CONVERSATIONAL ACTIVITIES

TOEFL

Assignment 1

TEN CONVERSATION ACTIVITIES

Activities Include:

General Conversation Activities, Teaching English to Children

 Ivan Petryshyn
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July 10, 2020-September 2nd 2020

Program of Study:

TESOL Studies

Ten Conversation Activities

ACTIVITY 1.

Participants: non-native English learners.

What is included:

successful speaking exercises: pronunciation practice,

vocabulary,

problem solving,

creative a

task-based learning activities.

Aim:

to help the students adopt their previous knowledge of vocabulary

to strengthen their use of correct grammatical structure.

Level: a low-beginner level

Category: Non-native speakers, speakers of other languages

Material: are fun, energetic and acceptable to immediate beginner learners.

N.B.: the teacher is to be aware of accent difficulties, pronunciation, intonation and the use of Basic
Grammar.

The length of each exercise: 30-35 minutes

Activity 1 Personal Introduction

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloCBoEpEDQ

Level: Beginner

Objective: 1. Let the pupils know one another better;

2. teach, how to question and how to answer questions;

3. teach, how to introduce oneself to the class/public;

4. teach, how to interview another student;

5. help the pupils to develop the fluency and the correctness of utterances;

6. brush up the students’ intonation;

7. help students to find someone, who they would like to talk to.

Preparation: 10 minutes. Making questions for the students to use during the activity:

1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

2. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
3. WHAT CITY ARE YOU FROM?
4. HOW OLD ARE YOU?
5. WHAT LANGUAGE/S DO YOU SPEAK?
6. WHAT ARE YOU?
7. WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING?
8. WHAT SUBJECT DO YOU LIKE?
9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
10. WHAT HOBBIES DO YOU HAVE?
11. DO YOU HAVE BROTHERS OR SISTERS?
12. HOW MANY FRIENDS DO YOU HAVE?
13. WHO IS YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND?
14. WHY IS HE/SHE YOUR BEST FRIEND?
 15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK?
16. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE WRITER?
17. DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC?
18. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SINGER?
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG?
20. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?
21. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV PROGRAM?
22. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM?
23. WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO BE IN THE FUTURE?

Materials: YouTube video: “INTRODUCTION” (for ELL students): https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=mHuoOXiHvM4

Method:

THEACHER: will begin the activity discussing, what are different methods of introducing oneself, how
we can introduce other people. The T. will ask the students, what questions could be logical to ask a
person one sees for the first time. He will ask the students to answer them (please, see above) paying
attention to the intonation and the Grammar. Also, the teacher will remind the pupils to remember,
that one should be polite, when asking/answering the questions.

The students will be practicing the questions in: 1. Pairs, 2. Groups, 3. In chain; 4. In front of the class; 5.
In a pair with the T.

YouTube video: “INTERVIEW” (for ELL students):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=serYiZRiGnA

The next step will be the INTERVIEW role game. The T. will introduce the questions the pupils could ask
encouraging them to ask their own questions.

The students will rotate coming up to other tables asking the questions,that could be used for the
interview:

POSSIBLE SCENARIOS:

1. REGISTERING FOR A NEW SCHOOL.

2. INTERVIEWING FOR VOLUNTEERING.
3. INTERVIEWING FOR A PART-TIME JOB.
4. SITUATIONAL INTERVIEWING: INTERVIEWING A WITNESS OF A STUDENT’S GOOD BEHAVIOR.
5. INTERVIEWING A PATIENT.
6. INTERVIEWING A WITNESS OF A THEFT/LOOTING. (A POLICE OFFICER AND A WITNESS).

The T. will prepare the flash cards with questions and supporting vocabulary.

The possible questions could be as follows:

 1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF (age, profession, hobbies,
friends, daily routine, etc.)
*
2. HOW DID YOU STUDY IN THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL?
3. WHY DO YOU WANT TO STUDY IN OUR SCHOOL?
4. DO YOU KNOW OUR RULES?
5. DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS IN THIS SCHOOL?
6. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST OF ALL WHEN A STUDENT?

7. WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A VOLUNTEER?

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION?

