Leeuwarden - VT - Year 1 - Lecture 7

• CLT
• HBO
• Studiejaar 1

What do you like to do most in your spare time? What makes you tick?

Which of the following is NOT a communicative language teaching activity?

1. Social interaction activities
2. Information gap activities
3. Role plays
4. Grammar repetition

Last class:

- Communicative language teaching

- Music in the classroom

- Levels of English primary school

What levels of English do you find in primary school?

1. Pre A1
2. A2
3. A1
4. B1

After today's class:

- You understand the difference between Pre A1 - A1 - A2 activities?

- You have practiced with a CLT activity

- You understand what an information gap activity is

Which level is which?

Task:

You will be shown different activities.

Use your sheet to find out which activity has which level and why.

assets.cambridgeenglish.org

assets.cambridgeenglish.org

assets.cambridgeenglish.org

assets.cambridgeenglish.org

assets.cambridgeenglish.org

1. What is it?

2. Where is the?

3. The world we live in

4. Things we use of wear

5. Describing things & People

Pre A1

A1

A2

CLT activity

Criteria:

- Fun

- Meaningful (share ideas, solving problems)

- Interactive

- Routine

Draw your dream house

Pre task: 3-4 min.

Make groups (max 3-4)

What does your dream house look like?

E.g 

Inside: Five rooms, ten chairs  

Outside: A river, a helicopter

During task: 5 min.

All group members must hold the marker at the same time. No speaking is allowed as they draw! 

Post task:

1. What was easy about drawing the house? What was difficult?

2. How did you feel when you were drawing the house?

3. Was there a leader in your group? Who? How much time did you lead?

4. Is it more satisfying to draw a house by yourself or with the group? Why?

5. What surprised you about drawing the house

Present the house

One or two group members will present the house to the rest of the group:

• What does the house have? How many windows?

• What do you like about the house?

• How much does it cost?

How does this activity meet the criteria? (Fun, meaningful, interactive, routine)

Is this an information gap activity?

YES

NO