TEACHER LANGUAGE

This part of the assignment is set to enable us to assess your language grading and concept checking.

You must use direct speech, e.g.'OK everyone, listen very carefully because I'm going to tell you what to do next.
On the wall there are pictures of 12 animals. On these orange cards (hold up a card) are the names of the
animals. I'll give everyone a card with some blu-tack (show back of card with a blob of blu-tack). Take your card
and stick it to the correct animal picture. Juan, what are you going to do with your orange card?'

You might need to put in some predicted student responses for the vocabulary teaching part.

N.B. If you do not use direct speech, you will be required to resubmit the whole assignment.

Give word for word the language you could use for:

A) Presenting 3 of your selected vocabulary items which would need to be concept checked,
Show how you would elicit, explain and concept check each of the three items.
1) Alternative circus:

‘So, is there anyone who can tell me what the name is of the place where people go to see clowns and
animals that can do tricks? It’s usually in a tent. (Bob: “I know what that is! It’s a circus.”) That’s great, Bob!
Yes, it is known as a circus. Now, I would like to know if anyone can tell me if they know of any other kinds of
circuses? (Jane: “I’ve heard of something called a Cirque Du Soleil. Does that count as a different circus?”)
Yes, Jane! That’s a really good example of a circus that is different to the one people normally think of with
clowns and animals. Do you know any of the things that happen in a circus like the Cirque Du Soleil, Jane?
(Jane: I’ve only seen things like people swinging from ropes and rolling around in big metal rings.) Great! So
that is a very good example of a circus that is different from the ‘normal’ circus that we always think of. Is
there anyone who knows what we call this kind of circus that is different? (Jack: “Alternative circus?”) That’s
exactly right, Jack! Could you please repeat that for the class? (Jack: Alternative circus.) Great. Can the
whole class please repeat the phrase ‘alternative circus’? (Class: “Alternative circus.”)
What syllable holds the stress of the word? (Susan: “It sounds like the stress is on the second syllable, al-TER-
na-tive”) Excellent!
Can someone please tell me what grammatical family the word ‘circus’ belongs to? (Gemma: “Is it a noun?”)
That’s correct Gemma. Do you also know what family alternative belongs to? (Gemma: “It is an adjective.”)
Correct again. Great work!

2) Political demonstrations:

‘For our next phrase, is there anyone who knows what we call the people in government that make decisions
on the laws and in some countries they often have discussions over laws and we vote for them to become
president or some other important figure in the government? (Roger: “They are usually called politicians.”)
Yes, Roger. That’s right. So, Roger, if politicians are the people who work in government and make big
decisions, what do we call the thing that they are involved in? (Roger: “Politics.”) Exactly right! Now Jane, if
two politicians are having a discussion about laws or the government, what kind of a discussion are they
having? (Jane: “A political discussion?”) Yes, Jane! It’s called a political discussion. Great work. So usually we
would refer to things that relate to the government and the laws they make as politics.
Now, let’s pretend that Susan is showing us how to make a sandwich. If she is coming to the front of the
class and explains how to make a sandwich, what is she doing for us? (Gemma: “She’s showing us how to
make a sandwich.”) Yes, Gemma. Does anyone know another word for ‘showing us’? (Martin:
“Demonstrate.”) That’s right, Martin. So, what is Susan doing with the sandwich? (Martin: “She is
demonstrating how to make a sandwich.”) Good work.
That would mean if people are showing that they do not like a law made by the government, what do you
think they would do? (Jane: “Is it a political demonstrating?”) Yes, that is almost correct. Just make sure you
use the correct form of the word. Does anyone know the correct form for political demonstrating? Like in the
sentences; ‘We did not like that law, so we had a political …..? (Martin: “A political demonstration.”) Yes,
that’s great, Martin. Can you please repeat that for the class? (Martin: “A political demonstration.”)
Gemma, do you know any examples of a political demonstration? (Gemma: “Would the fall of the Berlin
Wall count as a political demonstration? When the Germans marched to the wall so they could leave the
border.”) That is a great example of a political demonstration, Gemma. I am very impressed. Stefani, do you
think a cooking show is an example of a political demonstration? (Stefani: “No, it is not.”) Why do you say
that? What makes it a bad example? (Stefani: “A cooking show just demonstrates how to cook, and a
political demonstration shows that people don’t like a law.”) That’s great.
Who knows where we place the stress for a word like ‘demonstration’? (Bob: “It sounds like it is the third
syllable as in dem-on-STRA-tion.”) That’s right, Bob. Do you also know what grammatical family it belongs
to? (Bob: “It is a noun.) Yes.’

3) Planning:

‘So, Jane, let’s pretend you want to go out with your friends this weekend. What do you usually do before
the day comes? (Jane: “We talk about what we want to do or where we want to go.”) Of course. If someone
makes a list of things they want to do or places that they want to go, what would we call that, Becky?
(Becky: “That person has made a plan.”) Perfect. So, Michael, if someone is in the process of making that
plan, what form does the word take? (Michael: “They are planning something.”) Yes, that’s right. Emily,
based off what Michael just said, what are you planning for this weekend? Are you planning something fun?
Now, what grammatical family does planning belong to? (Becca: “It is a noun, from the verb ‘to plan’.”)

B) Instructions for ONE of your planned reading comprehension tasks, either the 1st (skimming and
scanning task), or the 2nd (detailed comprehension task).

‘For your first reading task you will be asked to skim read the text which is called “What made me the way I
am?”. Please take note that I have placed two questions on the board. I would like for you to quickly read the
text so you can answer these questions. The first question is: ‘After you watched the video and read the title
were your ideas about the text correct?’. So, tell me what you thought it was going to be about and if you
were right. The second question: ‘What are some things that Summer mentioned of her childhood that are
different to that of a ‘normal’ child’s?’. You will have four minutes to skim read the text and answer the two
questions before we move on to the feedback.’