TYL Week 3: Listening and Speaking

Agenda• QUIZ! (1:00-1:10)

• L/S Theory for Yls (short) (1:10-1:20)

• Activities! – Listen and Do (1:20-1:30)– Songs and TPR (1:30-1:40)– Disappearing Dialogue (1:40-1:50ish)– Information Gap (2:00ish -2:15ish)– Gallery Walk (2:15-2:35ish)

• More ideas, reflection, homework (2:35ish to 2:50)

QUIZ: 10 MINUTESWhen you finish: Review the answers to the comprehension questions!

Theory

BIG IDEA #1: COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT

How are beginner English speakers like empty refrigerators?

If you have an empty fridge, can you make a recipe?

• Fridge=English knowledge (“schema”)• Recipe/dish=Sentences/thoughts in English

• If you don’t have any English stored, how can you make sentences and express thoughts?

But Remember . . .

• Even if students have just a little “food” in the fridge, they should still make simple “recipes” with them!

• From the beginning, students should be speaking and attempting to express their own thoughts in English!

BIG IDEA 2: TYPES OF LISTENING PROCESSING

2 Ways of Processing:

• Top-Down: Listen for the big picture or overall message (ex: listening to a friend’s story)

• Bottom-Up: Listen for discrete details (ex: listening to a recipe or directions)

Top-Down vs. Bottom Up

• Do activities to develop both!– Top-Down: Stories/books

– Bottom-Up: Listen and Do exercises; TPR; Information Gap

BIG IDEA 3: CHUNKING

Teach Chunks

• Lexical Approach: Michael Lewis, 1993

• Native speakers have thousands of stored phrases that they use readily

Fixed Chunks

• Fixed Chunks: These groups of words are complete and ready to use

• Examples: – See you later, – Have a good day,– It’s OK, – No problem

Partially-fixed chunks

• Part is chunked, but you can add or change other elements:– I can ______. – Please pass me the ______. – I’d like a _____.

• Give beginners lots of sentence frames.

Activities!

ACTIVITY 1: LISTEN AND DO

Listen and Do

• For VYL– Listen and Identify (point, fly swatter, slap, bingo)– Listen and Color– Listen and Act (TPR)

Listen and Act

• “Simon Says”– Variations:

• Student calls the orders• Do what I say, not what I do

• “If You’re Happy and You Know It”– If you’re happy and you know it, __________ (2 X)– If you’re happy and you know it, – Then your face will surely show it, – If you’re happy and you know it, __________.

SONGS

Songs

• Find them on the Internet! – Genkienglish.com– Preschoolexpress.com

• Make your own! Or make them with your students!

To Teach

• Intro vocab with flashcards / games• Use as background music• Play games with vocab while listening• Intro words (echo, chorus)• Add TPR (kids help!)• Make singing fun!– Girls vs. Boys– Karaoke Leaders– Can you remember without looking?

DISAPPEARING DIALOGUE: CONTROLLED CHUNK REPETITION

Disappearing Dialogue

• Objective: To help studentsmemorize and practice saying chunks

• You need:– Sentence strips– Pocket chart

INFORMATION GAP

HUGE category of activities!Integrate listening and speaking.

• Listen and manipulate

• Listen and draw

• Find the difference

• Guessing Games (in a few weeks)

Listen and Manipulate1) Pink Partner: – Put your animals on the farm. – Talk to your partner:

• “The _______ is in/on the ______.”

2) Green Partner:– Listen.

– Move your animals

3) SWITCH!

Listen and Draw

1) Pink Partner: – Draw a snowman with three balls. • He must have:

– A nose– Eyes– A hat– Buttons

– Tell your partner how to draw it!• “Draw _____ ______ ___s on the top/middle/bottom ball.”

1,2,3 shape thing

2) Look and switch!

Find the Difference

Guessing Games

• I Spy

• I’m Thinking Of . . .

• Where’s Waldo?

Where’s Waldo

• Pre-teach vocabulary:

– Pre-teach vocabulary:

• “I see a ________ with ______.” • “I see a ________ who is ____ing _____.”

Bathing Suit

Towel Raft Umbrella

Think-Pair-Share

• What was your favorite Information Gap activity? Why?

GALLERY WALK

Gallery Walk!

1) Students do a drawing, cut out a picture, or bring a favorite toy from home.– Example: Cut out a fashionable model.

2) Have students practice in writing.

3) Have them practice orally.

4) Gallery time!

Gallery Time!

Directions:

1) Orange people: Tape your picture to the wall.

2) Stand at your picture.

3) Blue people: Go to an orange person.

4) Orange people: Talk about your Fashion Friend. – Blue people: LISTEN!

Gallery Walk

• You could have students do presentations in front of the class, too!

• Extension: Fashion show!

• Other topics of conversation? – Pets, friends, favorite games/toys/sports/tv

shows/singers/food, bedroom, favorite place

Gallery Walk

• Pair-Share:

– What did you think about it?• Strengths?• Weaknesses?

Homework

• Read

• 2 Blog Posts

• Start thinking about your presentation activity – Come by the office to look at books!