Look and say approach:
- who can find a name of animal/ fruit?
- who can find a word of color?
- can you find your favourite food?
- can you find a bird that cannot fly?
Phonic approach:
- who can find a word beginnig with "p" sound?
- who can find a word ending with "g" sound?
- who can find a word which has "d" sound?
- can you find a name of animal beginning with "k" sound?
Advantages of using games:
- add variety
- hidden practice of specific language
- fun
- give confidence to shy pupils
- pupil-pupil communication is improved
4 differences between a child and an adult as a LFL:
Child:
- mechanical memory
- concrete thinking
- short-term memory
- need for play
- they do things when they feel the're ready
- exposure
Adult:
- logical memory
- abstract thinking
- concentration
- strong motivation to learn
Things to help understand listening material:
- pictures
- revise vocabulary
- introduce key vocabulary
- activate schemata
- arouse interest
Story telling techniques:
- create right atmosphere
- take care about seats
- read slowly
- use pictures and disscuse them
- change difficult words into easier
- make comments
- gestures, miming
- use repetitions
- tone of voice
criteria for story selection:
- vocabulary, structure level
- pronunciation
- subject matter
- visuals
- encourage participation
- motivating
- arouse curiosity
- create positive attitude
- language