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Today’s Agenda- Warm- up : Tea Party game- review grammar Review vocabulary/writing – PPT- (Turn into passive voice) Call my bluff- PW-Trio (groups of 3) (Grammar chapter) Ss. Choose a chapter & create 2 false statements and one true one. Developing a class/lesson based- vocabulary on the topics given by the teachers- Page 242/243 (think of a lesson you’ve done that worked) explain Break Cover letter & portfolio

Tea Party-Reviewing the Grammar Chapter

Call My Bluff- In Trios Create Statements (From ch. 9) 2 False 1 True

Develop a lesson teaching Vocabulary What is your warm up? Where does the vocabulary appear(in a text, listening, etc) How are they going to use the vocabulary?

Vocabulary/Writing Review

Don Snow statements Put these active statements into the passive voice. 1.“I learned by studying textbooks using vocabulary lists and flashcards, guessing from context as I read or listened or looking them up in my trusty old dictionary. In short, I did most of my vocabulary learning on my own.” 2.Answer- Most of Snow’s vocabulary was learned by himself/on his own.

1.Learning vocabulary involves learning how to use it, knowing it has other meanings, its connotations, how formal it is and how frequently people use it. 2.Answer- Knowing a word means knowing how it is used, knowing what connotations it has, its formality and how frequently it is used.

Students need a small fund of words that they know well in order to be functional speakers. Answer- A small amount of words need to be known well in order to be a functional speaker.

Some teachers feel that an important part of their job is to carefully select the words that students should learn and then devote class time to teaching those words. Answer- Some teachers feel words that are learned by the students should be carefully chosen by teachers who then devote class time to teaching those words.

Which level does this statement belong to? Beginning, intermediate, Advanced Statement: “At this level, students’ reading and listening skills should begin to move ahead of their writing and speaking, so your first task is talking with the students about the difference between receptive and productive vocabulary.” Answer: Intermediate

Which level does this statement belong to? Beginning, intermediate, Advanced Statement: “ At this level, you may not need to devote as much attention to helping students set vocabulary acquisition goals because the words they learn will be determined largely by their textbooks, and much of the vocabulary presented will be high- frequency vocabulary over which student need productive as well as receptive command. Answer: Beginning

Which level does this statement belong to? Beginning, intermediate, Advanced Statement: “At this level, students need to move toward the ability to read and understand native English, hence the need for a large receptive vocabulary is pressing.” Answer: Advanced

Choose the writing Activity You will hear a definition of an in class writing activity and you must write the correct activity on the board. The list of activities is below: Copying, dictation, dictocomp, note-taking, speed writing, in-class-writing, in-class essays, filling out forms

Choose the writing activity 2 Now you will hear the definition of an out of class writing activity and you must write the correct activity on the board. The list of activities is below: Dialogue writing, stories, personal letters, application letters, business letters, opinion papers, explanatory papers, argument papers, critiques, research papers

Questions about teaching writing True or false Teachers should only make an effort to generate interest in the target topics after asking students to begin writing. False: They should generate interest before asking students to write i.e. brainstorming, mind mapping, free writing…

Questions about teaching writing True or False Teachers should focus only on grammar and form because grammatical accuracy is the main goal of a writing program. False: Grammatical accuracy is one of many goals in a writing program but not the only one. You should pay attention to the message, organization, style, coherence, and unity.

Questions about teaching writing True or false Teachers should encourage students to write in their own words because it helps develop their fluency and an individual’s productive command of the language. True

Questions about teaching writing True or false It is irrelevant for students to have a real audience and purpose for the writing and ideas that they produce. False: It is important that students have an audience and a purpose, even if they are writing for themselves.

Questions about teaching writing True and False Naturally occurring information gaps don’t provide opportunities for communication when dealing with writing tasks. False: Actually teachers should take advantage of these naturally occurring gaps because they will most likely be more motivating for students.

How does snow suggest we teach grammar? On the next slide you will see a variety of words and phrases that come from the chapter on teaching grammar. Work with a partner and choose a minimum of five phrases and write a short paragraph about teaching grammar. The goal is to try to use the phrases to show that you understand them and that you understand Snow’s suggestions.

Any Questions? Good Luck on the test!!!!