Task File
C Students keep using their own language (pages 178-179) 1 What action can teachers take if students use their own language in class all the time? List as many things as you can think of. 2 In which of the following situations, if any, would you be happy (or at least not unhappy) for students to use their own language? a Students are working in pairs to practise a dialogue. b Students are debating the issue of whether birth control should be imposed on the world to prevent overpopulation, c Students are working in pairs to solve a reading puzzle, d Students are checking that they understand the instructions for an activity, e Students are doing a group writing task, f Students are taking part in a business meeting simulation.
D Students don*t do homework (pages 179-180) Write 1 (= most favourite) to 9 (= least favourite) in Column A: Me as the teacher. A
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Homework task Students do a fill-in exercise, choosing between ‘going to’ and ‘will*. Students interview residents/tourists in the street and bring the results to the next lesson. Students learn a list of words by heart to be tested by the teacher in the next lesson. Students prepare a presentation which they will give (individually) in the next lesson. Students prepare roles for next week’s role-play. Students read a text and answ er m ultiple-choice questions. Students write six sentences using the past continuous. Students write a com position about the environm ent. Students write a publicity leaflet based on som ething in the coursebook.
Now write 1 (= most favourite) to 9 (least favourite) in Column B: Me as a student.
E Students are uncooperative (pages 180-182) 1 How many ways are there for students to be uncooperative in class? List them in order where the first one is most difficult for the teacher to deal with and the last is the least challenging for the teacher. 2 What might teachers and students write in this contract form? THE LANGUAGE-LEARNING CONTRACT TEACHER
LEARNER
As your teacher 1 will ...
>4s a learner 1 will...
As your teacher 1 expect...
As a learner 1 expect...
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