Activity 1

1 A quick witted cricket critic2 How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?3 Sheena leads, Sheila needs.4 She said she should sit!5 The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick6 If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?7 The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday8 I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.

Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.9 How much dew does a dewdrop drop

If dewdrops do drop dew?10 The king would sing, about a ring that would go ding.

TOPIC TONGUE TWISTERTIME 10 minutesPREPARATION Tongue Twister Cards

List of tongue twisters.(numbered)

STEPS1. Teacher gets the students to choose one number from 1 –

10.2. Student will be given the tongue twister card according to the

chosen number.3. Students will say the tongue twister three times continuously.4. This activity can be used as a set-induction or closure.

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1A quick witted cricket critic

9How much dew does a dewdrop

dropIf dewdrops do drop dew?

7The thirty-three thieves thought

that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.

5The sixth sick sheik's sixth

sheep's sick

4She said she should sit!

2How can a clam cram in a clean

cream can?

8I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine

shop.Where she sits she shines, and

where she shines she sits.

6If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?

3Sheena leads, Sheila needs.

10The king would sing, about a ring

that would go ding.

Activity 2

TOPIC TONGUE TWISTERTIME I hourPREPARATION Tongue Twister Strips.

List of tongue twisters.10 -15 participantsScore sheets.Two or One adjudicators.(Teachers)Classroom/Hall

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STEPS

1. Teacher gets the participants to sit in a semi-circle2. * *Adjudicators are seated in front.3. The first Participant will draw a Tongue Twister Strip from

the box.4. 10 seconds will be given to the participant to read the

tongue twister silently5. Participant will read the tongue twister aloud three times

continuously over a microphone.6. Then the participant will pass the strip to the second

participant. (The time of the silent reading can be shortened, since they have heard it from the previous participant.)

7. Meanwhile the Adjudicators confer and compromise the marks after each participant’s presentation.

8. At the end of each round two participants with the lowest marks will be eliminated.

9. These rounds continue until only one participant is left.10. The final participant will be the winner.*Level of difficulty of the tongue twisters will increase as the participants get

lesser

List of Tongue twisters

1. next left2. mama papa3. sissy papa4. yet yum5. three five6. earwig7. speed zone8. get ticket9. chicken kitchen 10. mad blood

11. Betty Botter bought some butter but the butter was bitter So, she bought some better butter, to better the bitter butter and her butter was not bitter. So Betty Botter bought some better butter and made the bitter butter better.

12. Freshly fried fresh flesh Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. But if Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore then where are the sea shells Sally sells?

13. How much wood would a woodchuck chuckif a woodchuck could chuck wood?A woodchuck would chuck all the wooda woodchuck could chuckif a woodchuck could chuck wood.

14. A quick witted cricket critic

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15. I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.

16. How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?  17. Sheena leads, Sheila needs.18. The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday19. If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?20. The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick21. She said she should sit!  22. How much dew does a dewdrop drop

If dewdrops do drop dew?They do drop, they doAs do dewdrops dropIf dewdrops do drop dew.

23. Fresh fried fish,Fish fresh fried,Fried fish fresh,Fish fried fresh.

24. Come, come,Stay calm, stay calm,No need for alarm,It only hums,It doesn't harm.

25. Each Easter Eddie eats eighty Easter eggs26. Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut Butter.

Peter Pan Peanut is the peanut picky people pick27. The king would sing, about a ring that would go ding. 28. Kanta is a masai girl, she can tie a tie and untie a tie, if Kanta can tie a tie and

untie a tie, why can't I tie a tie and untie a tie?

*More tongue twisters are available at the following sites:-www.geocities.com/Athens/8136/ tonguetwisters .html www.fun-with-words.com/ tongue _ twisters .html http://www.eslpartyland.com/articles/tongue-twisters.htmlwww.uebersetzung.at/ twister /en.htm

Tongue Twister CompetitionScore Sheet

No. Name Pronunciation60%

Fluency40%

Total100%

Eliminated(X)

1234567

4

89

10

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Participants

Adjudicators

Activity 3

TOPIC Spot the differencesTIME 80 minutesPREPARATION A set of two similar pictures with differencesSTEPS 1. Students find a partner to work with

2. Teacher gives the pictures to students3. Students are to describe the picture to his/her partner orally without showing the picture to him/her.4. The partner will compare with his/her picture and spot the differences.5. Teacher helps and guides them to describe the pictures.6. Students may change roles.

Sample of pictures

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(pictures taken from http//www.images.google.com.my)

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Activity 4

TOPIC Guessing gameTIME 40 minutesPREPARATION Flashcards and a list of wordsSTEPS 1. Teacher chooses a student

2. Student holds a flashcard with a word on it3. Other students are to guess what the word is by asking questions for clues4. Student with the card can only answer yes or no.5. After 20 questions asked, other students have to guess the word6. Students take turn to hold the cards.

The list of words

Umbrella Tiger ComputerWater Ice cream CowTree Sun TelevisionHouse Car Dictionary

Sample of questions and answers

Questions AnswersAre you a living thing? NoAre you a type of food? YesDo children like you? YesDo you have flavours? YesAre you colourful? YesDo you taste hot? NoCan people buy you from a shop? YesDo you come in boxes? YesAre you always expensive? NoAre you an ice-cream? Yes

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