ENGLISH ACTIVITIES

SESSION 2

GREETINGS THE DIALOGUE

We are going to create a dialog
Making questions to our students such as: say another form to say “hello”, (hello, hi) and to say how are you (how are things?), and to say goodbye (goodbye, bye, see you later, see you)

At the same time I write on the blackboard.

Formal/informal dialogue

A.   Hello//Hi        Good Morning/good afternoon/good evening/good night
B.   How are you?
C.   I´m fine thank you//Fine, thanks! …and you?
D.   I´m fine too thank you// fine, thanks
E.   See you tomorrow// see you
F.    Goodbye/bye

 Read the dialogues several times all together first and then individually to correct pronunciation.

Practice in pairs.

Write them on your notebooks. Write on the top of the paper: Greetings: Hello! Topic 1.
STRIPS OF PAPERS:

Now close your books. We are going to work in groups:
Take a piece of white paper and a stick
I´ll give you some pieces of the dialogue and you have to create two different dialogues, one formal and the other informal, when you are sure you have them you can stick them. Write your names on the sheet and give them to me.

QUESTIONNAIRE!

Now I would like to know you a little bit more: what´s your name? Did you have fun in summer? Where have you been in summer?
OK, as you are a great group and I cannot ask questions to all of you so I´ll hand out those questionnaires, please fill them out now and give me the paper back!

CREATING OUR MURAL: WE ARE A BIG FAMILY
For the next day please bring a picture of you, it would be valid if there are also other members of your family, pets, a picture of your holidays, or wharever you want. We will comment it next day in the classroom and we will put them on a big mural.

A)   We comment the photos:

Who has brought the photo? What picture have you brought?

B)   We create the mural:

With the photos the children bring we are going to create a family tree of our class, we will need to left some space for those students who hasn´t brought the photo to stick it later on.

As we are a big group I will form some groups, for example two persons draw and paint on the top of the card the tittle: 5^th B COURSE: “WE ARE A BIG FAMILY”; another 2 groups organize the pictures in two colour cards and stick them on it; another group decorate the mural with flowers, or other objects and another group write the names of the students (just the first name)!

We can sing the song one more time and say see you tomorrow!

KNOWING MORE ABOUT US

Did you know… BINGO!

Instructions for How to Play

Pass out a sheet to each person, along with a pen. Explain the objective of the game and the following rules: (1) each person you talk to may only sign your sheet once, and (2) to make LINE! , you must get signatures to form 3 in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. (3) To WIN you have to find a person for each aspect. Say “Go!” and ask your participants to begin.

Once someone shouts Line! Or “Bingo!” everyone returns and the person must introduce the people who signed his or her sheet. If desired, you can ask each person to explain their fact. This icebreaker game is fun way to get to know humorous or unique facts about people. Enjoy!

 LOST ON A DESERT ISLAND!

Lost on a Deserted Island is a teambuilding activity that also helps people share a little about themselves. Given the scenario that everyone is lost and stranded on a deserted island, each person describes one object that they would bring and why.

This game is a teambuilding and get-to-know-you icebreaker. The recommended group size is medium, although small and large group sizes are possible too. An indoor setting is ideal. No special props or materials are required. This icebreaker works well for any age, including adults and corporate settings.

Instructions for Lost on a Deserted Island

The situation is dire — following a shipwreck, everyone has been stranded on a deserted island! Each person is allowed to bring one object to the island — ideally something that represents them or something that they enjoy. The first part of this icebreaker is simple: each person is asked to describe what object they would bring and why. This need not be realistic; if someone loves music, he or she might choose to bring a guitar, or an animal lover might choose to bring a dog, a food lover might choose to bring sirloin steaks, and so on. Encourage people to be creative.

After everyone has introduced their object and why they have chosen that object, the teambuilding portion follows. Divide into smaller groups and ask everyone to work together to improve their chances of survival by combining the various objects that they introduced. If necessary, you can add more objects, but be sure to use all the objects that everyone mentioned. If you wish, you can reward the most creative group with a prize.

Lost on a Deserted Island is an approachable way to get people to open up and share a little bit about themselves and what they enjoy or value.

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK END:

Try to see one cartoon (about 20 min.) in English and write on a list:

The tittle of the cartoon

Words or sentences you think you have understood, it doesn´t matter if they are wrong written, we will see them in class on Monday and correct them!

If someone cannot see the cartoon in English ( with the dual mode with you TV remote I can provide him with some CD´S. (I bring some just in case).

We will do it every week so you will see your progress during the course!