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Exploratory task 3.7
Cued drill can take the form of grammar transformation. To make transformation more meaningful, the sentence produced as a result of it should explain the given sentence, comment on it or continue the idea. E.g. (the teaching purpose is Present Perfect). Complete the list of “sentence cues” and run the activity with the peers. Reflect on the procedure
| Sentence Cue | Sentence Transformation |
| · He looks so dirty! · He is a good waiter. · She is never late. Etc | · He has just repaired his car. · He has had long experience. · It has always been her way. |
Exploratory task 3.8
Creative grammar drill can be organized with chanting activities (the idea of using jazz chants in the classroom is developed by C. Graham) (Graham, 1978). Here is an example with "ought to", "should", "must", "have to" "can't". Practice it one by one and them arrange chanting in a canonical way (small group starts, while they continue the second small group starts from the beginning etc). Reflect on the procedure.
I ought to be polite
I know I should behave myself
I must be honest
I mustn't tell lies
I have to study
I have to work…
I can't be all that good!
I tell you I can't be all that good!
But I ought to be polite … etc
(After Graham. 1978)
Exploratory task 3.9
Communicative game
The class is divided into groups of three or four. The object of the game is for each group to decide which implement (a tool or utensil) would be most useful in each situation. Grammar subject: Comparisons: The … would be better/stronger … etc. The … is not as … as … The … is not … enough to … Run the game and reflect on the procedure
| Implements | Situations |
| · Pincers · Stone · Twig · Knife · Fork · Hammer · Clew (ball of strings) · Coat-hanger · Chewing-gum · Sheet of paper | · You have a bottle of wine but no cork-screw · The cupboard door keeps swinging open · The sink is blocked · The neighbor's dog keeps squeezing though the whole in the fence · Your ring has dropped into a saucepan of boiling water · You have dropped some money through a crack in the floorboards · You have accidentally just thrown an important letter onto the fire · You can't get the lid off the jam pot · Your house is locked and you can't get in · A water pipe is leaking and water is dripping onto the floor |
(After Hadfield, J. 1987. Activity 6)
Communicative game can be competitive. An example of such a game is "Headless sentences" (After Rinvolucri, M. 1997. P. 9-10). The grammar material to be trained is Present Simple Passive. The learners are to compete in writing the beginnings of the “headless sentences" about sports activities. Run the activity with the peers and reflect on the procedure
| Head of the Sentence | "Headless" sentences |
| __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ | is played by two or four people often on grass is dominated by black athletes is/are played mainly in pubs is played by rich people with s small, pitted ball are betted on by all sorts of people a man may not be hit below the belt is banned in China |
Exploratory task 3.10
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