9. DO YOU LIKE TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE?

10. DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE IN HELPING OTHERS?

11. WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS?

12. HOW OLD ARE YOU?

13. ARE YOU A STUDENT?

14. WHAT CAN YOU DO?

15. DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE?

16. WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK PART-TIME?

17. WILL YOU BE HAPPY WITH WASHING DISHES AND CLEANING?

18. WILL THE JOB ALLOW YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL?

** I KNOW, YOU ARE A VERY POLITE AND WELL-BEHAVING STUDENT.

19. DO YOU KNOW STUDENT ___________?

20. WILL YOU AGREE HIS/HER BEHAVIOR IS VERY GOOD?

21. WHAT DO YOU THINK: IS HE/SHE A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS?

22. DO YOU REMEMBER, WHEN HE/SHE HELPED OTHERS IN YOUR CLASS?

23. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH HIM/HER?

***

24. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

25. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
26. ARE YOU FEELING GOOD?
27. DO YOU COUGH?
28. DO YOU HAVE A FEVER?
29. DO YOU HAVE ANY PAIN?
30. DO YOU HAVE A SORE-THROAT?
31. WHAT IS YOUR DIET?
32. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO EAT?
33. DO YOU PRACTICE SPORTS?
34. DO YOU EXERCISE DAILY?
35. DO YOU TAKE ANY MEDICATION?
36. DO YOU HAVE ALLERGIES?

****
1. WHERE WERE YOU AT 10 AM CST?
2. WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
3. WHAT DID YOU SEE?
4. WHO DID YOU SEE?
5. WHERE WAS THAT MAN?
6. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE MAN?
7. HOW FAR WAS HE FROM YOU?
8. DID HE HAVE ANYTHING IN HIS HANDS?
9. WAS HE AGGRESSIVE OR NICE?
10. DID YOU LIKE THE PERSON?
11. WHY DID YOU LIKE HIM?
12. DID HE DO ANYTHING WRONG?
13. WHEN DID HE EXIT THE STORE?
14. WHAT DID HE HAVE IN HIS HANDS?
15. DID HE CARRY ANYTHOING OUT?
16. WAS HE AGGRESSIVE?
17. DID HE WALK OUT OR RUN AWAY?
18. CAN YOU RECOGNIZE HIM?

SAMPLES OF CONVERSATIONS (conversational cards) /can be cut into pieces and distribute to
the students to find the correct answer with another student in the class// make a short
dialogue using them/)
 1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME? TELL ME
SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF (age,
profession, hobbies, friends, daily
routine, etc.)
2.HOW DID YOU STUDY IN THE PREVIOUS
SCHOOL?
3.WHY DO YOU WANT TO STUDY IN OUR
SCHOOL?
4.DO YOU KNOW OUR RULES?
5.DO YOU HAVE ANY FRIENDS IN THIS
SCHOOL?
7. WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A
VOLUNTEER?
8. WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION?
9. DO YOU LIKE TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE?
10. DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE IN
HELPING OTHERS?
12. HOW OLD ARE YOU?
13. ARE YOU A STUDENT?
14. WHAT CAN YOU DO?
19. DO YOU KNOW STUDENT
___________?
20. WILL YOU AGREE HIS/HER
BEHAVIOR IS VERY GOOD?
MY NAME IS _______.
I AM ____ YEARS OLD.
I AM A STUDENT.
MY HOBBY IS MUSIC.
I HAVE 2 FRIENDS. THEY ARE STUDENTS, TOO,
AND THEY LIKE MOVIES.
EVERY DAY, I GO TO SCHOOL, EXCEPT
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
I STUDIED WELL.
I HEARD THAT YOUR SCHOOL IS A VERY GOOD
AND INTERESTING PROGRAM.
YES, I KNOW SOME OF THEM.
YES, I HAVE 2 FRIENDS IN THIS SCHOOL.
BUT, I WILL MAKE MORE FRIENDS LATER.
I WANT TO BE VOLUNTEER TO HELP OTHER
PEOPLE AND TO GET SOME EXPERIENCE.
I WANT TO BE USEFUL IN THIS CITY.
YES, I DO. I ALWAYS HELP MY LITTLE BROTHER
AND THE ELDERLY NEIGHBORS.
YES, IN THE FAMILY AND IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I AM ______ YEARS OLD.
YES, I AM. IAM A STUDENT.
I CAN COOK, CLEAN, WASH DISHES, MAKE
SALADS…
YES, I DO. HE IS A NICE BOY.
YES, OF COURSE. HE IS ALWAYS POLITE.
 21. WHAT DO YOU THINK: IS HE/SHE A GOOD
EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS?
22. DO YOU REMEMBER, WHEN HE/SHE
HELPED OTHERS IN YOUR CLASS?
1. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
YES, HE IS. HE IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE FOR
OTHERS.
YES, I DO. YESTERDAY, HE HELPED TO CLEAN
THE BOARD, TO CLEAN THE TABLES AND
HELPED TO ORGANIZE THE BOOKS ON THE
TABLES.
MY NAME IS ____________.

2. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I AM GOOD.

3. ARE YOU FEELING GOOD? YES, I AM FEELING VERY GOOD.

4. DO YOU COUGH? NO, I DON’T.

5. DO YOU HAVE A FEVER? NO, I DO NOT.

1. WHERE WERE YOU AT 10 AM CST? I WAS IN A BOOK STORE.

2. WHAT WERE YOU DOING? I WAS BROWSING POETRY BOOKS ON A

BOOKSHELF.

3. WHAT DID YOU SEE? I SAW MANY BOOKS.

4. WHO DID YOU SEE? I SAW CUSTOMERS AND A MAN WHO WAS
STRANGE.

5. WHERE WAS THAT MAN? HE WAS AT THE COUNTER.

N.B.: some questions can be changed in accordance with the situation.

When the activity is finished, the students will make an oral report, who they were conversing
with and which conversation yhey liked the most.

ACTIVITY 2.

Participants: non-native English learners.

What is included:

successful speaking exercises:

pronunciation practice,

vocabulary,
problem solving,

creative a

task-based learning activities.

Aim:

to help the students adopt their previous knowledge of vocabulary

to strengthen their use of correct grammatical structure.

Level: a low-beginner level

Category: Non-native speakers, speakers of other languages

Materials: are fun, energetic and acceptable to immediate beginner learners.

N.B.: the teacher is to be aware of accent difficulties, pronunciation, intonation and the use of Basic
Grammar.

The length of each exercise: 30-35 minutes

Activity 2 Describing the Picture

Level: Beginners

Objective: To help the learners to utilize their vocabulary and basic Grammar structures.

It will be preparing the students for freer communication activities using the main Grammar rules and
the basic Intonation patters: the use of proper articles, endings/suffixes, prepositions (in, on, under,
by, below, …). The main constructions to be used: “This is/These are… There is/are… I see a… I
see____s… It’s on/in/under/by…)

Preparation: (10 minutes):

1. Search the Internet for a short video: “Description of a picture for ELL beginners”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miqycqj39AU;
2. Find small children’s books for photocopies appropriate for the level and the topic covered;
3. Print the copies to have enough for each student in class + one for the T.;

Method: T. explains to the class, what they will be doing;

The T, will show one of the photos and will ask questions:

“WHAT DO YOU SEE?

The T. will give a correct answer: “I SEE PEOPLE, A WOMAN, A MAN, A BOY AND A GIRL”.

The T. explains that the Simple Present Tense/Present Indefinite is used to describe an action,

The use of the Indefinite and Definite Articles, the use of prepositions, the use of the Plurality and
Singularity of Nouns, the formation of questions and how to answer them.

The learners will be working in pairs. The T. will be noticing their mistakes to have them corrected for
all the class with the goal to have the rules clarified and better understood.

At the end of the activity the T. will write the common mistakes on board and will try to correct them
together with the students conscious approach to learning.

Activity 3: “DAYS OF THE WEEK”

Level: Beginner

Objective: The activity is a good possibility to learn the names of the days of the week and to be able to
talk about them in a wider spectrum.

The students will learn about the origin of the names of the days in English and in Romance Languages,
they will be learning, how to pronounce the days, how to use the preposition “on” , when to use the
plural form of the days, how to express one’s likes and dislikes. The learners will also use vaster
vocabulary to talk about the actions they perform each day developing their dialogic speech.

Preparation: 15 minutes.

