Short description
Give examples of English terms and phrases connected to personal interests, use the most basic English phonology and language rhythms, recognize words, expressions and simple sentences in spoken and written texts, etc. (2nd grade)
Competence aims in LK20
- use the most basic English phonology and language rhythms
- recognize some words, expressions and simple sentences in spoken and written texts
- find high frequency words and phrases in different types of texts
- find words that are common to English and other languages with which the pupil is familiar
Resources
- Anthony Browne, My Dad, London: Picture Corgi Books, 2001.
My Dad is a wonderful picture book that comes with the following recommendation on the back cover: "The pictures are extraordinary and unforgettable and celebrate dads in a way few books do" (Independent) See more reviews.
- Large sheets of paper for wall dictionaries.
- Drawing paper and pencils.
For further reading:
- Anthony Browne, My Mum, London: Picture Corgi Books, 2006.
Preparations
- Make flash cards with illustrations and new words.
- Make a hand out of illustrations and new words.
- Make a crossword.
- Practise reading the story.
Plan of lessons
Keywords
Dad, all right, afraid, big, bad, wolf, jump, moon, walk, tightrope, win, race, easily, wrestle, giants, eat, horse, swim, fish, strong, happy, hippopotamus, house, soft, teddy, wise, owl, daft, brush, great, dancer, brilliant, singer, fantastic, football, love
Main structures
- He is..
- As strong/happy/soft as...
- To make me laugh..
- You know what?
Activity one
Pre-teach the words: mum, dad,
Ask the pupils What is your dad like? (with Norwegian translation). Accept answers in Norwegian, but translate to English and write the words on the blackboard/whiteboard.
Activity two
Use flash cards with illustrations of the new vocabulary; Picture on one side and word written on the other. Practise the new vocabulary with class.
Activity three
Group the words into nouns, verbs and adjectives:
Nouns: dad, wolf, moon, tightrope, race, giants, horse, fish, hippopotamus, house, owl,, brush, dancer, singer, football
Verbs: jump, walk, win, wrestle, eat, swim, love
Adjectives: all right, afraid, big, bad, easily (adverbs), strong, happy, soft, wise, daft, great, brilliant, fantastic,
Stick 5 flashcards from the same group up on the blackboard and play Kim’s game. Ask the class to close their eyes for five seconds, remove one card, and then ask them what word that is missing. Ask the class to repeat together the words of the flashcards.
Activity four
Give them a sheet with the words on and the illustrations but in a jumbled order. Ask the pupils to draw lines between the illustrations and the corresponding word.
Activity five
Make wall dictionaries. Put up a large poster called “How we can be! (adjectives)” Here the adjectives are written in large letters with illustrations. Do the same with the verbs: Call the poster "What we can do (verbs)". Make a third "New names of things (nouns)".
Activity six
Read the text aloud and pause to look at the illustrations. After reading the text, check their understanding. Read the text again. This time the pupils repeat after the teacher.
Activity seven
Read the story once more, but before reading, the teacher should give each pupil one or two words/structures to listen for. Ask them to stand up (and sit down) each time they hear their word.
Activity eight
Make a crossword with some of the new words.
Hippopotamus is the lead word.
Activity nine
Ask the pupils to make a drawing of their dad or a dad they know.
Ask them to write at least 3 sentences about Dad. Give them the structure My Dad is ... Ask them to look at the list of adjectives to find a suitable description.
Activity ten
Ask them to present the drawing to each other in pairs. Encourage those who want to present in English their drawing of dad to the class.
Activity eleven
Teach the class the rhyme with actions about My family available on page 15 of Songs and Rhymes for the Teaching of English
Debriefing and evaluation
Students’ own learning
- Ask the pupils how they liked the story.
- Ask them about what they have learnt.
Follow up activities
Ask the pupils if they would like to read other books about family members (for example Anthony Browne, My Mum)
Developed by
Anna Birketveit, senior lecturer at Høgskolen i Bergen © Fremmedspråksenteret
Revised by Gini Lockhart-Pedersen © Fremmedspråksenteret