Lesson 2 Classroom Activities 1.Grammar challengeGrammar challenge 2.Learn everyday vocabularyLearn everyday vocabulary 3.Review ABCs and 123sReview ABCs.

Lesson 2Classroom Activities1. Grammar challenge2. Learn everyday vocabulary3. Review ABCs and 123s4. Group photo activity

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Grammar Challenge

For, Since, During

Children are sponges

Welcome to Anglo-World

daycare.

Children are sponges

Children are sponges. In six months, your

child will speak so

much English!

Six months later…

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…?

Red, yellow, green, blue….?

…C'est tout ce que j'ai appris

Compared to young adults, children are terrible language learners.

The Sponge Myth Reconsidered

Young ChildrenConsider… • Expectations for small

children are very low.• Adults who started learning

a second language as children tend not to have an accent in their 2nd language.

Young AdultsConsider…• Young adults have

– a better memory– better concentration– a fully developed first language

• Some young adults have – learning strategies– analytical skills

• Young adults are the real sponges

Are you?

Please, take out a piece of paper

Or turn to p. 9 in your books

A Grammar Challenge

• Learning strategy: Good language learners are able to look at examples and create a rule.

• Look at the following examples of prepositions in sentences and identify the rule for during, since and for.

Since

• Q: How long have you been working here? • A: I haven't been working here for very long. I

have only been working here since the spring. • Q: How long have you been driving a manual

transmission car? • A: I have been driving stick-shift since June

3rd, 2012. That is the day I bought my car.

Write a sentence using since

• Q: How long have you been living in your current home?

• Use since with a starting point in the past.

For

• Q: How long have you been studying sciences?

• A: I have been studying sciences for one and a half years.

Write a sentence using for

• Q: How many years have you been studying English as a Second Language?

• Use for with a length of time to show duration.

During

• Q: Where do you work? • A: I’m not working these days. I don’t work

during the school year. I only work during the summer holidays.

Write a sentence using during

• Q: What outdoor activities do you do and when do you do them? (during)

• Use during to mean “in the middle of”.

Now create a rule

• Which preposition is used to mean “in the middle of”? – During = “in the middle of”

• Which is used with a measure of how long something lasts (duration)?– For = how long/duration

• Which is used with a starting point? – Since = from a past starting point to the present

In the lab…

Introduce yourself on the wall. Use for, during or since in your introduction.

**Learning strategy: Good language learners look for opportunities to use new grammar.



homework activities

Everyday Office Vocabulary

Card Game

Learning Strategies

• Good language learners guess when they don’t know

• Good language learners ask when they aren’t sure

• Good language learners use opportunities to practice

What’s the word?

1. Pin-up2. Pinpush3. Pushpin4. Pusher

What’s the word?

1. Staple2. Stapler3. Stampler4. Aggraffer

What’s the word?

1. Briefcase 2. Suitcase 3. Casesuit 4. Casebrief

Count off into groups

12

34

56

7

1

2345

6

712

For groups of 21-23 students, count off 1-7



For example

Get into groups1

1

1

Get into groups2

2

2

Get into groups3

3

3

Get into groups4

4

5

Get into groups5

5

5

Get into groups6

6

6

Get into groups7

7

7

Which group is ready to play?

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

In groups…

Cut up the vocabulary cards(Normally, this should be done

for homework)

Shuffle the cards and place the deck in the center

Player 1 takes a card and says, “How do you say (French word) in English?”

Don’t let the others see your cardHow do you say

“punaise” in English?

Try to guess!

Ummmm…

How do you say “punaise” in

English?

Try to guess!

Ummmm…

How do you say “punaise” in

English?

A pushpin!

Give the card to the first person to guess correctly

Grrrr…

Correct!

Hooray!The person with the most cards at the end of the game

is the winner!

The player to the left goes next.

Continue clockwise

How do you say “____” in English?

Target structure:

“How do you say (French word) in English?”