The T. prepares:

1. Cards with the names of the days of the week;

2. A calendar;
3. A card with the PREPOSITION “ON”;
4. Pictures with different actions one can perform during a week;
5. An audio recording: a/ A SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXMofxtDPUQ
B/ VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSWfRL3LKm0&t=33s
The T. will demonstrate to the L’s the video and will ask separate students, pairs of learners or groups to
react to his speaking.

Method:

The T. will ask to answer his questions, to ask the questions other students, to answer the question of
others.

He will ask to answer general and special questions, to say, which day in order it is, to answer, when this
or that subject is taught, or – when one performs this or that activity.

T. will ask the learners, when they study and when they do not.

T. will inform the learners about the origin of the days’ names, and will ask leading questions to check, if
they understand the concept.

T. will ask every student to let the class know, what each of the does on every separate day.

The activity is introduced by the teacher asking the students what their favorite foods are and why.

The T. will ask 3 students to come to the front of the class and ask each other, what they

Samples:

1. What days of the week have a letter “o” Monday

in their names?

2. What days of the week have a letter “u” Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday
in their names?
3. What days of the week have a letter “e” Tuesday, Wednesday,
in their names?
4. What days of the week have 2 letters “a” Saturday
in their names?

5. What day of the week is named after the Sunday

Sun?

6. What day of the week is named after the Monday

Moon?
7. What day of the week is named after the Thursday
Germanic god “Thor”- Thunder?
8. What day of the week is named after Saturday
Saturn?
9. What day of the week is named after the Friday
 goddess of Friendship and Benevolence
Freya?
10. What day of the week is named after the Wednesday
Germanic god Woden?
11. What day of the week is named after the Tuesday
Germanic god Tyr-Tiwaz?

ASSIGNMENT:

LUNA= MOON, SOLUS= SUN, MARTES= MARS, MERCURIUS= MERCURY, IOVIS= JUPITER,
VERERA = VENUS, SATURNUS= SATURN

If Latin Luna is the Moon, then, what is the English MONDAY

for Dies Lunae?
If Latin Solus is the Sun, then, what is the English SUNDAY
for Dies Soli?
If Latin Iovis is Jupiter, the god of Thunder, then, THURSDAY
what is the English for Dies Iovi?
If Latin Venera is Venus, the goddess of Love and FRIDAY
Friendship, then, what is the English for Dies
Venerae?
If Latin Mercurius is the Mercury, the god of news, WEDNESDAY
then, what is the English for Dies Mercuri?
If Latin Saturnus is Saturn, then, what is the SATURDAY
English for Dies Saturni?
If Latin Martis is Mars, then, what is the English for WEDNESDAY
Dies Martii?

CONVERSATION:

Questions, that can be written on the board: (TL; LL, LT, L CLASS…) /T-teacher, L-learner/

1. What is your favorite day of the week?

2. When do you have English classes? (every day).
3. When do you study arts? ((every day).
4. When do you have Math classes? ( ON Monday, ON Friday)
5. When do you study Science? (ON Tuesday)
6. When do you have Social Studies? (ON Thursday)
7. Do you like Monday? Why? What do you do on Mondays?
8. Do you like Sundays? What do you do on Sundays?
9. What days of the week don’t you like? Why?
*VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cF4UwCqN3c&t=46s

WORDS: GO SHOPPING, VACUUM, GO FOR A WALK, SEE A MOVIE, NEED FRIENDS, PLAY TENNIS,

WASH THE CAR

WHAT DO YOU DO ON _____________S? ON ____________S, I _______________.

Activity 4 Telling a Story: STORY-MAKING

Level: Beginners

Objective: This is a collective (Class-Teacher) activity, that enables the creativity of the learners:

The T. suggests, that the L-s, should suggest the heroes of the story, their names, their age, their
appearance, their places of living, their professions and hobbies.

The T. asks L-s the questions and the L-s

Preparation: 3 minutes:

1. Pictures: a girl, a boy, a man, a woman, an old man, an old woman

A doctor, a nurse, a teacher, a student, an engineer, a worker, a builder, a
policeman, a policewoman, a shop assistant, a fortune-teller, a scientist, a cleaner, etc.

Method: The L-s are asked about the characters of the story, their names, their age, their appearance,
their places of living, their professions and hobbies.

