Session 8: Giving and Checking Instructions / Reflection and

Action Planning

British Council 2014

Giving and Checking Instructions / Reflection and Action Planning

Learning outcomes

By the end of Session 1, Formadores will be better able to:• Understand the reasons for using and exploiting authentic texts with YLs• Explain how to find and explain authentic materials to exploit with children• Analyse a sample Unit Plan and identify NEPBE syllabus components, Pair work and Group work and Learner-centred activities and grasp the importance of sharing this with Facilitadores.

Discussion• When do you give instructions in class?

• When do you give instructions in the students’ language?

• Which instructions do you give in English?

• What kinds of problems do you have when you give instructions in English?

Giving instructions in English

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of giving instructions in English?

Giving clear instructions

What makes an instruction clear?

Making instructions clearer

• Suggested answers:– Work in groups. Talk about your weekend.– Maria, please could you come and sit here.– Please open your books to page 24. Do

Exercise 1.– I’m going to tell you a story about me when I

was young. Listen and decide if I was good or bad.

Instruction-Checking Questions (ICQs)

Simple questions (e.g. yes/no questions) you ask to check learners have understood what you are asking them to do.

Examples:

"Work in groups" "Are you going to work alone?"

"Turn to page 24” "What's the page number?"

Write Instructions

Suggested answers:– Open your books to page 50. Do exercise 5.– Please go and sit with xxx.– Work in pairs. Discuss these three questions.– Listen to the story. When I've finished, answer

three questions.– Stand up. Speak to 5 people. Ask them about

their families.

ICQsSuggested answers:•What page is it? What exercise will you do?•Who are you going to sit with?•How many people are you working with? How many questions?•What are you going to do first?•How many people care you going to talk to? What are you going to ask them about?

Reflection• Complete the following sentences

• 1 One thing that I found very useful today is …..

because …...

• 2 One thing that I have to study / read about more is …..