teachingactivities

let's go for a walk

Page history last edited by Ben Shearon 3 yrs ago

Let's go for a walk!

Clement Ho

GRADE LEVEL:	SHS 3. However, the level of difficulty can be adjusted
SKILLS:	Listening, writing, reading
TIME:	Full class period
MATERIALS:	Worksheets, textbooks, pencils
OBJECTIVES:	My students had recently learned about asking for directions, so I took them on a walk to reinforce the material

PROCEDURE:

1. This activity had two parts. During the first part, I dictated directions and the questions could only be done at a certain location. Once the students had reached the specified destination, they answered questions printed on their worksheets. Here is an example:

Oral instructions:

From the school gates, go straight. Go straight until you are at the traffic light. On the way, you will see a vending machine on your right and a restaurant on your left. At the traffic light, turn left. Stop at the day care. Please answer question 1 on the worksheet.

Question printed on the worksheet:

What kind of store is across the street?

2. While they are walking from one location to another, the students are somewhat idle and conversations can drift away from English and the task at hand. To make use of this idle time, part two of the worksheet had questions which could be done at any time and in any location. Here are some examples:

♦ Please write down any English words that you see.

♦ Find red cars, and write down the license plate numbers.

♦ How is the weather today?

NOTES:

The students enjoyed this activity very much, and it helped to review the material learned in recent classes. After the lesson, a student told me that using the new vocabulary actively was much more effective than reviewing them passively from the textbook. Actually experiencing English in real life will help the vocabulary to stay in their long-term memory. This activity is probably only feasible with smaller classes. I did it with my elective classes, the largest one having 13 students. You will probably need the supervision of a JTE and the permission of the Principal for this activity.