4th Grade Physical Appearance Pronunciation Activities

Pelin Serin

10131067 3-B

Textbook: Primary English Student’s Book

Grade: 4^th

Unit 14: Physical Appearance

Language Point: Descriptive adjectives: tall- short, curly- straight, dark- fair, long-short, young-old, fat-thin etc.
Materials: Powerpoint presentations, pictures of adjectives, flash cards.  
Time: 40 min.

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OBJECTIVES

1.       Students produce the correct pronunciation of the words.

2.       Students describe physical appearance by using adjectives

 

NOTICING

Teacher greets the students and asks them attractive and motivating questions. “How are you today?” “Are you happy?” etc.

 First of all, the teacher presents a power point presentation about adjectives. It includes adjectives and appropriate pictures under them. The teacher shows them to the students and talks about them briefly.

 

STRUCTURING

Teacher hands out some small cards on which the adjectives that the teacher have presented are written and some pictures related to the adjectives randomly.  And then, she presents the second power point presentation.  She only shows the pictures and let them listen to the sounds. The one who have the word on the paper raise it. Teacher wants them to repeit itin group or in individual. At the end of the activity, teacher asks whether they have any questions or not.

PROCEDURALISING

Teacher asks students to make a group of five and each group draws pictures related to at least two adjective in 2 minutes. Then, teacher chooses one group and asks them to show their picture. Volunteer groups raise their hands and try to pronounce the adjective correctly. Which group pronounces the best, gets a mark. This activity lasts until the last group shows their picture. At the end of the activity, the teacher announces the winner group and greets them.