SECOND LENGUAGE AQUISITION - exercises.

1.-  

      Grammar translation method only teaches lenguage´s structure (grammar) while other methods that also use communicative skill.


2.-

• Deductive: It´s grammar translation method. First the teacher, teach the rule and then gives the examples.

• Inductive: Direct methods. First the learner receive inputs (examples), then create the rule, by himself, base on the experiencie receive through the input.

3.-

       a)  No audio-lingual  /  Yes grammar-translation.
       b) Yes (but not all). Read and answer questions.
       c) No audio-lingual  /  Yes grammar-translation. 

5.- 

     Total Physical Response (TPR):

•  Give orders to the children for getting inputs.
•  Children are silent. They don´t talk, they only listen.
•  Comfortable enviroment for the children.

7.- 

     Transports.

         "Stand up if you come to the school by... car/train/bus...". Teacher completes the action with a picture of the transport.

            Vocabulary: car, train, bus, bicycle, walk, boat, underground...

The very hungry Caterpillar. Before, while and after activities.

1.- Butterflies from the world: We are going to visit Faunia, a specific place where are lots of butterflies for all over the world.

2.- Life-cycle of the butterfly: The teacher brings to the class some caterpillar in a box. In this way, we can se the life-cycle. We have also to feed them.

3.- The number song: We are going to sing some songs like, "Ten little fingers" or "Five little monkeys". 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9KmC1-jGNc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MxtTPm-Ek

4.- Mathematics: We are going to work shapes: circles, rectangles and triangles; for creating a caterpillar. 

5.- Arts & Crafts: With collage, we can create a caterpillar and a cocoon, too.

6.- ICT: Find some interactive activities about food, using the smart board, or something similar.

7.- For recognising different types of food, we are going to create a bingo game.

ZOG - It´s an appropiate book?

ZOG

From our point of view, “ZOG” it’s a good book for five years old, when they learn English as a second language. Also, illustrations are really useful for four years old. Because, they explain the story really good, so they can follow the book.

The characters, as they are dragons, it increase creativity.

The plot, help to social and emotional development. At first, the Princess helps to Zog, because he gets damage, but finally they are friends. As well, children can feel identify with the characters because they are learning how to do thing at the school, they have a teacher…too. The end, it’s nice and different from the typical ending, because no one die.

As the vocabulary it’s a little bit difficult, we think that telling the story is the best way for the first time, because the adult can change vocabulary and grammar structures in a easier way.

Later, the book can be read. In this time, they can learn rhymes or repeated structures.

Create a reader.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

Charlie Bucket is a small boy. His family is very poor and so they live in a very small house.

This house has got only two rooms. In the first one, sleep Grandpa Joe, Grandma Josephine, Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina, in the same bed. In the other one, sleep Charlie with Mum and Dad, upon mattresses on the floor.

Charlie, love chocolate, but he only recive one chocolate bar, as a present, for his birthday, because it is very expensive.

But the worst of all for Charlie, is living near a CHOCOLATE FACTORY!! Exactly, WONKA´S FACTORY!! The factory is enormous an it spreads really lovely taste of sweet chocolate.

Resources for narrative.

 In this webpage you can find lots of differents types of stories: stories and tales, audio stories, classic tales...and also, teaching with tales, that is realy useful. Most of the stories, are based in values. 

I hope it will help you!!

http://freestoriesforkids.com/