Target audience: Polytechnic English teachers and students in Tamil nadu and others.
M scheme : Life and
Employability Skills
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Experiment -4
Making Sentences instantly on hearing the word
How to practice this like a language game?
The teacher may divide the students into 5 or 6 groups and make them sit in a circle.
Level 1
Two minutes time will be given. Each group may write any common words (not departmental words) they know as fast as possible. When the time is up, the group that writes more number of words will secure first place and five marks. That which comes second will secure 4 marks. Similarly the other groups will be awarded the marks.
Expected result: The vocabulary of students will be tested. They recall the common words they already know and this prepares them for the next level to make sentences . Interest of the students is kindled.
Level 2
The teacher will discuss with the students how to make sentences instantly for a given word and give some examples. 5 minutes time may be given for the preparation of each group. After 5 minutes, the teacher will say any 5 words from the first 20 words written by a particular group. Any one in that group may make a sentence but within 5 seconds. If the group makes 5 sentences instantly, 5 marks will be awarded. If it fails, the word will be passed to the next group that will get the mark by answering rightly.
Expected result: Students make sentences instantly being in a group and supported by other members in the group. They try to get more points and the interest in learning is retained.
Level 3
Level three will be as same as level 2 but here the teacher may say 5 words from the first 50 words written by a group in level 1. Thus this level will be little tough and increase the ability to make sentences immediately. Awarding marks for right answer will be in the same pattern as done previously.
Level 4
Level four has to be little more difficult than the level 3 just to motivate the students. Here the teacher may say any 5 words from the first 100 words written in level 1. Awarding marks will be the same as done earlier.
Level 5 ( final level)
Now the teacher will say to each group any 10 common words that may not be in the list. Now the five seconds may be reduced to 2 seconds to make a sentence. Each member should be asked to attend two words and make sentences immediately as in the board practical exam.
Expected result:
Students may make sentences with errors and at the end the teacher may guide them to correct the errors. The group that secures first and second place may be appreciated and complimented with a small gift. In real life, they should be encouraged to use English words in their day to day communication.
The twenty words with example sentences made by each group during the activity may be recorded in the record note by the respective group members for experiment 1.
Note: The activities suggested here are only informative and suggestive and the teachers may modify them according to the learners' ability to bring out the desired result.
Experiment 4 (for record note)
M scheme : Life and
Employability Skills
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Experiment -4
Making Sentences instantly on hearing the word
How to practice this like a language game?
The teacher may divide the students into 5 or 6 groups and make them sit in a circle.
Level 1
Two minutes time will be given. Each group may write any common words (not departmental words) they know as fast as possible. When the time is up, the group that writes more number of words will secure first place and five marks. That which comes second will secure 4 marks. Similarly the other groups will be awarded the marks.
Expected result: The vocabulary of students will be tested. They recall the common words they already know and this prepares them for the next level to make sentences . Interest of the students is kindled.
Level 2
The teacher will discuss with the students how to make sentences instantly for a given word and give some examples. 5 minutes time may be given for the preparation of each group. After 5 minutes, the teacher will say any 5 words from the first 20 words written by a particular group. Any one in that group may make a sentence but within 5 seconds. If the group makes 5 sentences instantly, 5 marks will be awarded. If it fails, the word will be passed to the next group that will get the mark by answering rightly.
Expected result: Students make sentences instantly being in a group and supported by other members in the group. They try to get more points and the interest in learning is retained.
Level 3
Level three will be as same as level 2 but here the teacher may say 5 words from the first 50 words written by a group in level 1. Thus this level will be little tough and increase the ability to make sentences immediately. Awarding marks for right answer will be in the same pattern as done previously.
Level 4
Level four has to be little more difficult than the level 3 just to motivate the students. Here the teacher may say any 5 words from the first 100 words written in level 1. Awarding marks will be the same as done earlier.
Level 5 ( final level)
Now the teacher will say to each group any 10 common words that may not be in the list. Now the five seconds may be reduced to 2 seconds to make a sentence. Each member should be asked to attend two words and make sentences immediately as in the board practical exam.
Expected result:
Students may make sentences with errors and at the end the teacher may guide them to correct the errors. The group that secures first and second place may be appreciated and complimented with a small gift. In real life, they should be encouraged to use English words in their day to day communication.
The twenty words with example sentences made by each group during the activity may be recorded in the record note by the respective group members for experiment 1.
Note: The activities suggested here are only informative and suggestive and the teachers may modify them according to the learners' ability to bring out the desired result.
Experiment 4 (for record note)
Say in a sentence instantly on hearing the following words:
1. afraid - I’m not afraid of talking to her.
2. always - Children always speak truth.
3. attend - All of us have to attend the meeting without fail.
4. beautiful - This dress is beautiful but very expensive.
5. become - My friend has become the class representative.
6. book - My favourite book is Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”.
7. breakfast - I had my breakfast just now.
8. come - Have you already come to this place?
9. decide - I have decided to go for higher study.
10. children - Children are fond of sweets and ice-cream.
11. different - She is different from others in her approach.
12. easy - Getting a govt. job is not easy nowadays.
13. famous - Salem is famous for mangoes.
14. friend - Latha is my best friend since my school days.
15. work - My father is working in Pollachi.
16. happy - I am happy about your progress in the exam.
17. holiday - Is tomorrow a holiday?
18. important - We have an important meeting today.
19. know - I know where he is studying.
20. never - I would never commit this mistake again.
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