Diploma in Early Childhood Education

English for
Communication
Lecture 3

Conducted by:
Imali Kularatne
Today’s lecture,
Learning Outcomes:
➢ ILO3: Engage in communicative activities to improve fluency and accuracy.

Lesson Aims:
By the end of the lesson you will be able to,
❏ brainstorm words for a given category
❏ create your own word formation activity
❏ identify the different types of compound nouns and give examples
❏ complete sentences using the appropriate verb tense accurately
❏ write a short account of a personal memory using narrative tenses
Today’s warmer!
You’ll be playing in groups against your own team members.

There are 3 rounds. Choose the winner in your group for each
round.

Steps:
1. Spin the wheel to choose the letter for each round.
2. For each category, write one word that starts with the letter.
3. Count the number of unique words you wrote.

The person with the highest no. of unique words is the winner
for each round.
You have 5 minutes to write the words each round.
 Alphabet Wheel:
https://wordwall.net/resource/42874/english/alphabet-wheel

Example round:
A
A country A sport A noun
dessert
A TV Personality

Something found in the bathroom

Something you keep
hidden
Something
Something round
red
An Australian animal

Source: https://www.twinkl.lk/resource/categories-game-au-c-2548598
Source: https://www.twinkl.lk/resource/categories-game-au-c-2548598

Round 1:

A romantic movie A river

Something blue Something found in a city

An author A mammal

A colour A drink
An
An animated movie
adjective
Source: https://www.twinkl.lk/resource/categories-game-au-c-2548598

Round 2:
An instrument
An illness or injury
Something yellow
An ice cream flavour
A word with 3 syllables
An Olympic sport
Something found in the sky
A party game
Something found in a park
An international food dish
Source: https://www.twinkl.lk/resource/categories-game-au-c-2548598

Round 3:

Something with wings A relative/family member

An Australian town A type of dog

A school
Something found in a child’s bedroom subject
Something found on the ground A clothes brand

A body of water A capital city

Assessments
Formative Assessment (50%):
● E-Portfolio - Google Drive folder containing in class work
submitted each week.
○ Each week we will do one activity in class that you will need
to upload to the E-Portfolio.
○ The documents must be saved in sub-folders named according
to the lecture, e.g. Lecture 2, Lecture 3, etc.

Summative Assessment (50%): TBC

● A test or group presentation
Assessments Guidelines
Formative Assessment (50%):
● Every week the documents must be submitted before the next
week’s lecture (format will be shared for each document).
● Google Drive link must be shared with me this week. (Please grant
access to kularatne.imali22@gmail.com )
● The E-Portfolio must be labelled according to the following format.
○ E-Portfolio - ‘Student Name’ - ‘Student ID’
e.g. E-Portfolio - Imali Kularatne - DECDE-N-2236-29
Homework Check
Find a text (video, audio, written) on any topic and make a list of a
semantic field that is related to the main topic of the text.
Homework Check: Vocabulary Journal
This must be included in your E-portfolio in the sub-folder Lecture 2.

However, this is an ongoing task. Every week you must include 5 new words
that you came across while reading, listening, watching TV, surfing the
internet, etc.

Write the word, the definition in your own words and where you came across
the word.
e.g.
promulgate (v.) - To declare an idea or cause publicly in order to make it
known to a large number of people. (Ellen Carmichael, National Review, 30
Aug. 2022 )
To be continued…

VERB NOUN
 https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exerc
ises/word-formation/word-formation-index.ht
Word Formation m

Try some word formation activities on the

website.

Do an elementary activity first.

If that is too easy, try an intermediate activity.

If even that is too easy, try an advanced activity.

 https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exerc
ises/word-formation/word-formation-index.ht
Word Formation m

Create a short word formation activity to share with the class.

● It can have a topic, e.g. sports, teaching, etc.

● It can be related to a word class, e.g. nouns, adjectives, etc.

● It can only test either suffixes or prefixes.

● It can be a mix of different types of word formation.

 Types of Compound Nouns

Think of one or two

more examples for
each type. Write them
on a paper. Exchange
with another
group/pair and have
them identify the type
of compound noun.
English
Grammar
Tenses Quiz! https://www.baamboozle.com/game/38922
Let’s see how well you know the tenses in English :)
Break Time (15 minutes)
 Narrative Tenses

https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/classroom-activities-teach-narrative-tenses
16 cards
Put the story cards in the correct order to make the story
Story Cards Answers
Narrative Tenses Quiz!
https://www.baamboozle.com/game/117629

Change the base forms of the verbs into the correct form for the given
tense.
 Your memories!
Choose one of the topics given.
Write a few keywords related to this memory (1 minute).
Do not write sentences or a paragraph.

Tell the story to your group using the narrative tenses.

Use adjectives to describe details in your story.
Talk about feelings and sensations that you remember.

Listen to your group members and guess their topic!

Your memories!
Choose one of the topics given.

● My earliest memory
● The happiest day of my life Do not write full
● The best gift I have received sentences!
● My last holiday
● The scariest experience of my life Use past tense!
● My favourite school memory
● The day I got my first pet
● The day I got my driving license
Homework
Write a short paragraph on the topic you chose.
● My earliest memory
● The happiest day of my life
Narrative tenses
● The best gift I have received
● My last holiday Adjectives
● The scariest experience of my life
● My favourite school memory Feelings and sensations
● The day I got my first pet
● The day I got my driving license

Save it in your E-Portfolio in a new folder named ‘Lecture 3’.

Bring it to class next week too!