A Piece of CakeIdiom of the Day

Introduce Myself

Diane WhaleyEnglish Language Specialist

U.S. Department of State

Where I’ve Worked

Where I LivePulaski, New York

Broadway, North Carolina

My Family

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All About Me.

Ice Breaker Activity

All About Me

3DO YOU HAVE THREE

____?

All About Me

I have three horses.

All About Me

2

Do you have two ________?

All About Me

I have two children.

All About Me

15

Do you have fifteen _________?

All About Me

I have fifteen nieces and nephews.

All About MeForm groups of about 5 or 6.Arrange yourselves in a circle.Write a secret number about something you have on a sheet of paper.

Write the answer about your special number on another sheet of paper. Do not let anyone else see this paper.

Take turns!

Extension ActivityStay in your group.Take turns asking the person next to you

what another person in the group has.Student A: What does Diane have? Student B: She has three horses.

Stay in your group and discuss these questions.

What is the purpose of this activity?Would your students enjoy this activity?What problems might you have using this activity with your students?What can you do to adapt this activity to overcome any problems you might have?

Reflection

ReflectionPromotes student-to-student communication.Provides grammar practice in an authentic

context. Eliminates the need for complex instructions.Repeating is a very simple skill. It trains students NOT to depend on

Portuguese translations.

ReflectionTeacher can get a sense of what the students

know.This type of activity has a REAL purpose:

Playing a game and getting to know each other.

It creates a safe environment to practice and talk.

It emphasizes FLUENCY over accuracy.

Thank you.That concludes our Icebreaker Activity. Next, I’ll talk about our Lesson Plan for today.

LESSON PLAN FOR TODAY

Lesson Plan for TodayIdiom of the Day 3 minutes

a piece of cake: very easy (often used with “be”)A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a

piece of cake.""

Introduction of myself 3 minutes

Icebreaker & Reflection 20 minutesAll About Me  

Lesson Plan PowerPoint 2 minutes  

Lesson Plan for TodaySyllabus (The course plan) 30

minutes+ It’s on our website. Review QuizSign Up Sheets 15 minutes

Chapter PresentationClassroom Activity Presentation

Names and Email Addresses circulating

Lesson Plan for TodayMain Presentation 60+ minutes

Chapter 1 Perfect English? Do students need native speaker skills? Do teachers need to continue to learn? LLPs Discussion/Questions

Group Activity Classroom Activity Presentation 30+

minutes Resource/Opportunity 5 minutes

The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities

Lesson Plan for Today Homework:

Everyone: 1. Read Snow, Chapter 1 2. Think about the discussion questions, especially numbers numbers 9, 10, and 11.

3. Review the syllabus on the website carefully. Make sure you understand everything.

4. Look through The Monster Book for Language

Teaching Activities. It’s on our website: www.joaopessospd@wordpress.com

Lesson Plan for TodayHomework (continued)

Chapter Presenters: 1. You may use my PowerPoint slides of

Chapter 1.2. Contact me for help.3. Send me your materials by midnight

on Saturday.

Lesson Plan for TodayHomework (continued)

Classroom Activity Presenters:1. Contact me for help.2. Use The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities for

inspiration.3. Email me your materials by Saturday midnight.

Lesson Plan for TodayClosing (continued)

Any remaining questions

Summation of what we did today

Note to myself: Project Syllabus from memory stick NOW (desktop, Brazil project, materials, syllabus)

Syllabus

Syllabus QuizWhat are the two aims of this course?What is our website address?What is my email address?What are the main course requirements?

How many parts?What are they?

How are the grades determined?What is the percent to pass this course?

What is the name of the text book?

SyllabusPlease review the syllabus for homework

and ask questions during your next session.

10 MINUTES ONLY.1. SIGN UP WITH ONE PARTNER FOR

YOUR CLASSROOM ACTIVITY PRESENTATION.

2. SIGN UP IN GROUPS OF FOUR FOR YOUR CHAPTER PRESENTATION

ACTIVITY.

Sign-Up Sheets

NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESSESWRITE YOUR NAME AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS VERY CLEARLY ON THE SHEET OF PAPER.