The L-s answer the questions. The T. writes the words on the board. They discuss the details about,
what the characters like, what they do, what they do not like, about- their friends, their families…

The T. is writing the necessary lexical units and Grammar patters, that serve the conversation.

The students repeat, write down/draw to remember the story.

By the end of the activity the T. asks a L./L-s to tell the story in short or – to answer the questions
changing /paraphrasing the words.
Sample:

- WHO WILL BE THE MAIN HEROES OF OUR STORY? – a girl, a boy, a man…
- HOW OLD IS/WILL BE THE GIRL? – She is 15.
- HOW DOES SHE/HE LOOK LIKE?- He is handsome.
- WHAT DOES SHE/HE WEAR?- She wears a nice red dress, a yellow hat and red shoes.
- WHAT IS SHE?= WHAT IS SHE DOING FOR LIFE? – He is a student. …
- ARE THEY FRIENDS?- No, they will make frends.
- DO THEY HAVE FRIENDS?- Yes, they do. …
- HOW MANY FRIENDS DO THEY HAVE?- They have many friends.
- WHO ARE THEIR FRIENDS?- Their friends are …
- DOES S/HE HAVE A FAMILY?- Yes, s/he does….
- WHERE DOES HE/SHE LIVE?- They live in ___________. …
- WHAT DOES HE LIKE TO DO?- He likes music/poetry/movies/exercises…
- WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?- They go to the park./… They meet ______...
- WHERE DO THEY GO?- They go to the ____(movies). …
- WHAT DO THEY DO?- They watch a new movie. / They meet his/her … (friend/dad, …)
- DO THEY HAVE FUN?- Yes, they do. …
- CAN YOU DRAW THE MAIN CHARACTERS?  STUDENTS DRAW THE MAIN CHARACTERS.

VIDEO: INVITING A FRIEND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPB0ms02W3A

T.: CAN I INVITE YOU TO...?  EVERY L. INVITES ANOTHER L. SOMEWHERE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFnQ0gxef2A

T./L.: WANNA … ?

Activity 5 DRAWING A PICTURE USING THE SHAPES.

Revision of the shapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbxXG6hwcRk

The T. is asking about the shapes of the objects in the classroom to review the shapes and the
names of the objects in the class:
WHAT SHAPE IS THE TABLE?/CLOCK?/DOOR? WINDOW?LOOKING-GLASS?/A PIECE OF
CHALK?/THE ORBIT OF A PLANET?

Level: Beginners, Level A

Objective: To practice pronouncing the words and answering the questions. The game is covering
several subjects- English, Grammar, Listening and Arts.
The T. asks the L-s to ask each other simpler questions: - WHAT SHAPE IS THE CHAIR? – IT’S A
TRAPEZOID….

Preparation: 15 MINUTES: 1. Poster with shapes; 2. Cards with shapes;

3. Colored pencils; 4. Pencils; 5. Drawing paper; 6. Markers;.

Method:

1. Two students come to the board, and the T. tells them, what shape to draw: “Draw a ____.
(circle)”. Both students draw a shape. THE WINNER IS THE ONE, WHO DOESN’T MAKE A
MISTAKE AND IS FASTER IN DRAWING ALL THE SHAPES.
2. Two other students come to the board. They need to label all the shapes drawn by previous
students. THE WINNER IS THE FASTER, WHO WRITES THE NAMES CORRECTLY.
3. L-s, sitting at the desks tell 2 more students, what shapes to draw- in turn. THE WINNER IS THE
FASTER, WHO WRITES THE NAMES CORRECTLY.
4. A L. is told by the students, what shape to draw: the L. should utilize the shapes and make a
picture. When all the shapes are used, the L. at the board should give a name to the picture
and explain, what he drew: THIS IS A ________. ITS NAME IS ___________.

Samples:

T.: Please, draw a square. Please, draw a triangle. Please, draw a diamond. …

Student 1: || Student 2:

Please, draw a rectangle. … Please, draw an oval.

Student 3: is drawing a _____... Student 4: is drawing a _____...

Students at desks: Please, draw a rectangle. - Please, draw an octagon. …

Student 1: is drawing a/an __________. Student 2: is drawing a/an __________.

Student/s at the desks: Please, draw a/an_____________. || Please, draw a/an _____________.

