4th Grade Unit 3 My Family Speaking Activities

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SPEAKING TEACHING

Textbook: Primary School English Student’s Book

Grade: 4th

Unit 3: My Family

Language point: Introduce the family members

1)      Present

Memory games

Aim of the activity

·          Students’ memory skills are enhanced thanks to this activity.

·         With the help of this activity, students have a chance to practice their pronunciation.

·         Students’ concentration and listening skills can improve.

Stages

·         Firstly, teacher says to one student’s ear a sentence such as I have got two brothers or she likes her family.

·         Then, this student heard of the sentence from teacher whispers to his/her friend’s ear the sentence.

·         This game keeps on like that, and the last student says the sentence loudly.

·         Sometimes, the sentence can change very differently because of misunderstandings.

2)      Practice

Information gap

Aim of the activity

·         Students try to brainstorm a dialogue around the topic.

·         In addition, with the help of this activity, students’ critical thinking can enhance.

·         Students have a chance to listen other students’ dialogues.

·         Students can develop social skills of interaction and turn taking.

Stages

·         Firstly, teacher wants students to work with their pairs.

·         Teacher explains what they will do; they will create a dialogue about their family members, and they will write their conversation.

·         First student will ask a question to another ‘do you have got a brother? ‘

·         Then, second student will answer the question, and he/she can ask question, for instance ‘do you like your family?’

·         When they finish the conversation, the volunteer students will read their dialogues.

3)      Produce

Role-play

Aim of the activity

·         This activity provides fluency practice.

·         Students also produce the meaningful sentences about their family members such as I have two sisters or I have a grandfather.

·         Students can develop social skills and they can be actively involved in lesson.

Stages

·         Teacher divides class into groups including 5-6 students.

·         He/she wants students to make a family; and after they finish their conversation, they will act out.

·         In addition, students can use role-play cards to help them remember what to say.

·         One student in group will introduce himself/herself such as I am a mother, I like my family, and I have got a sister etc.

·         Then, the other students in group will introduce themselves in a row.

·         At the end of the activity, teacher gives supportive feedback related to their performance.