PASS THE PAPER TO THE NEXT PERSON.

LAST PERSON, RETURN THE PAPER TO ME.

The Monster Book for Language Teaching

Activitiespublished by the U.S. Department of

State

RESOURCE/OPPORTUNITY

Resource/OpportunityFour Corners Speaking Activity

(Note to myself: Open this file from my memory stick – Monster Book folder. Section 4 Speaking and Reading – highlighted icon. pages 78 and 79, first pages in the section. DO NOT DO THE ACTIVITY NOW. Just describe the book!)

From Language Learner to Language Teacher

By Don Snow

Main Presentation

Chapter 1 – Language Teacher as Language Learner

CLT is based on the idea that the goal of language learning is communication. And it considers that many fundamental communication activities are spoken.

The theories, ideas, and practices in this book are mainly based on Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Why should an English Teacher be a successful English Language learner?p4 -Teachers don’t need to have perfect

English, but they do need good command of the language.

p4 - Most students don’t need to become native-speakers of English (to get a job, to study science, to travel), so having ‘native’ language skills should not be the goal for them.

p5 - Teachers lack confidence. Two bad effects:This prevents you from being a good role model

for your students. It distracts from your teaching ability.

Personal Example

I teach (or taught) EnglishIce SkatingPsychology

Being like a native speaker is like trying to be a professional athlete.

You ARE NOT THE ATHLETE, you are the COACH.

Sports has many roles: Coach, defensive

coordinator, team psychologist, doctor

Goalie, defenseman, forward

Personal Experience

Why should an English Teacher be an experienced English Learner?p6 - If you have learned a foreign language,

then you know how to help your students, OF COURSE.

p7 – You have more empathy for students.p7 – If you continue to learn, you will be a

good role model.

Personal ExperienceWhen I was in college, a

friend spent a semester in Spain and came back looking so sophisticated speaking Spanish. I remember how hard

it was for me to speak even a few words.

Some friends and teachers helped me to pass the course.

I know learning a language is hard.

Language Learning Projects (LLP)p9 – an LLP is your plan for continuing to learn.

3 generalizations about your life:1. You don’t have much opportunity to use English.2.You are busy.3.You probably study alone.

p10 - Getting Ready (ask yourself)1.How much time do I have?2.What opportunities do I have?3.What do I like doing in English?

Language Learning Projects (LLP)p11 – 4 main steps:

1. Choosing a (specific) goal2. Choosing materials3. Planning where, when, and how long4. Choosing study and practice methods5. Setting measuring criteria

Breakthrough concept One problem with this style of LLP – specific goals

might feel small in comparison to your overall goal of Learning English… but little by little.

Breakthrough point – when you can take the skill you learned and use it. More breakthroughs will improve your overall skills.

Example – Basic English LLP Goal: Build up my English skills (because I haven’t studied

for a long time) Material: Learn English Website: livemocha.com Plan: Two times each week, I will study lessons in this course

for 20 minutes. Method:

Register for the website, choose my level (beginner, intermediate, etc.), and go through the lessons one-by-one.

Criteria for measuring progress: I will have succeeded if ICan complete one unit in one month and remember what I

have learned. Extended measure: Choose two or three phrases or

vocabulary that I learned and use them in class time with the teacher or other students.

Example - Reading FLUENCY LLP

Goal: Build my reading fluency 

Material: Readings from the internet Plan: 2/week, I will read easy English stories for 15 minutes.

Then summarize. Method:

Read a story. Try to read smoothly (my eyes move smoothly)

Summarize the story (speaking or writing). Criteria for measuring progress: I will have succeeded if I

Short-term measure: I can read smoothly and tell the story again.

Long-term measure: I can read 8 stories in a month, and I can tell or write them from memory.

Extended measure: I can keep a learning journal and write 8 stories that I have heard.

NOTE: Use EASY readings. You should understand 95% of the words on the page (95/100 words).

Looking Aheadp13 - Remember: update and practice your

OWN language learning to teach effectively. Learn about the process of language learning

(LL).Examine and reflect on your own LL.Continue your own LL (of English or another

language).

