INTERACTIVE JUMPSTARTERS FOR BEGINNERS

NYSTESOL Nov 2013

C. Carlson, J. Michielli-Pendl, C. Underwood

Project MAST2ER

SUNY Fredonia

WELCOME! What’s your name?

WARM UP: Introductions: “I’m Ms. Carlson.”

Name game

INTRODUCE YOURSELF Practice with teacher

“Hello, my name is Ms. Carlson.”“Hi, my name is ________.”“Nice to meet you.”

“Pass it on” Student to student practice

INTRODUCE EACH OTHER ______, this is ______. ______, this is ______. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too.

DIALOGUE: PLEASE SPELL THAT

A: What’s your first name?B: Ana. (Andrew)A: What’s your last name?B: Santos.A: Please spell that.B: S-A-N-T-O-S.

PAIRWORK: LETTER SOUNDSA:

1. Heist2. Carlson3. Lyons4. Gonzales5. Bulger

B:1. Dunkirk2. Buffalo3. Fredonia4. Erie5. Silver Creek

PAIRWORK: LETTER SOUNDS

D:1. Science2. Math3. Global4. English5. Health

C:1. Central2. Middle3. Sixth4. Lakeshore5. Main

*Ask the students in your group these questions

*Write the answers in the chart

What’s your first name?

     

What’s your last name?      

Where are you from?      

What language do you speak?

     

What’s your nationality?

     

What’s your street address?

     

What city do you live in?

     

What’s your zip code?      

What’s your phone number?

     

What grade are you in?      

What school do you go to?

     

How old are you?      

PERSONAL INFORMATION

SCHEDULE GROUPWORKQuestion 1 2 3

What’s your name?What’s your first class?What class do you have period 3?What class do you have after lunch?What’s your 5th period class?What period do you have math?What period do you have social studies?What’s your last class?

_______’S SCHEDULEPeriod Class

YOUR CLASSMATE’S SCHEDULE1. What class does she/she have first?2. Who is his/her 1st period teacher?3. What time does he/she have math?4. What period does he/she have

science?5. What time does he/she have ESL?6. What period does he/she have lunch? 7. What class does he/she have after

lunch?8. What’s his/her 7th period class?9. What class does he/she have at

12:30?10. What is his/her last class?

Answer in your noteboo

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Do you have a niece or nephew?

Do you have family in Jayuya?

Do you have family in New York

City?

This is mine!That’s yours!

Don’t touch mine!Get your own!

This is mine!That’s yours!

This is mine!That’s yours!

This is mine!That’s yours! That’s yours!That’s yours!

 Hey, what are you

doing?What are you doing with that?

That’s mine! 

Hey, what are you doing?What are you doing with that?

That’s his! Hey, what are you

doing?What are you doing with that?

That’s hers! What’s mine is mine.

What’s yours is yours.What’s his is his.

What’s hers is hers.What’s ours is ours.

What’s theirs is theirs.

CH

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SELFIS

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Jazz Chants, Carolyn Graham, 1978.

B I N G

INFORMATION GAP

CLASSROOM INFO GAP

PAIRWORK:

PEOPLE IN THE

SCHOOL

Question Your Answers__________’s

Answers1. Who is our principal?

2. Who is our assistant principal?

3. Who is your counselor?

4. Who is your math teacher?

5. Who is your social studies teacher?

6. Who is your gym teacher?

7. Who is our nurse?

8. Who is your 3rd period teacher?

9. Who is your 8th period teacher?

10. Who is your 1st period teacher?

WHERE DO THEY WORK?Main Office Guidance Office All the School

Health Office Cafeteria Classrooms

Library(Media Center)

Gym

• Principal• Assistant

principal• Secretary

• Counselor• Secretary

• Psychologist• Social

worker• Custodian• Cleaner

• Cook• Server• Cashier

• Librarian

• Gym teacher

• Coach

• Teacher• Student• Aide• Consultan

t teacher

• Nurse

WHAT

DO THEY

DO EVER

YDAY?

Job What do they do everyday?

A principal

An assistant principal

A secretary

A librarian

A custodian

A nurse

A counselor

A cafeteria worker

A teacher

An aide

A student

What do they do?

explain to students observes teachers organizes books, CDs, DVDs and equipment

give advice plan lessons

gives ice packs solves problems give detention and suspension

helps the principal do homework cook and serve food

write, read, study makes appointments answer phones

checks sick students type on the computer Cleans the school

take money teaches sports answers the phone

helps teachers and students find books

make student schedules

fixes things

Use this word bank to fill in cloze.Try not to look at text!

There are many people who work in Dunkirk Middle School. People work in the Main Office, the Guidance Office, the library, the Health Office, the classrooms, and the cafeteria. Some people work all around the school.

#3

Main Office

Four people work in the Main Office. The principal is Mr. Boyda. He ___________ ______________. He also __________________. The assistant principal is Mr. Vallone. He _________________. He gives _______________. The secretaries are Ms. Lynne and Ms. Barberich. They _________________ and ___________________.

Four people work in the Guidance Office. Mr. Jagoda, Ms. Nieves, and Ms. Manzella. They are counselors. They _________________ and ______________. Ms. Glapa is the secretary. She __________________. She also ___________________.

Guidance

Library (Media Center)

One person works in the library. Ms. Stolinksi is the librarian. She ____________ ____________________. She also _____________________, CDs, DVDs and equipment.

Health Office (Nurse’s office)

Ms. Mosher works in the Health Office. She is the nurse. She ________________. She also _________________________.

Classrooms

Teachers and students work in classrooms. Ms. Carlson and Ms. Valone-Panek are ESL teachers. Ms. Lutz and Mr. Vandette are Social Studies teachers. Mr. Cook is a P.E. teacher. Ms. Lichorat and Mr. Szymczak are Math teachers. Teachers _____________________ and _________________. Students ____________, ____________, and ________________.