Introduction to Storytelling

1. Introduction to Storytelling Keith O’Hare www.britishcouncil.org

2. The Monkey Quiz • Find out how much you know about monkeys. • Are these sentences true or false? • 1. Monkeys are primates. • 2. Monkeys are apes. • 3. All monkeys have tails. • 4. The Mandrill doesn’t go into trees. • 5. The smallest monkey is from South America. • 6. The loudest animal on land is a monkey. • 7. All monkeys live in tropical climates. www.britishcouncil.org

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4. Stories can be a very versatile and powerful teaching tool • 􀂉 Stories are fun and motivational • 􀂉 Stories allow students to be creative and imaginative • 􀂉 Stories give students a sense of achievement • 􀂉 Story telling gives students a chance to practice oral fluency and extended discourse • 􀂉 Stories introduce language in a comprehensible and meaningful way • 􀂉 Listening to stories can develop important skills such as prediction, guessing, www.britishcouncil.org

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