3. A Democratic Classroom Well placed at the beginning of a course, this resource stresses the importance of learning in a democratic classroom where both learners and teachers respect one another. Here, the learners enact British values whilst creating a collaborative set of ground rules. Learning Objectives Create collaborative ground rules for the classroom Use correct pronouns Use negation appropriately Starter Sit or stand your students in a circle or horseshoe. Ask the learner to your left what their name is and elicit a full sentence answer. Tell them to ask the same question to the person on their left who also answers in a full sentence. Go around the class until the introductions are complete. Next, ask the learner to your left what they like or like to do. This time, the person asking the question must say what the previous learner said they like to do before asking their question. Check and correct their use of 3rd person plural (He likes, she likes) as well as use of +ing verbs (He likes shopping, I like running). Drill if necessary before learners move on to ensure they have correct pronunciation and are using the correct language. This task will result in the learners on the right having to remember a lot so warn those on your left they will have to actively listen also because you will give them an extra task at the end. Once you have gone around the circle, return to your left and ask learners if they can recite information from the whole group. Challenge learners to remember multiple pieces of information with different pronouns He likes playing first you may find eg “His name’s _______ guitar”. At some people are reluctant to try but it can get quite competitive. Maintain your focus on the use of correct pronouns and verb use even asking the learner to learner’s – stop and return to the beginning if they make a mistake. This task can of course be done with any information but it is a good idea to mix possessive (His, her their) and personal pronouns (he, she, they) to check your usage. This is also a good place to check learners understanding of learner’s personal pronouns and ensure the class is aware of what pronouns to use with each
3. A Democratic Classroom Well placed at the beginning of a course, this resource stresses the importance of learning in a democratic classroom where both learners and teachers respect one another. Here, the learners enact British values whilst creating a collaborative set of ground rules. Learning Objectives Create collaborative ground rules for the classroom Use correct pronouns Use negation appropriately Starter Sit or stand your students in a circle or horseshoe. Ask the learner to your left what their name is and elicit a full sentence answer. Tell them to ask the same question to the person on their left who also answers in a full sentence. Go around the class until the introductions are complete. Next, ask the learner to your left what they like or like to do. This time, the person asking the question must say what the previous learner said they like to do before asking their question. Check and correct their use of 3rd person plural (He likes, she likes) as well as use of +ing verbs (He likes shopping, I like running). Drill if necessary before learners move on to ensure they have correct pronunciation and are using the correct language. This task will result in the learners on the right having to remember a lot so warn those on your left they will have to actively listen also because you will give them an extra task at the end. Once you have gone around the circle, return to your left and ask learners if they can recite information from the whole group. Challenge learners to remember multiple pieces of information with different pronouns eg “His name’s _______ He likes playing guitar”. At first you may find some people are reluctant to try but it can get quite competitive. Maintain your focus on the learner’s use of correct pronouns and verb use – even asking the learner to stop and return to the beginning if they make a mistake. This task can of course be done with any information but it is a good idea to mix possessive (His, her their) and personal pronouns (he, she, they) to check your learner’s usage. This is also a good place to check learners understanding of personal pronouns and ensure the class is aware of what pronouns to use with each
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