SLAT7826 Week 3 Activity 3 by Mai Nguyen https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3 Please share your lesson ideas here. en-us 2017-03-14 23:25:36 UTC 2017-03-15 05:36:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158418 The Students are divided into small groups.
Each group has different picture and create a story based on it.
The teacher gives an example phrase with present continuous tense.
e.g. “In this picture, the girl is eating an ice cream.”
The students are asked to make as many sentences as possible. 
They also have to use different type of pronouns.
(The group which can make the most interesting story will get a chocolate! → They get motivated!)
]]> 2017-03-15 05:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158418 https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158549 The class can start with a short video clip which can gather students' attention related to the topic that will be discussed in class. 

Then the teacher explains about the purpose of the video and how it relates to the topic in class. 

The teacher gives a detailed explanation and examples of the concept and finally lead the class to participate in class activities for students to learn more efficiently.]]> 2017-03-15 05:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158549 https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158714 TEACHER: introduces topic by giving anecdote about grandmother calling and wanting to know everything that's happening because the grandmother wants to bring a cake over.
- give structure and function
- one person grandmother, one person the grandchild


Pretend your grandmother called and wants to know what your family members are doing at that moment and the next day.

Grandmother: hello dear, what are you doing?

Student: I’m studying for my test tomorrow.

Grandmother: what’s your mum doing?

…..

Grandmother: Are you going to school tomorrow?

Student: no I’m not going to school tomorrow, I’m playing soccer because it’s Saturday tomorrow.

Etc.

]]> 2017-03-15 05:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158714 https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158721 The teacher asks students to imagine they have been emailed by a friend asking what they are doing on the weekend. The students should respond with a few different things they are doing that weekend.
Then the grammar is introduced so they can better answer their friend's email.]]> 2017-03-15 05:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158721 Introduce about the grammar structure first. “Today we’ll learn about present continuous tense. Blahblah…” Then the teacher creates a situation in L2. “The family is having a picnic” and provides some related vocabulary. She asks the students to role-play the situation, act as family members and the audience (other students) have to guess and speak out what they are doing. sunnykidsvn https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158814 2017-03-15 05:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158814 https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158854
  • Show 2 different pictures, one is in the past and another is in the present
  • Let students describe what is the difference in the pictures, using different tense
  • Give them some time to correct themselves
  • Teachers corrective feedback

    • ]]>     2017-03-15 05:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158854     https://padlet.com/nxnchimai/WednesdayClass_Week3_Activity3/wish/160158933 Introduction 
     
    The purpose of learning present continuous
    What is present continuous – explain the formula and basic structure
    Give some examples
    (teacher will describe what is happening in the classroom right now)
     
     
    Class activity
     
    Two students as a pair, Student A acting, student B describe what student A is doing by using present continuous
     
     
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