Fantasy and adventure
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House of horrors: descriptions
1 A noisy singer lives in the middle apartment/flat on the ground floor. 2 A wicked witch and her sister live on the first floor. 3 On the second floor, an ugly monster lives between an untidy pirate and a circus clown. 4 The apartment/flat above the noisy singer is empty. 5 A horrible queen lives on the right, next to the noisy singer. 6 The friendly witch lives between the untidy pirate and the horrible queen. 7 The wicked witch lives above the dangerous dentist. 8 The wicked witch lives with a black cat.
Follow-up In pairs, children create their own house of horrors. One partner draws a grid and the other tells his/her partner where all the strange occupants live.
3.17 The king’s challenge Level Language focus Skills focus Thinking focus Teaching approach Interaction Preparation
*** Discussion, question forms Speaking Analysing a problem Promote creativity – accept errors Group work, suitable for large classes Either photocopy the king’s challenge for each group, or write the challenge on the board or on a transparency. Give only the information in the shaded area. See Box 66.
Procedure 1 Divide the class into small groups. 2 Ask the children to read the challenge in the shaded area. See Box 66. Do not give them any extra information at this stage. 3 Tell the children that they have to decide whether to accept the king’s challenge. 4 They can ask you questions if they need extra information. If they have trouble getting started, give them one of the sample questions from Box 66. When they ask questions, give them details from the second part of Box 66 – Extra information. Of course, you can create as much extra information as you like.
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