A student at the board: is drawing the shapes prompted connecting them into a picture of an object/an
animal/ a person, etc.

Activity 6 MONTHS AND DATES.

Pre-conversational activity: watching a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESDo-bUY7VI

WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? – IT’S ON ___________ __TH/ST/ND/RD.

ORDINARY NUMBERS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqzNhBlpVHM

- What month is it?

ORDINAL NUMBERS:

1-ST 21ST 31ST

2-ND 22ND

3-RD 23RD

4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th…

 What date is it today?

TODAY IS THE 1ST 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th… OF ____________.
21ST 31ST 2-ND 22ND3-RD 23RD

IS IT THE __________TH OF ____________?

YES, IT IS.|| NO, IT ISN’T.

HOLIDAYS:

WATCHING A VIDEO “HOLIDAYS”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a15UOja3JM

WHEN? – ON THE ____ TH OF ______.

WHEN IS _________ DAY? – IT’S ON THE __________TH OF _____________.

YEARS:

HOW TO SAY A YEAR IN ENGLISH?

2020 – TWENTY-TWENTY

1977- NINETEEN-SEVENTY-SEVEN
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOzY41qhkpc

Level: Beginners

Objective:

It’s a complex activity that has as its goal to review the month, the ordinal numbers, the
prepositions (in/on), and to learn, how to say dates and years.

There are several assignments suggested:

1.watching the videos;

2.answering questions;

3. pair/group work asking questions;

4. a short historical quiz on years

Preparation: 15 minutes: Prepare the computer, the cards, the board, etc.

Method:

The L-s have a chance to decide, if they want to watch the video first or to play a game:

“WHEN?” : the game that uses the most important historical years to train, how to say the years in the
English Language.

The teacher is reading the questions WRITING THE NUMBERS OF THE YEARS ON THE BOARD, the L-s
show the correct year using the numbers, like: 1977 having ready-made cards with the numbers. The T.
is writing the names of the best participants on the board. The winners (acc. to the teachers rules) will
get a historical picture.

Sample:
VIDEO: 10 SPECTACULAR HISTORIC EVENTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbVLsoEl850

WHEN ? CHOICES: CORRECT ANSWER

WAS THE GREAT IN 2000 BC 3000 BC

PYRAMID BUILT?
IN 1000 BC

IN 3000 BC
ST
WAS THE 1 OLYMPICS IN 777
IN GREECE HELD? 776
IN 776

IN 775
WAS ROME FOUNDED? IN 753
753
IN 752

IN 754

ARISTOTLE AND PLATO IN 260

LIVED? 360
IN 360

IN 160

WAS EGYPT CONQUERED IN 333 332

BY ALEXANDER THE
GREAT? IN 331

IN 332

DID THEY BEGIN TO BUIL IN 213

THE GREAT WALL OF 214
CHINA? IN 214

IN 215

WAS JESUS CHRIST IN 3

BORN? 4
IN 4

IN 5

WAS PROPHET
 MOHAMMED BORN AT IN 569 570
MECCA?
IN 570

IN 571

ARABS INVADED SPAIN? IN 709 711

IN 711

IN 710

NORMANS INVADED IN 1066 1066

ENGLAND?
IN 1056

IN 1046

WAS AMERICAN IN 1775 1776

INDEPENDENCE
DECLARED? IN 1776

IN 1778

Resource: https://sites.google.com/site/nccmnhistory/the-
50-key-dates-of-world-history

Activity 7 BIRTH DATES OF FAMOUS PEOPE

Level: Basic/Level A

Objective:

Teach the L-s to say their birthday implementing the use of ordinal numbers, and the months.

The L-s will be trained in the line of Listening Comprehension, elements of writing and Grammar, oral
speech, reading.
Preparation: 10 minutes:

1. Cards (2 per each student);

2. Pencils (1 per each student);
3. Computer for YouTube video;
4. Table with famous people’s birthdays.

Method:

A game is an introductory activity, when the T. gives every student 2 cards, on which they will write their
dates of their birthday. The procedure is described in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=GV4YRdxerx4

After the game, the T. asks the students to answer a 2-choice question about the birthdays of the
famous people of the World asking the question:

“WHEN WAS ____________ BORN? ON ____ ___TH OR ON _______ ____TH?”

