MENCIN EN LENGUA EXTRANJERA

ASIGNATURA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

PROFESORA: Dra. Cristina Calle
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ACTIVITY 1
Design 1 activity for each method below that requires your students to apply the
rule of these methods:

THE GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD (slides 5-6)

Activity:
Teacher read this chart and Children complete the exercises below.
SINGULAR

PLURAL

+ Theres a garage.

There are some pictures on the wall.

- There isnt a swimming pool.

There arent any plants in the room.

? Is there a bathroom downstairs? Are there any neighbours with children?

+ Yes, there is.

Yes, there are.

No, there arent.

- No, there isnt.

Activity:
a. Complete with + or ? of Theres or There are.
Theres a dishwasher in the kitchen.
Are there any people in the room?

1. .
2. .
3. .
4. .
5. .
6. .
7. .
8. .
9. .
10..

any books on the shelf?

a toilet downstairs?
some stairs over there.
a carpet on the floor.
some pictures on the wall.
a shower in the bathroom?
some chairs in the garden.
a lamp in the bedroom?
a motorbike in the garage.
any glasses in the cupboard?

Activity:
b. Write +, -, or ? sentences with There is/are + a/an, some or any.
+ trees / the garden There are some trees in the garden.
1. + tables / the kitchen

2. ? fireplace / the living room . ?

3. - plants / your flat

4 ? people / the hall ?

5. + pictures / your bedroom.. .
6. - TV / the kitchen .
7. + computer / the study
8. - chairs / the dining room
9. ? mirror / the bathroom
10. car / garage

.
. .
?

.. .

 THE DIRECT METHOD (slides 7-8)

This is the blackboard at the end of the lesson.

+
There is a robbery.

There isnt a girl

in the story.
In the art gallery there is a map.
in the story.

+
-

There isnt a policewoman

There are some robbers in the cupboard.

the art gallery.
There are paintings in a tube.
supermarkets in the story.

There arent any security guards in

There arent any

Activity:
Firstly once again children listen to the story called The Robbery that they have
listened to the previous lessons. They are in pair of people and each pair has a
story card (with the picture on one side and the text on the other side).

Then the teacher writes on the top of the blackboard a + sign and a - sign
and he asks for help: What happens on April 1st ?. The couple who has the
story card number 1 says: There is a robbery. And the teacher writes this
sentence below the + sign. Then he asks: Do you remember the message to
the police? The couple who has the story card number 5 says: In the art gallery
theres a map He also writes below the answer.

Secondly the teacher asks children: Is there any girl or any policewoman in the
story? Some student could answer: There isnt a girl in the story. And the
teacher writes this sentence below the - sign and also the next sentence:
There isnt a policewoman in the story.
.
Next the teacher asks children: Where are the robbers? The couple who has
the story card number 2 says: There are some robbers in the cupboard. And
the teacher writes this sentence and the next answer below the + + + + signs
(plural). Then the teacher asks children: Where are the paintings? The couple
who has the story card number 12 says: There are paintings in a tube.

Right after the teacher asks children: Are there any security guards in the art
gallery? And again the couple who has the story card number 3 says: There
arent any security guards in the art gallery. And the teacher writes this
sentence below the + sign.

And finally the teacher asks children: Are there any security guards in the art
gallery? Some student could answer: There arent any security guards in the
art gallery. And the teacher writes this sentence below the - - - - signs
(plural).

Activity: Pencils on the desk

In order to reinforce these structures the teacher pick up some childrens pencils
and he puts one on his desk and says: There is a pencil on my desk. Then, he
adds some pencils and says: There are some pencils on my desk. After, he
returns the pencils to his students and asks them: And now? Children would
say: There arent any pencils on the desk.

Activity: Look at the pictures. Find five differences and write. Use there is,
there isnt, there are and there arent any.

In picture B:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

There arent any ..

.
.
.
.

 THE TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE METHOD (slides 17-18)

Activity: Children read and perform the actions. Then they sing the song with
rhythm and gestures.

For a hot sunny holiday

Where do you go?

Come to our country in the sun!

On a beautiful beach,

What can you do?

Come to our country in the sun, lets have sun!

La la la la la la la la

Come to our country in the sun!

La la la la la la la la

Come to our country in the sun, lets have sun!

You can SKI in the mountains

And WINDSURF on the river.

Or sit near the lake, all day long.

You can SWIM in the ocean

Or under the waterfalls

Or SAIL round an island, all day long.

La la la la
Activity: Sing the song with the replay words: WALKCANOEKITESURF-RIDE