let’s play
language focus:
using imperatives to give simple instructions: e.g. put on your scarfs.
using nouns to identify people: e.g. boys, girls.
language skills:
listening:
locate specific information in response to simple instructions.
speaking:
use modeled phrases to communicate with other learners.
material:
student’s book 2a page 39. cassette and cassette player.
pre-task preparation:
put some word cards from unit 6-8 up on the broad. ask various students to come up and get the card you say. after all the cards are down, have the whole class read them together.
while-task procedure
put a chair in front of the class and sit down. ask the class to look and listening. say “put on your scarf.” and do the action. repeat several times. do the same with “ take off your scarfs.”
ask two boys to come to the front and sit on two chairs. say “boys, put on the scarfs.” and the boys follow the command. repeat with ‘boys, take off your scarfs.”
repeat step 2 with two girls.
when students are familiar with the commands. say lets play a game. all the boys are in one team and all the girls are in another team. let’s see which team wins!
give commands, e.g. “boys, put on your scarfs.’’girls, take off your scarfs.’ etc.
vary the game by letting students give commands to their own team or to the opposite team.
refer to student’s book page 40. play the cassette tape for students to follow.
post-task activities:
play a game. the whole class stands up. you will touch a student secretly with a “magic wand’ (ruler) and the student who can feel the magic touch must say loudly “i am a boy/girl.” before he/she is allowed to sit down.