Group Activity: DiscussionIn groups of four or five, discuss ALL 5 questions

on the next slide. (Portuguese or English). Choose one person in each group to take notes. Choose one person in each group to be the

presenter.Choose one person in each group to write your

ideas and discussion points on a piece of paper. After a few minutes, you will pass your paper to

the next group.Each group will present another group’s ideas.

Discussion Dynamic 1

Group Activity: Discussion Questions

1. Describe your foreign language learning experience. Does it influence the way the you teach? Explain.

2. Do you think it’s better to learn English from a native speaker of English or someone who has learned English as a second language? Why?

3. Did you have a teacher that you really liked? Why? Describe that teacher.

4. What is the hardest part of learning English? Explain.

5. What are your goals for improving your English? What are the challenges? Explain.

Reflection Talk in your group about this group activity.Did you like it? Why? Why did I do it? What kinds of

skills did you practice? As students, what SPECIFICALLY did you DO in this activity? What are some of good points of this activity? What are some of the bad points?

Provides review and incentive to read the book. Encourages you to practice how to discuss important

ideas. Talking helps you organize your thoughts. Sharing – incentive to finish the activity and speaking

practice. NOTICE: groups didn’t read their own ideas.

Thank you!This was an example Chapter Presentation. In our next session, the first group will present a MINI Chapter Presentation. You can use some of my PowerPoint slides.

Don’t worry. I will HELP you as much as you need.

FOUR CORNERS

Classroom Activity Presentation

Four CornersIn this activity, the corners of the room are labelled

A,B, C, and D.

Students respond to a question or statement and go to the corner that corresponds to their answers.

Students in each corner group discuss why they responded the way they did.

I have suggested some questions to ask each other.

FOUR CORNERS

WHAT MONTH WERE YOU BORN IN?

A) January – February – MarchB) April – May – JuneC) July - August– SeptemberD) October – November - December

FOUR CORNERSTAKE TURNS ASKING AND ANSWERING THE

FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNER .

1. What month were you born IN?2. What day were you born ON?

FOUR CORNERSWHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?

A) springB) summerC) fallD) winter

FOUR CORNERS

TAKE TURNS ASKING AND ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNER .

1. What do you like to do in the ____________?

(Add the name of your corner’s season in the

blank.)2. Describe the weather in the _____________.

FOUR CORNERSWhat is your favorite kind of music?

A) hip-hopB) classicalC) jazzD) rock

FOUR CORNERSTAKE TURNS ASKING AND ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR CORNER .

1. Who’s your favorite singer?2. What’s the name of your favorite

song?

Thank you.This was an example Clsassroom Activity

Presentation. During the next session, one or two pair groups will present a communicative classroom activity.

You can use any resource. I suggest you first look at The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities. This book is online on our website: joaopessoapd.wordpress.com

Don’t worry. I will HELP you as much as you need.

ClosingHomework

Everyone: 1. Read Snow, Chapter 1 2. Think about the discussion questions at the

end of the chapter, especially numbers 8, 9,

10, and 11. 3. Review the syllabus carefully. Make sure you

understand it.4. Look through The Monster Book for Language Teaching Activities. It’s on our website:

www.joaopessospd.wordpress.com

ClosingHomework

Chapter Presenters: 1. You can use some of my PowerPoint slides. 2. Read the material about Chapter Presentations on

our website.3. Contact me for help.4. Email me your materials by midnight on Saturday.

ClosingHomework (continued)Classroom Activity Presenters:

1. Read the materials on Classroom Activity Presentations on our website.

2. Use The Monster Book of Language Teaching Activities for inspiration if you like. It’s on our website: joaopessoapd.wordpress.com

3. Contact me for help.4. Send me your materials by midnight on

Saturday.

ClosingAny remaining questions.Summation of today’s session.Chapter Presenters and Classroom Activity Presenters: Please see me for a few minutes immediately after this

session.

Closing

Thank you for your attention and your participation today. If you

have any concerns, questions, or comments, please contact me.

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