I can simply nod or tell them to wait. That is one procedure that has worked for me. Students know that they must always ask permission which eliminates any rude interruptions while I am teaching. Some teachers have a trading system so that the pencil is never sharpened during class.

4. "I don't have a pencil"

There is no combination of words strung together that I despise more than these (except perhaps "I don't get it"). Seriously, can someone solve this problem for me? My sister and I joked about buying these for every table in my classroom. What is so hilarious, is that I frequently go to meetings where I have to ask to borrow a pen. #teacherfail

5. Hand Signals

When students raise their hands, you are subjecting yourself to Pandora's box when you call on them. By using hand signals, you are placing a filter on some of this 'spam.' I have a hand signal for needing a tissue, asking to go to the restroom, asking a question, answering a question, and sharing a comment. This will save you so much energy. While working with my small group, I would stop what I was doing to walk across the classroom to address a raised hand, only to be asked to go to the restroom. Stop the madness! Use hand signals!

You can get Hand Signals and so much more in our Classroom Poster Pack.

Check out the When are students allowed to use the restroom in your class? Do they have a certain number of times they are allowed to go in six-weeks? How do you track that? brilliant procedure Noelle used in her classroom.

7. Dismissal procedures
When can students start packing up? Do students just leave when the bell rings? What are they responsible for cleaning up? Do they need to stack chairs?
8. Technology

Learning with technology is a privilege. When you threaten to take away the iPad or computer, make sure to follow through. Have a packet of work copied and ready to hand out to students who are choosing to be off task or treat the technology with disrespect. Another procedure to consider is how the technology gets distributed and put away. Remote learning has created more of a need for technology routines and procedures. Watch for that post - coming soon!

9. Cell phones

My school has a strict policy that if you have your cell phone out or if it goes off, teachers collect them and parents have to come pick them up. Most schools are not like that though. While phones can be tools, they can also serve as a distraction. Be specific about what phones are used for in your classroom, and stick to it. You could try this or try this. Or check out Pocket Points - an app that rewards students for staying off their phone.

10. Calculators

There are many procedures that must be taught regarding this equipment especially if they belong to the school. I found that having calculators on the wall and students picking one up on the way in seemed to work pretty well. Make sure that you have a routine in place when calculators stop working or run out of batteries.

11. Passing in papers

Do students make a pile at their table? Do students get up and turn in the assignment to a tray? What about tests? If you have individual desks, do students pass the paper up, back, or across?

12. Attention getter

When you get students' attention, what are they supposed to do? Get silent? Stop moving? Look at you? They probably need to do all of these things, so be prepared to practice this with your students several times. Make sure that you wait for 100% compliance before making your announcement or giving direction. Many teachers love using this wireless doorbell.

Weekly Procedures

13. Trade and grade papers

After realizing that I only use 'trade and grade' on assignments that weren't actually going to be a grade, I stopped. I allowed students to grade their own assignment to get feedback and ask questions easily. If the assignment was going to be a grade, I would use Google Forms or a bubble sheet.

14. When someone enters

Do your students talk to office aides or other teachers when they enter your classroom? Yep! Mine too. Teach them that only the teacher addresses guests and if they have something they must add, they have to put up the hand signal for comment or question.

15. General group procedures

How do students get into groups? What is the expectation of the group members? Do you have roles? My students sit at tables, so they naturally have a group to work with. When I had desks in pairs, we addressed how to move the desks, where to move them, and what the expectations were of each role. I personally reserved roles for larger assignments/projects.

`16. Small group procedures

Check out this post for some of the routines I practice for small groups.

17. Supply procedures

Routines in place - what to do when my glue stick runs out? What if I need to sharpen my colored pencil? Who picks up trash? I use table bins with just enough supplies to keep things manageable, and I have a student organize them at the end of each day. The table bins are only out on tables when we are using glue, colored pencils, or scissors, so students aren't tempted to play with the materials.

Less Frequent Procedures

18. Emergency Procedures

Most schools are different, but one routine has remained the same during every emergency procedure, students are silent. This is a hard one to execute if your entire school or grade level isn't consistent. I explained to students that teachers need to be able to hear instructions or take attendance and silence helps that move along faster.