Review after the game

• Shout out the English word for each

A desk lamp

A paper shredder

A calendar

A hole punch

A postal scale

A calculator

A staple remover

A bull clip

Scissors

An office chair

A filing cabinet

A printer

A USB drive

Correction fluid

An envelope

A recycling bin

A cash register

A headphones

A headset

A paperclip

Batteries

A power bar

A pencil sharpener

Staples

A stamp

A pencil

A projector

A photocopier

A projection screen

A power adapter

A battery charger

A hard drive

60 second test: Write the names for these 8 pictures

1:000:590:580:570:560:550:540:530:520:510:500:490:480:470:460:450:440:430:420:410:400:390:380:370:360:350:340:330:320:310:300:290:280:270:260:250:240:230:220:210:200:190:180:170:160:150:140:130:120:110:100:090:080:070:060:050:040:030:020:01STOPSTART

End of the first hour



homework activities

Speed Interview

Asking for personal information, numbers, and spelling

77

Page 11

Work in groups of 4

• Exchange contact information in English

Often confused?

12 = twelve, 20 = twentyIt’s Gee as in George and Jay as in Jason

A E I O UA = ay, E = ee, I = eye, o = oh, u = you, y = why@ = at, . = dot, __ = underscore, - = dash

Mistakes to avoid

If you are exchanging information with people you already know, you are doing it wrong.

If you are exchanging information silently, you are doing it wrong.

If you are exchanging information in French, you are doing it wrong.

Do it right!

For reference

12 = twelve, 20 = twentyIt’s Gee as in George and Jay as in Jason

A E I O UA = ay, E = ee, I = eye, o = oh, u = you, y = why@ = at, . = dot, __ = underscore, - = dash



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Group Photo Activity

Brainstorm

• Take out your textbooks (p. 12)• List occasions when people take group photos

Self-Assess: Do you have the confidence and linguistic competence needed to take a group photo?

Can you take a group photo in English?Taking a group photo is a complex task. It

requires...– The ability to operate a camera– An understanding of good composition– A knowledge of a variety of prepositions– Automatic use of polite requests using could and

please

Is this a good group photo?Can you do better?

Principles of Good Composition

• Use converging lines to give shape to your composition

• Put taller people in the middle back

• Put shorter people on the ends or in front

Open your books

• Get ready to do the following:– Learn prepositions– Learn new vocabulary– Learn how to make polite requests

• Goal: take a well-composed group photo using the required language

This is Philip. He is too far away. What should you say?

The language of communication in this class is polite English

This is Philip. He is too far away. What should you say?

“Please, come closer.”

Philip is too far left. What can you ask?

“Could you move to your right?”

“Could you move to your ____?”

“Could you move to your left?”

“Could you _____ down?”

“Could you crouch down?”

“Could you ______ down?”

“Could you kneel down?”

“Could you _____ __?”

“Could you stand up?”

“Aurelie, could you stand _____ Philip?”

“Aurelie, could you stand beside Philip?”

“Aurelie, could you stand beside Philip?”

Another word for beside?

“Aurelie, could you stand beside Philip?”“Aurelie, could you stand next to Philip?”

“Could you two stand ______ ____?”

“Could you two stand further ____?”

“Could you two stand further apart?”

“Could you two stand _____ _______?”

“Could you two stand closer _______?”

“Could you two stand closer together?”

“Aurelie, could you stand _____ Philip?”

“Aurelie, could you stand behind Philip?”

“Aurelie, could you stand __ ____ __ Philip?”

“Aurelie, could you stand in front of Philip?”

“Philip, could you stand _______ Aurelie and Catherine?”

“Philip, could you stand between Aurelie and Catherine?”

Say cheese!

Give the camera to

a classmate.

Could you take the next photo?

Lesson 2 p. 12

Rules

1. Take turns with the camera.2. Ask someone his or her name.3. Tell him or her politely where to stand.4. Rearrange people if necessary.5. Say, “Say cheese” and take a photo.6. Give the camera to someone else.7. Continue until everyone is in the picture and

standing where they should be.For example…

During the activity expect corrective feedback

Can you..?Could

you..?

Rules

1. Take turns with the camera.2. Ask someone his or her name.3. Tell them politely where to stand. 4. Rearrange people if necessary.5. Say, “Say cheese” and take a photo.6. Give the camera to someone else.7. Continue until everyone is in the picture and

standing where they should be.

Self-Assessment task

Competency• Use your cell phone camera

to take a group photo.

Standard• A picture with 5-6 subjects

properly arranged with tall people in the middle back and shorter people in the front

• Consistent use of polite requests containing could you and please

• Correct use of a variety of prepositions

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