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Spice up your dialogues! Adapting communicative activities from Postcards

Spice up your dialogues! Adapting communicative activities from Postcards. Stephanie Kasten, OMN 107 Tumbaco, Ecuador April 2013. 1) PCVs will learn more communicative activities to do with Postcards dialogues 2) PCVs will share these activities with teachers back at site

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Spice up your dialogues! Adapting communicative activities from Postcards

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  1. Spiceupyourdialogues!Adapting communicative activities from Postcards Stephanie Kasten, OMN 107 Tumbaco, Ecuador April 2013

  2. 1) PCVs will learn more communicative activities to do with Postcards dialogues 2) PCVs will share these activities with teachers back at site 3) Teachers will replicate these activities in the classroom 4) Students will feel more comfortable speaking and listening in real-life situations Goals for this presentation

  3. What activities do you and your teachers already do with dialogues? Before we begin...

  4. The book is not the Bible!

  5. Model real-life situations • Pronunciation • Teach new grammar and vocab • Students use what they've learned • Shy students can step outside boundaries • Fun, non-formal language practice! Why are dialogues important?

  6. Ask questionsabout the picture How many people are there? Who are they? Where are they? What are they doing? What are they talking about? How do they feel? Before the dialogue...

  7. Review new vocab • Fill in the blanks • Synonym check • Identify speakers' emotions/personalities Reading and listening to the dialogue

  8. Team speaking • Pronunciation check • Act with emotions • Try new roles • Bring props • Memorize and perform(with a twist) Speaking the dialogue

  9. Backchaining for pronunciation Andy: So where would you like to go today, Brian? Brian: I'm not sure. Can I look at the map? Venetian Pool... is that just a pool? Andy: Not really. There are also waterfalls and restaurants there. Brian: Let's go there! Where is it?

  10. Make it an interview >Choose a character to interview >Write 3 questions for the character >One student answers as the interviewee • Write an alternative ending >Cut off the dialogue at a critical point >Students write/brainstorm alternative solutions • What's next? >Students write/brainstorm a sequel >Draw a cartoon – “The next day...”/“Five minutes later...” Get creative!Students can adapt their own ideas from the text

  11. Let's try it! Who are these lovely people and what on Earth are they doing?

  12. Andy: So where would you like to go today, Brian? Brian: I'm not sure. Can I look at the map? Venetian Pool... is that just a (1) __________ ? Andy: Not really. There are also waterfalls and (2) __________ there. Brian: Let's go there! Where is it? Andy: It's in Coral Gables, (3) __________ Coral Way and 40th Street. Liza: And there's also the Seaquarium. Andy: Oh, yeah. You can see sharks there. Brian: Awesome! Can we go there today? Andy: Sure. You can see dolphins there, too. And then we can go to the Planetarium. Brian: Great! And what about Coconut Grove? What's that? Andy: It's Liza's favorite place. It's (4) __________ __________ Coral Gables. Liza: It's a shopping place. There are really great restaurants there, too. Brian: Umm, I think I'll skip Coconut Grove. I hate (5) __________.

  13. Andy: So where would you like to go today, Brian? Brian: I'm not sure. Can I look at the map? Venetian Pool... is that just a pool? Andy: Not really. There are also waterfalls and restaurants there. Brian: Let's go there! Where is it? Andy: It's in Coral Gables, between Coral Way and 40th Street. Liza: And there's also the Seaquarium. Andy: Oh, yeah. You can see sharks there. Brian:Awesome! Can we go there today? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andy: Sure. You can see dolphins there, too. And then we can go to the Planetarium. Brian: Great! And what about Coconut Grove? What's that? Andy: It's Liza's favorite place. It's across from Coral Gables. Liza: It's a shopping place. There are really great restaurants there, too. Brian: Umm, I think I'll skip Coconut Grove. I hate malls.

  14. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Thank youfor your attention!

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