Well, finally, this is my first blog for the second period.
To start the class, we had a tic tac toe warm-up. I divided the class in two groups to participate. I adapted the warm-up to write verbs in participle since the topic they are studying is the future perfect tense and phrasal verbs. They had some fun with that, and I liked it too.
Later, I started the phrasal verbs with a reading. I asked them to write down the phrasal verbs they could hear which were six. After finishing reading, I asked them which verbs they heard, and I asked them to write them on the whiteboard. I explained the meaning of them and used some examples to enhance the learning. The next step was to talk about separable and non-separable phrasal verbs. I know that this is somehow hard, but I tried my best the explain them haha. As you know, you separate phrasal verbs when they are transitive and take a direct object such as "wake me up", "pick it up", "turn it up", etc. On the other hand, the non-separable verbs are those that do not take a direct object but an indirect object such as "looking for an answer" and others. After that, I asked them to write a paragraph including at least 10 phrasal verbs as a wrap-up of the class. They did it, and I asked them to read their story.
I worked with this same group last semester in Intermediate English II, and now, they are in Advanced English I. A group of students is always speaking during class, and it is something that always happens hahaaha. I remember when I was in their place; as most of us, they do the same. Anyways, people say that karma is a b*$%&, and we are paying what we did some time ago. I will find a way to stop that in the next class. Well, this is it! Take care, dear friends :). I wait for your comments.
Hello my dear friend,
ResponderEliminarIn my opinion, you did a very good job introducing and teaching the phrasal verbs by developing the interactive tic-tac-toe and the reading.
I know how difficult is to control ss's misbehavior, but something you can do is to develop more speaking activities in your class inasmuch as they like to speak so much.
Blessings my friend...
Hy Gus Gus, about the students that are always talking try to make them work in groups or pairs, but you choose who works with whom, in that way they are split, and keep them working with a different partner. Nice way to close your class because in that way you could know how well your students can use phrasal verbs in a piece of writing. Besides, you had them reading their work that is good.
ResponderEliminarBlessings...:)
Hello!! I developed the same topic in my last class and I know it is a little hard. I see that you prepared you class in a creative way, because your students had fun and learned at the same time. What you said about the karma is true!! now, you receive what you gave XD congrats my friend, you did a good job!
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