USE OF THE AUTHENTIC

MATERIALS AT THE ENGLISH

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TEACHER OF ENGLISHNIZHYN GYMNASIUM №16

THE BIGGEST AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE TREASURE OF EVERY NATION IS THE LANGUAGE, ITS LIVING HIDING PLACE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, ITS TREASURE, IN WHICH THE PEOPLE PUT THE OLD LIFE AND THE HOPES

PANAS MYRNYI

FOREIGN LANGUAGES ARE IMPORTANT MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AMONG NATIONS. THEY CONTRIBUTE INTO COMMUCATION AMONG PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, PROVIDES SUCH LEVEL OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ORIENT AND FEEL THEMSELVES COMFORTABLE IN THE COUNTRY, WHICH LANGUAGE THEY STUDY. THAT’S WHY THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND A NATIVE SPEAKER DEPENDS NOT ONLY ON THE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR BUT ON THE SPECIAL SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND THE NORMS OF CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIOUR IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS.

(FROM THE CONCEPT OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL)

AUTHENTIC -MADE OR DONE IN THE TRADITIONAL OR ORIGINAL WAY, OR IN A WAY THAT FAITHFULLY RESEMBLES AN ORIGINALAuthentic materials are resources created for native speakers of the target language.Authentic materials   can include:

Listening: TV shows, radio, commercials, news broadcasts, documentaries, movies, phone messages, etc.

Visual: photographs, art works, signs with symbols, postcards, picture books, etc.

Printed: 

Restaurant menus, newspaper articles, bulletin board advertisements, company websites, coupons, sales catalogues, travel brochures, maps, telephone books, signs, blogs, movie posters, food labels, etc.

USING CURRENT EVENTS FOR LISTENING COMPREHENSION Don’t attempt to use an audio clip

that’s longer than 1 minute.  Plan great comprehension

questions.  Stay organized. 

FICTION MATERIALS Comics and cartoons

Books and filmsuse subtitles in the native language for

the first half of the film, allowing students to get used to the actors’ voices and the words in the film, before switching and putting the subtitles in the target language for the rest of the film

HOW DOES WATCHING A FILM HELP STUDENTS?

Reinforce a grammar point

Listen for gist

Practice vocabulary

Discuss and debate

Role play

Comprehension Activities

How Observant Are You?

Vocabulary

Meaning Match

Order the

Events

Buzz Game

Choose a Word

USING CURRENT EVENTS FOR READING COMPREHENSION

Weather Report: There Is a Blizzard on the Way! summarizes key points in the weather report teaches 2-3 vocabulary related to the weather conditionMenus: Order Your Favorite Dish Give students a worksheet where they can write down what they orderat each station. Include a section for price. Divide students into teams so they will need to move

together from one station to another. At each station, a team member should be the

waiter/waitress and use the back of his/her worksheet to take orders.

LETTERSReading  Look through the letter

and say: Who wrote the letter? What is the letter

about? Read the letter and:

- finish the sentences-agree or disagree-correct the wrong statements-put the parts of the sentences into the correct order-make up questions to each paragraph of the letter

Speaking Tell us about your pal-

mal Ask him/her questions Tell us what your friend

wrote in the letter

Writing a letter Some exercise to

practice using of language:- Write down certain parts of speech- Make up passive- Correct the mistakes вставка- Rewrite the letter changing the underlined words into synonyms

Writingo How do you begin a

letter?o Where do you write

down the date?o What are the main

parts of the letter?o Write a letter using the

plan.o Write a similar letter to

your friend back answering the questions.

REAL READING

Good reader employs a variety of skills: Predicting Skimming Making interferences Understanding text references Vocabulary development skills

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