Tom's TEFL: Picture Description (with TSA pictures)

Designed for Hong Kong primary children.Designed for Hong Kong primary children.

Subject:Subject:Oral Practice & Oral Practice &

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things to things to rememberremember

‘ ‘I don’t know’ I don’t know’ OR ‘Sorry, I OR ‘Sorry, I

don’t don’t understand’understand’

ListenListen and and always always speak English.speak English.

Sit up.Sit up.

Don’t be shy!Don’t be shy!

Be Be confidentconfident!!

I AM BRILLIANT! I AM A LION!

YOU are lions!

Be polite.Be polite.Say ‘please’ and Say ‘please’ and

‘thank you’.‘thank you’.

Speak slowly and clearly…Speak slowly and clearly…And And don’t be scared!don’t be scared!

I’M SO I’M SO SCARED!SCARED!

I love you Valerie

I love me too

Use eye contactUse eye contact

Remember the Remember the question words!question words!

What?What? How How many?many?

Where?Where?Why?Why?

Which?Which? When?When? Who?Who?

Try to give 2-3 complete Try to give 2-3 complete sentences for each question. sentences for each question. Make your answers longer. Make your answers longer. For example:For example:

No.

No I do not like the weather.

No I do not like the weather because it is too cold!

Do you Do you like the like the weatheweathe

r r today?today?

time bomb gametime bomb game

1. Don’t throw the bomb!

2. Try to be quiet! Loud noises make the bomb….

3. Don’t speak Chinese! The bomb will….

Listen to the question. Pass the bomb Listen to the question. Pass the bomb around until it explodes! If it explodes on around until it explodes! If it explodes on

you, you must answer an English question! you, you must answer an English question! There are three rules…There are three rules…

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•Speak as much English as Speak as much English as possible. possible.

•Do not be afraid of being Do not be afraid of being wrong.wrong.

•EveryoneEveryone must try! must try!

Picture DescriptionPicture Description

What can you see? Who can you What can you see? Who can you see? …and where? What are they see? …and where? What are they saying? What is happening? Why? saying? What is happening? Why? What will happen next? What What will happen next? What colours? How many? What is the colours? How many? What is the weather like? weather like?

I can see a/some… It is… I can see a/some… It is… There are… She/He/It/They There are… She/He/It/They are… are…

Describing what you Describing what you see…see…

•Make the sentence Make the sentence longer!longer!

•Use lots of adjectives Use lots of adjectives (describing words!)(describing words!)

•What colour? How What colour? How many? How big? What many? How big? What shape?shape?

I can see a small black and I can see a small black and white cat. It is very cute. It white cat. It is very cute. It is playing a guitar!is playing a guitar!

I can see a catI can see a cat

Describing what you Describing what you see…see…

Did they?Did they?

• Speak only English?

• Give good, long answers?

• Give clear, polite answers?

• Give full, complete sentences?

Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAfD9XUp4IA

Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAB0aQYycPI

Watch the two videos…Watch the two videos…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAfD9XUp4IA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAB0aQYycPI

at the topat the top

on the on the left left in the middlein the middle on the on the rightright

at the bottomat the bottom

behindbehind In front ofIn front ofonon underunder in betweenin between

inin

next to / nearnext to / near

Remember Remember prepositions…prepositions…

Where is Keroro?Where is Keroro?

Keroro is at the / on the / in the _____.

Keroro is ___ the ______.

Where is Keroro?Where is Keroro?

past exam past exam paperspapers

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You are the teacher! Who can think of some good questions for this

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You are the teacher! Who can think of some good questions for this

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Picture Games:

3 Games3 Games

CLASS GAME:CLASS GAME:Each member of the class must try and give a full sentence Each member of the class must try and give a full sentence describing the picture.describing the picture.

TEAM GAME:TEAM GAME:Class is split into 2 teams. Each team must give as many Class is split into 2 teams. Each team must give as many correct, full English sentences as possible. One point for correct, full English sentences as possible. One point for each sentence.each sentence.

TIMER GAME:TIMER GAME:The class must give as many sentences as possible, The class must give as many sentences as possible, describing the picture, within one minute. This game can describing the picture, within one minute. This game can be played in teams or individually.be played in teams or individually.

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Tom's TEFL: Picture Description (with TSA pictures)