Welcome to

our T.A.G.
session 4
Let’s
• share your TAG post session 3 task ideas
• explore your thoughts on the TAG session 4 pre-task
• look at why we sometimes need to adapt materials
• think about how we can adapt materials by looking at
some examples
• consider additional resources we can use
• get ready to work on our post session task ideas
Let’s share our TAG 3 task ideas
 Let’s share our pre-session ideas

Let’s talk about….

coursebooks

Why do we
use them?
 coursebooks
Why do we
use them?

we have to / written & edited

we have no by “experts”
choice

give a structure &

syllabus to follow

professionally comfort & security

designed for teachers &
parents
 The materials you use
Let’s talk about….

your coursebook
What do you like about it?
Can you find three things What don’t you like about
you like? it?
Can you find three things
you find difficult?
 Adapting materials
Think back to the last school year. Can
you remember adapting an activity or
task from your coursebook?
What did
you change?
Why did you
change it?

Was it successful?
 Adapting materials
What makes you change & adapt
your coursebook materials?

Why?
 Adapting materials
Why?

your context &

each class is reality is important
not designed for your
different
learners specifically

your learners’
each learner is interests & needs are
different important
 Adapting materials
What do you do?
Add, skip or take-away?

How?
 Adapting materials
How?

Some things are too If the activity is too difficult I

difficult so I skip try to make it easier.
them.
I add things if they need
more practice

I add pictures or videos

I think about if it’s to help my learners
interesting for my
learners

I change the situation to

make it more relevant
 Adapting materials
How?
Let’s break it down

Making an assessment

interesting communicative
Ask yourself,

for my learners is it …
relatable to
their lives too easy /
difficult

meeting their
learning needs
achievable
 Adapting materials
How?
Let’s break it down

What can we do?

add
video / pictures / extra
Ask yourself, something
language ?
can I …

replace
something a text / an activity /
pictures / context ?

skip something an activity / a task ?

 Adapting materials
Let’s apply it … What do you think?
Let’s make an assessment

interesting relatable to communicative

their lives
too easy /
difficult
 Adapting materials
Let’s apply it … What do you think?
Let’s make an assessment

not really! Very

interesting
passive!

too easy /
difficult too easy

communicative not at all!

Adapting materials
We could adapt the activity

Cover the answers

Let’s listen, say it & do an action

Every day Sometimes

Usually Never
 Adapting materials
Let’s apply it … What do you think?
Let’s make an assessment

interesting maybe…

too easy / could be difficult

difficult for some

communicative not really – very

mechanical

relatable to not at all –

their lives different food &
reality
Adapting materials
We could adapt the activity

Work together
Brainstorm all the food you know for
breakfast, lunch & dinner

Breakfast food Lunch food Dinner food

 Sometimes &
How often do you sometimes for dinner!
have toast for
breakfast?

Let’s ask everyone! Write

down their name & answers

Name Toast Omelette Chicken Orange Biscuits Fruit

& rice juice
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snack
Adapting materials
What do you think?
Let’s make an assessment

communicative

interesting

relatable to
their lives
Adapting materials
relatable to
their lives

What can we do?

 Other resources
Let’s talk about…

what other resources you use in

class

videos?
songs?

real objects? Is there

something your
class really
likes?
 Other resources

variation
interest

engagement
fit your learners needs /
level / interests

authentic /
real
control to
select
 Post -TAG session 4 task =
Work together
Decide on activities from the books you use.

Make an assessment Adapt the activities

Post your ideas

on Padlet
Pre- TAG session 5 task
on google classroom.
 Let’s reflect…
What did you enjoy
today? What did you find
useful?

How are you feeling

about working on the
post session task?