The T. writes the names of the winners on the board. 3 winners get pictures of famous people.

Samples :

Q: CHOICE: ANSWER:
WHO WAS BORN 1. ACTOR COLIN MORGAN COLIN MORGAN
ON JANUARY 1ST? 2. BASKETBALL PLAYER
KIRK HENRICH?

WHO WAS BORN 1.KOREAN RAPPER KIM JUN DIDIUS IULIANUS?

ON FEBRUARY 2ND? 2.ROMAN EMPEROR DIDIUS
IULIANUS?
WHO WAS BORN 1. FILM PRODUCER MEGAN EVERETT
ON MARCH 3RD? MEGAN EVERETT
2. SINGER MIRIAM
MAKEBA?

WHO WAS BORN 1. PHILOSOPHER THOMAS CARACALLA

ON APRIL 4TH? HOBBES
2. ROMAN EMPEROR
CARACALLA?
WHO WAS BORN 1. WRITER JACOB KATS JACOB KATS
ON MAY 5TH? 2. FRENCH
 REVOLUTIONARY
MAXIMILLIAN
ROBESPIERE?
WHO WAS BORN 1. UKRAINIAN POET TARAS NATHAN HALE
ON JUNE THE 6TH? SHEVCHENKO
2. US PATRIOT AND
SOLDIER NATHAN HALE?

WHO WAS BORN 1. ITALIAN NOBEL PRIZE CAMILLO GOLDI

ON JULY 7TH? DOCTOR CAMILLO
GOLDI
2. FRENCH PRESIDENT
GEORGES POMPIDOU?

RESOURCES: https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/july/5

Activity 8 CLASSROOM OBJECTS

Level: Basic/A

Objective:

The activity is aimed at teaching and practicing classroom vocabulary. The L-s should use basic Grammar
and the classroom vocabulary to denote the everyday objects.
One of the objectives is to teach to use the names of the school objects in oral speech in different
situations.

Preparation: 10 minutes:
1. Computer for YouTube video;
2. Table with the definitions of the objects used in the classroom.

Method:

The L-s will watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS5nhKzaOqo

After watching the video, the T asks the L-s to ask each other the question:
“IS THAT MY BOOK? – NO, IT’S MINE. IT LOOKS LIKE MINE”

After the activity, the T. suggests another activity- a definition matching game. The T. reads the definition
the students raise their hands and say what it is: “A SMALL PAPER THING, WHERE WE CAN
WRITE”- “A NOTEBOOK. – THAT IS A NOTEBOOK” – One of the students writes the word on
the board. The T. determines the winners and gives them small prizes, pencils, pens, notebooks.
Samples:

BOOK “IS THAT MY BOOK? – NO, IT’S MINE.

- IT LOOKS LIKE
MINE”

NOTEBOOK “IS THAT MY ~? – NO, IT’S MINE.

- IT LOOKS LIKE
MINE”

PENCIL “IS THAT MY ~? – NO, IT’S MINE.

- IT LOOKS LIKE
MINE”

PEN “IS THAT MY ~? – NO, IT’S MINE.

- IT LOOKS LIKE
MINE”

SHEET OF PAPER “IS THAT MY ~? – NO, IT’S MINE.

- IT LOOKS LIKE
MINE”

FOLDER “IS THAT MY ~? – NO, IT’S MINE.

- IT LOOKS LIKE
MINE”

BACKPACK “IS THAT MY ~? – NO, IT’S MINE.

- IT LOOKS LIKE
MINE”

II.

DEFINITION: NAME OF THE OBJECT; SENTENCE TO MAKE:

A thing we can draw with PENCIL THAT IS A PENCIL.

A thing we can write with PEN/CHALK THAT IS A ________.

A thing we can use to write on PAPER/NOTEBOOK/BOARD THAT IS (A) ________.

A thing we can use to erase ERASER THAT IS AN ________.

A thing we can use to put FOLDER THAT IS A ________.

paper in
A thing we can use to color COLORED THAT IS A ________.
PENCIL/MARKER
 A thing we can use to paint PAINT THAT IS A ________.

A thing we can use to write on BOARD THAT IS A ________.

with chalk
A thing we can use to put our TABLE THAT IS A ________.
books on
A thing we can use to put our BACKPACK/BAG THAT IS A ________.
things into
A thing we can sit in/on CHAIR THAT IS A ________.