19. Band aid/nurse/I have a headache

To get a bandaid in my class, you have to be bleeding, and I keep bandaids in my room so that no class time is missed. . For headaches, I ask them to take some deep breaths and drink some water. I rarely allow students to go to the nurse because then it will never stop. Get into the habit of sympathizing with your student and telling them that they are strong enough to tough it out. Then walk away. Exceptions: vomiting and blood.

20. Quiz and test procedures

This is a procedure that you do not have to teach the first few days of school, but you need to teach the first few times you give a test or quiz, so make sure to allow enough time for that. Teach how you want students to turn in their tests, what they need to do after they have finished, and how to treat testing folders (if you use them).

Need more routines and procedures?

Editor's Note: We have been publishing content for the Maneuvering the Middle blog for over 6 years! This post was originally published in June of 2016 and has been revamped for accuracy and relevancy.

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This is a video-based grammar lesson intended for A2/B1 students. Its aim is to review/introduce the use of gerunds after prepositions. The grammar expansion section, which focuses on verb + preposition collocations, is probably better suited to B1/B1+.

Use it to your heart's content. Any feedback will be much appreciated.

1 Are sentences a-d true for you? If not, make them true.

a The last picture I took was a selfie.
b I take more than two selfies a month.
c Most of my friends enjoy taking selfies.
d I don't like to have my picture taken. I prefer to take a selfie.

2 List two advantages and two disadvantages of selfies.

NOTICING AND GRAMMAR DISCOVERY

3 Watch a short video about selfies. Choose the best title. Were any of your ideas from exercise 2 mentioned? Use video 1 below.

[ ] Why I hate selfies
[ ] Why I like selfies
[ ] Why people take selfies
[ ] The problem with selfies

Video 1

4 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences from the video. Use your intuition!

a We care less about that person and more about [ have / having] that picture on our phone.
b So many people come up to me without even [ know / knowing] my name and what I do, and all they want is a selfie.
c When instead of [ say / saying] "Hi, how are you?", we say "Selfie, please!", we have a problem.

5 Watch again and check. Then complete the rule. Use video 2 below.

Rule: If a verb follows a preposition ( about, of, without etc.), we use the __________ form.

Video 2
PRACTICE
6 Complete questions a-h with the correct form of the verbs. Notice which prepositions follow which adjectives / nouns / verbs.

choose delete make post see take (x2) use

a Do you know anyone who is addicted to _____ selfies? In your opinion, is that a problem?
b Do you ever get tired of _____ other people's selfies on social media?
c Are there any places where people should be banned from _____ selfies?
d Do you think selfies are a good way of _____ people feel happier?
e Have you ever thought about _____ a selfie after you posted it because it didn't get enough likes?
f How do you feel about _____ editing software to make your selfies look better?
g How many selfies do you take before _____ one to post online?
h Have you ever had a negative experience after _____ a selfie online? (e.g. bullying)

7 Ask and answer questions a-h. If you don't like taking selfies, focus on questions a-d.

8 Using your intuition, complete a - j with the correct prepositions.

a brag __________ (doing) something.
b complain __________ someone / (doing) something.
c congratulate someone __________ (doing) something.
d discourage someone __________ doing something.
e focus __________ (doing) something.
f insist __________ (doing) something.
g keep __________ (doing) something.
h look forward __________ (doing) something.
i succeed __________ doing something.
j worry __________ someone / (doing) something.

9 Check using video 3 below.

Video 3

10 Complete sentences A-E with your own ideas. Use as much real information as you can.

a I don't like people who congratulate themselves... and brag...
b The last time I complained..., I insisted...
c If I keep... and focus..., I will eventually succeed...
d I've been thinking..., but some of my friends have discouraged...
e I'm looking forward..., but I sometimes worry...

Answer key:
3. The problem with selfies.
4. Answers on the screen. (video 2)
5. ing or gerund
6. a. taking, b. seeing, c. taking, d. making, e. deleting, f. using, g. choosing, h. posting
7. a. about, b. about, c. on, d. from, e. on, f. on, g. on, h. to, i. in, j. about

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This is a video-based grammar lesson intended for A2/B1 students. Its aim is to review/introduce the use of gerunds after prepositions. The grammar expansion section, which focuses on verb + preposition collocations, is probably better suited to B1/B1+. Use it to your heart's content. Any feedback will be much appreciated.

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