Full sentences and school subjects

Explore the objectives of this session and the ordered sequence of games connected to it.

Grammar objectives

Use "My favourite subject is…", "I have maths on Monday" and "Do you like…?". Aim for full sentences and real exchanges between participants, whatever their level.

Action objectives

Sort yourself by subject preference and say a piece of your timetable out loud. Less prompting than the first pass: the group is expected to answer at game speed. Played out in This or that and Broken telephone.

Lexical objectives

School subject words in English — maths, sport, music, art, history, science, languages. A return to the topic — the words should come without flashcards this time.

Games in this session

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1

Introducing the topic

Siting in a circle, the children are presented with the topic of the lesson.

5 min
2

Revision of the previous week

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the previous week.

10 min
3

This or that

Two different flashcards are shown to the children (for example, football or swimming). The children must go to the side of the room that matches the picture or word they prefer. The teacher can then ask questions like: “Why do you like football?” or “Who chose swimming?”

12 min
4

Broken telephone

Devided in two teams the children compete to be the first to pass the message.

12 min
5

Revision of the topic

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the session.

5 min

Materials for this session

Printable flashcards for this topic - print them before the class.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for this topic in the language of the course. Listen to a word, then practise saying it.

Phrases

Phrases for this topic in the language of the course.