Activity 9 FAMILY

Level: BASIC/A

Objective:

To review the vocabulary, the basic Grammar patters, the questions and the answers in the limits of the
topic.

There are several games suggested for the learners: a video one (on the screen) and oral ones. The games
are to develop listening comprehension, Grammar competence and intonational organization of the
utterances.

Preparation: 10 minutes:

1. Computer: YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxePnzWRfvQ

2. Computer: YouTube video: ROYAL FAMILY REUNION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=rWCBkzyXiT0
3. CARDS WITH SMALL PICTURES OF THE ROYALTIES (QUEEN, KING, PRINCE, PRINCESS):
4. TABLE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NAMES OF FAMILY MEMBERS;
5. BOARD, CHALK.

Method:

I.
The T. demonstrates the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxePnzWRfvQ,

And asks the L-s to guess the name of the family members. The 1 st, who answers is a winner.

The T. writes the names of the winners on the board counting the points: each correct guess= 1 point.

The winner gets a prize: a picture of a famous family.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/142382111@N07/45834124591/sizes/s/

II. GAME “THE ROYAL FAMILY REUNION”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWCBkzyXiT0

The T. distributes small cards with a royal family pictures attaching them to the back of each student (a
student doesn’t see his picture). Another student asks questions about who that person is, is it a
man/woman, old or young (QUEEN, KING, PRINCE, PRINCESS):

SAMPLE:
 QUESTIONS TO ASK: ANSWERS:
AM I A BOY? NO, YOU ARE NOT.

AM I A MAN? NO, YOU ARE NOT.

AM I A WOMAN? YES, YOU ARE.

AM I YOUNG? NO, YOU ARE NOT.

AM I OLD? YES, YOU ARE.

 I AM A QUEEN! YES, YOU ARE.

III.

The T. is giving the definitions. The L-s raise their hands and say the name of the family member.

Each correct answer- 1 point. Another L. writes the name on the board: a correct spelling – 1 point.

The T. counts the points. The winner gets a prize- a small crown picture.

SAMPLE:

DESCRIPTION: NOUN SENTENCE

A boy in your family Brother/son That is a ________.

A girl in your family Sister/daughter That is a ________.

The man whose son/daughter Father/dad/daddy That is a/my ________.

you are
The woman whose Mother/mom/mommy That is a/my ________.
son/daughter you are
The woman and the man whose parents Those are __________s.
son/ daughter you are
 The mother of your grandmother That is a ________.
mother/your mother’s mother
The father of your father/your Grandfather That is a ________.
father’s father
Your father’s brother Uncle That is an _________.

Your mother’s sister Aunt That is an _________.

… Etc. Etc.

Activity 10 Finish the Sentence

Level: Beginners/A

Objective:

To verify the knowledge and the level of the L-s-beginners: how they can make simple sentences with
the basic vocabulary and Grammar patterns learned.

Preparation: 10 minutes.

1. List of words and phrases to begin a sentence with – or-

2. A table with those.
3. 5 hero pictures.

Method:

The T. explains the L-s, that they are to complete sentences using the suggested beginning.

15 minutes are given to the students to complete the sentences, as, usually, the L-s have trauma.

When completed, the T. asks the learners to read them. He checks the sentences and gives 10 points
for 10 correct sentences. 3 winners get a prize: a hero picture.

Samples:
 BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE SENTENCE

1.THIS IS A LETTER… “A”.

2.TODAY IS WEDNESDAY.

3.WE CELEBRATE NEW YEAR IN JANUARY.

4.MY T-SHIRT IS BLUE.

5.THERE ARE 10 STUDENTS (IN) (IN) THE CLASSROOM.

6.A TABLE ISN’T A CIRCLE. IT’S A RECTANGLE.

7.I AM A BOY/GIRL/YOUNG/ A6 YEARS OLD.

8.TODAY IS THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER.

10.I HAVE A BROTHER/SISTER/FRIEND/PENCIL/BOOK …

CORRECT: INCORRECT:

POINTS:
Compiled by Ivan Petryshyn, DSPU graduate, Sept. 1st 2020. All rights reserved.