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The First 3 Comparing Classes

Posted by Jr. in Language Functions, MAD Resource Centre, Newsletter V 1.0 on January 19th, 2009

Courtesy : Niki, Sanjana

DAY 1

Compare self with others:

Vocab Activity: Appukuttan Family

Take pictures of people of various age groups and characteristics and point out differences. Fill in the words in the repository (Venn diagram).

Repository (Venn Diagram): Taller, Shorter, Older, Younger, Thinner, fatter.

STEM:

Both she and I have ____.

I am ___ but she is ___.

Language Function Activity:

1) Write the names of all the kids in chits.

2) 1st let each kid picks a secret chit.

3) Without mentioning the name of the person in the chit, each child gets a turn to contrast / compare himself with the other person.

4) The other children must guess the person.

* Cover the original grammar stem too.


DAY 2

COMPARE BOYS AND GIRLS

Vocab activity: Flash cards, pictures, dolls etc.

Repository: Matrix with attributes of boys and girls. APPEARANCE, CLOTHES, ROLES AT HOME, INTERESTS

GIRLS

BOYS

APPEARANCE

Long hair, No moustache, Beautiful, Graceful

Short hair, Moustache, Handsome, Tuff

CLOTHES etc.

Skirt, frock, Pants, Salwar, Sari, Earrings, watches.

Pants, Shorts, Shirt, Mundu, watches

INTEREST

Make-up, books, travelling, cooking

Football, mechanics, books, travelling, cooking

ROLES IN THE FAMILY

Daughter, mother, sister, Aunt, niece, Grandmother, spouse, sibling.

Son, father, Brother, Uncle, nephew, Grandfather, spouse, sibling.

Stem:

Both boys and girls have ______.

Boys like ____ but girls like _____ .

Boys wear _____ similarly, girls also wear ____.

Boys are _____ while girls are _____.

Language function Activity:

  1. Divide kids into pairs.
  2. Ask each team to decide on a movie.
  3. Using the words given in matrix, they must identify one similarity and difference between the hero and heroine per team member.
  4. Each team and tem member is given a turn to speak.
  5. Each team must make one sentence using every stem. ( each child must make at least one sentence)

* Cover the original grammar stem too.


DAY 3:

Now and 60 years back!

Vocab Activity

Repository

2 HAND WORD WEB.

(Travel, technology, occupations, Homes)

Speaking Activity:

Both then and now people travel in ___.

Then people used _____, while now people use ______.

Then people lived in _____, similarly, now also people live in _____.

Then there were ______, likewise now also there are ____.

Then people owned ______ however now people own _____.

* Cover the original grammar stem too.

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Language Functions: Daily Themes.

Posted by Jithin C Nedumala in Language Functions on October 10th, 2008

Language Functions

Topic: I – Describe – Talking about the way this appear / look

Class 1: Theme 1: Describing self

Class 2: Theme 2: Describing things

Class 3: Theme 3: Describing birds

Class 4: Theme 4: Describing animals

Class 5: Theme 5: Describing places

Class 6: Theme 6: Describing celebrations

Class 7: Theme 7: Describing feelings

Class 8: Revision

II – Compare & Contrast – Talking about differences

Class 9: Theme 1: Comparing self with others

Class 10: Theme 2: Comparing Boys With Girls

Class 11: Theme 3: Comparing Now and 50 Years Back

Class 12: Theme 4: Comparing The Ant and the Grasshopper (Story)

Class 13: Theme 5: Comparing Studying and Working

Class 14: Theme 6: Comparing Home and Hostel

Class 15: Theme 7: You tell me !! :)

Class 16: Revision

III – Instruct – Talking about processes and procedures

Class 17: Theme 1: Exercises

Class 18: Theme 2: Recipe

Class 19: Theme 3: Directions

Class 20: Theme 4: Craft

Class 21: Theme 5: Drawing

Class 22: Theme 6: Games

Class 23: Theme 7: First aid

Class 24: Revision

IV – Question – Talking about enquiry

Class 25: Theme 1: Questioning through pictures

Class 26: Theme 2: Questioning situations

Class 27: Theme 3: 20 questions

Class 28: Theme 4: Interviewing

Class 29: Theme 5: Answer first

Class 30: Revision

V – Explain – Talking about reasons

Class 31: Theme 1: Explaining pictures

Class 32: Theme 2: Explaining situations

Class 33: Theme 3: 20 questions

Class 34: Theme 4: Explaining scientific phenomena

E.g. – When a ball is thrown up, it comes down. Why?

- We do not fall off the round earth. Why?

- The sky is blue. Why?

Class 35: Theme 5: Explaining geographical situations

E.g. – Why do people in Kashmir dress differently than those in Kochi?

- There is a lot of snow in the Himalayas and not in Rajasthan. Why?

Class 36: Revision

VI – Discuss and Decide – Talking about choices

Class 37: Theme 1: Deciding on a dress – E.g., Should schools prescribe uniforms?

Class 38: Theme 2: Right or wrong

Class 39: Theme 3: What would you do if -?

Class 40: Theme 4: Deciding on a food

Class 41: Revision

VII – Narrate – Talking about sequences

Class 42: Theme 1: Narrating a day’s events

Class 43: Theme 2: Narrating a dream

Class 44: Theme 3: Telling short stories

Class 45: Theme 4: Story ball

Class 46: Theme 5: Random word story

Class 47: Revision

VIII – Role Play

Class 48: Theme 1: Short skits based on small, familiar stories, rehearsing dialogues &

Enacting

Class 49: Theme 2: Short plays – slightly longer, but simple plays, rehearsing dialogues

& enacting

Class 50: Revision

Courtesy: TTF

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