Boardwork

David QuartermainBell Thailand

May 2013

Imagine…….

Your school takes away the board in your classroomWhat difference would it make?

How much do you use the board during a lesson?

How much do your students use the board?

So the board is pretty important

but……..What’s the problem? How can it be improved?

Aside from poor layout, what other problems do teachers encounter when using the board?

Teacher blocks students’ v Teacher blocks students’ view

Teacher loses eye contact with students

The room is too light for the projector

unclear handwriting

Evaluate this teacher’s boardwork

Teacher demonstration video 1

Teacher demonstration video 2

Over to You

How would you present the following on the board?

a) a book, a table, an egg, an orange.b) He plays football. Does he play football?c) shelf, shelves; wife, wives.d) I haven’t seen her for a week.

I haven’t seen her since Saturday.

e) Elizabeth cleaned this room.This room was cleaned (by Elizabeth).

Over to You

Structure / Substitution Tables

I’mYou’reHe’sShe’sWe’reThey’re

eatingpreparing

breakfast lunch dinner

to do itI tried + do it doing it

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✔

to do it

doing it

repair my car

To repair my car

Use unleaded fuel

Using unleaded fuel

I have a headache. Try take aspirin.

Taking an aspirin

I try move table but it was too heavy

To move the table but too heavy

I suggest + ?

Over to You

Design 2 more Structure / Substitution Tables

? ? ?

a) Explaining ‘how much’ & ‘how many’b) Explaining the present perfect with ‘for’ & ‘since’

Clines

Working at Bell Thailand is ________________

My students______ pass their final exam

100 %

0 %

50 %

Timelines

John went to America in 1990.

now

America

1990

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My brother lived in Canada for 3 years.

now

Lived in Canada

?

✗ ✗

My brother has lived in Canada for 3 years

Now (2013)

has lived in Canada

2010

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Tom used to work in Korea

now

He left Korea

?Korea

Sarah had left Bell before I arrived

now

✗?

I arrived

✗?

Sarah left

David will have finished his presentation by 4pm.

now 4pm

?

The presentation is finished. When ?

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Over to You

a) Choose a lesson which you will teach soon

• new words

b) Plan what you would write or draw on the board

• examples of structures• prompts (words or pictures)• student involvement

Board Rush activities

C UBoth

biscuitequipment

homework

chickenchildwood

Thanks for listening !