Seven Effective Techniques for Presenting grammar
- 1. Seven Effective Techniques for Presenting Grammar
- 2. Each technique has advantages but some possible problems may relate to it too. Think of that All And . Share what you think with me
- 3. 1- Using Realia • Put some objects in front of students( book, pen, pencil, ……. etc ) • Ask students to close their eyes and move one or some of the objects. • Ask students: What have I moved? Eliciting: You have moved ………. • Ask a student to do the same asking: What has he moved? Eliciting: He has moved ………. • Write the examples on the board.
- 4. Using pictures- 2 • Show students two pictures asking them to make sentences to show the difference between the 2 pictures. • Eliciting: In picture 2, Ahmed has closed the door. In picture 2, Noha has ironed the dress. • Correct the mistakes and write the sentences on the board asking students to repeat them. • Refer to the form and explain the meaning.
- 5. Making a situation- 3 • Talk about 4 or 5 persons students know well using the tense ( e.g. Ali has just written a word on the board, Ahmed has just closed the window, …………. ) • Write the sentences on the board underlining the word just and the form of the tense stressing on it when reading the sentences. • Present the meaning of just. • Ask students to talk about people they know giving similar examples.
- 6. Using a song text- 4 • Find a song text that contains a lot of the tense. • Design and distribute a worksheet asking students to listen to the song and fill in the gaps on the worksheet. • Gradually elicit the use and form of the tense.
- 7. Using Reading- 5 • Use a report or a passage that focuses on the tense. • Write questions below the passage focusing on the tense. • Students read and answer the questions which should be constructed as: What have the boys seen/received/ sent ……..? • Elicit the answers orally asking for complete sentences. • Write the answers on the board: The boys have seen/sent/ ……… • Refer to the form and meaning using colours and underlining.
- 8. Using a timeline- 6 • Draw a timeline on the board such as the following: | ……………………………………..………| Past------------------------------------ Now--------------------------------------future • Write a sentence in the tense placed between past and now ( in the dotted line, e.g. I have seen him ) • Tell students first about the use of the tense then the form. • Ask them to give more sentences similar to the example.
- 9. Explaining directly- 7 • Write the form of the tense on the board: have or has + past participle • Tell students when use the tense. • Tell them the common words used in this tense. • Give examples to illustrate. • Elicit more examples from them.
- 10. Explaining directly- 7 • Write the form of the tense on the board: have or has + past participle • Tell students when use the tense. • Tell them the common words used in this tense. • Give examples to illustrate. • Elicit more examples from them.